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Chapter 733

Fla. Stat. ch. 733

Probate Code: Administration of Estates

733.101Venue of probate proceedings 733.103Effect of probate 733.104Suspension of statutes of limitation in favor of the personal representative 733.105Determination of beneficiaries 733.1051Limited judicial construction of will with federal tax provisions 733.106Costs and attorney fees 733.1061Fees and costs; will reformation and modification 733.107Burden of proof in contests; presumption of undue influence 733.109Revocation of probate 733.201Proof of wills 733.202Petition 733.203Notice; when requiredRepealed 733.204Probate of a will written in a foreign language 733.205Probate of notarial will 733.206Probate of will of resident after foreign probate 733.207Establishment and probate of lost or destroyed will 733.208Discovery of later will 733.209Estates of missing persons 733.212Notice of administration; filing of objections 733.2121Notice to creditors; filing of claims 733.2123Adjudication before issuance of letters 733.213Probate as prerequisite to judicial construction of will 733.301Preference in appointment of personal representative 733.302Who may be appointed personal representative 733.303Persons not qualified 733.304Nonresidents 733.305Trust companies and other corporations and associations 733.306Effect of appointment of debtor 733.307Succession of administration 733.308Administrator ad litem 733.309Executor de son tort 733.3101Personal representative not qualified 733.401Issuance of lettersRepealed 733.402Bond of fiduciary; when required; form 733.403Amount of bond 733.404Liability of surety 733.405Release of surety 733.406Bond premium allowable as expense of administration 733.501Curators 733.502Resignation of personal representative 733.503Appointment of successor upon resignation 733.5035Surrender of assets after resignation 733.5036Accounting and discharge following resignation 733.504Removal of personal representative; causes for removal 733.505Jurisdiction in removal proceedings 733.506Proceedings for removal 733.5061Appointment of successor upon removal 733.507Administration following resignation or removalRepealed 733.508Accounting and discharge of removed personal representatives upon removal 733.509Surrender of assets upon removal 733.601Time of accrual of duties and powers 733.602General duties 733.603Personal representative to proceed without court order 733.604Inventories and accountings; public records exemptions 733.605AppraisersRepealed 733.6065Opening safe-deposit box 733.607Possession of estate 733.608General power of the personal representative 733.609Improper exercise of power; breach of fiduciary duty 733.610Sale, encumbrance, or transaction involving conflict of interest 733.611Persons dealing with the personal representative; protection 733.612Transactions authorized for the personal representative; exceptions 733.6121Personal representative; powers as to environmental issues relating to property subject to administration; liability 733.6125Proceedings to enforce authority 733.613Personal representative’s right to sell real property 733.614Powers and duties of successor personal representative 733.615Joint personal representatives; when joint action required 733.616Powers of surviving personal representatives 733.617Compensation of personal representative 733.6171Compensation of attorney for the personal representative 733.6175Proceedings for review of employment of agents and compensation of personal representatives and employees of estate 733.619Individual liability of personal representative 733.620Exculpation of personal representative 733.701Notifying creditors 733.702Limitations on presentation of claims 733.703Form and manner of presenting claim 733.704Amendment of claims 733.705Payment of and objection to claims 733.706Executions and levies 733.707Order of payment of expenses and obligations 733.708Compromise 733.710Limitations on claims against estates 733.801Delivery of devises and distributive shares 733.802Proceedings for compulsory payment of devises or distributive interest 733.803Encumbered property; liability for payment 733.805Order in which assets abate 733.806Advancement 733.808Death benefits; disposition of proceeds 733.809Right of retainer 733.810Distribution in kind; valuation 733.811Distribution; right or title of distributee 733.812Improper distribution or payment; liability of distributee or payee 733.813Purchasers from distributees protected 733.814Partition for purpose of distribution 733.815Private contracts among interested persons 733.816Disposition of unclaimed property held by personal representatives 733.817Apportionment of estate taxes 733.901Final discharge 733.903Subsequent administration