A personal representative shall proceed expeditiously with the settlement and distribution of a decedent's estate and, except as otherwise specified by this code or ordered by the court, shall do so without adjudication, order, or direction of the court. A personal representative may invoke the jurisdiction of the court to resolve judicial questions concerning the estate or its administration.

History.--s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 1002, ch. 97-102.