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The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLII
ESTATES AND TRUSTS

Chapter 733
PROBATE CODE: ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES

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F.S. 733.104

733.104 Suspension of statutes of limitation in favor of the personal representative.—

(1) If a person entitled to bring an action dies before the expiration of the time limited for the commencement of the action and the cause of action survives, the action may be commenced by that person’s personal representative before the later of the expiration of the time limited for the commencement of the action or 12 months after the decedent’s death.

(2) If a person against whom a cause of action exists dies before the expiration of the time limited for commencement of the action and the cause of action survives, if a claim is timely filed, the expiration of the time limited for commencement of the action shall not apply.

History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 48, ch. 75-220; s. 1, ch. 77-174; s. 982, ch. 97-102; s. 80, ch. 2001-226.

Note.—Created from former s. 734.27.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 733.104

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 733.104.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 733.104

Total Results: 15

In Re Amend. to Florida Probate Rules

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2008-07-10T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 986 So. 2d 576

Snippet: . § 732.901, Fla. Stat. Production of wills. § 733.104, Fla. Stat. Suspension of statutes of limitation

State v. Rabb

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2006-02-15T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 920 So. 2d 1175

Snippet: severe than otherwise may be the case. Id. at 733, 104 S.Ct. 2085. The Supreme Court has adopted a deferential

In re Amendments to the Florida Probate Rules

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2005-09-29T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 912 So. 2d 1178, 30 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 666, 2005 Fla. LEXIS 1917, 2005 WL 2385258

Snippet: . § 732.901, Fla. Stat. Production of wills. § 733.104, Fla. Stat. Suspension of statutes of limitation

Estate of Cadden v. Schickedanz

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2003-08-27T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 855 So. 2d 651, 2003 Fla. App. LEXIS 12829, 2003 WL 22014640

Snippet: suit at all. That argument has no merit. Section 733.104(2), Florida Statutes (2000) states, “[i]f a person

Amendments to the Florida Probate Rules

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2003-06-19T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 848 So. 2d 1069, 28 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 495, 2003 Fla. LEXIS 1063, 2003 WL 21402500

Snippet: . § 732.901, Fla. Stat. Production of wills. § 733.104, Fla. Stat. Suspension of statutes of limitation

Truette v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2001-05-29T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 784 So. 2d 1261, 2001 Fla. App. LEXIS 7447, 2001 WL 567605

Snippet: quoting Massachusetts v. Upton, 466 U.S. 727, 733, 104 S.Ct. 2085, 80 L.Ed.2d 721 (1984). However, “

Foster v. Cianci

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2000-11-29T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 773 So. 2d 1181, 2000 Fla. App. LEXIS 15417, 2000 WL 1744819

Snippet: administration expenses). Furthermore, section 733.104(2), Florida Statutes (1999), provides: If a person

State v. Siegel

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1996-08-02T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 679 So. 2d 1201

Snippet: searched. Massachusetts v. Upton, 466 U.S. 727, 733, 104 S.Ct. 2085, 2088, 80 L.Ed.2d 721 (1984). As in

In re Amendments to the Florida Probate Rules

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1992-09-24T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 607 So. 2d 1306, 17 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 636, 1992 Fla. LEXIS 1622, 1992 WL 249483

Snippet: 732.901, Fla.Stat. Production of wills. FtSt¿ 733.104, Fla.Stat. Suspension of statutes of limitation

Rowell v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1989-06-09T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 544 So. 2d 1089

Snippet: cause." Massachusetts v. Upton, 466 U.S. 727, 733, 104 S.Ct. 2085, 2088, 80 L.Ed.2d 721, 727 (1984).

Briggs v. Estate of Geelhoed Ex Rel. Johnson

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1989-05-10T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 543 So. 2d 332

Snippet: pertinent provision of the probate code is section 733.104, Florida Statutes (1985), which provides: (1) If

Florida Bar

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1988-09-29T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 531 So. 2d 1261, 13 Fla. L. Weekly 601, 1988 Fla. LEXIS 1475, 1988 WL 53983

Snippet: devises. F.S. 732.901 Production of wills. F.S. 733.104 Suspension of statutes of limitation in favor of

Florida Bar

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1988-09-29T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 537 So. 2d 500, 13 Fla. L. Weekly 601, 1988 Fla. LEXIS 1463, 1988 WL 143178

Snippet: devises. F.S. 732.901 Production of wills. F.S. 733.104 Suspension of statutes of limitation in favor of

Mackle v. Mackle

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1980-11-04T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 389 So. 2d 1081, 1980 Fla. App. LEXIS 18024

Snippet: SCHWARTZ, Judge. On the basis of Section 733.104(1), Florida Statutes (1979), the trial judge dismissed… year after his death. This was error. Section 733.104(1) provides: Suspension of statutes of limitation… 12 So. 526 (1893). . The references to Sec. 733.104(1) as a “probate statute of limitations,” which

Haney v. Holmes

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1978-11-07T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 364 So. 2d 81

Snippet: subsequently renumbered and amended. The new law, Section 733.104(1), Florida Statutes (1975), effective January …limitations, while appellees contend that Section 733.104(1), Florida Statutes (1975), applies. We agree … So.2d 613 (Fla. 2d DCA 1962). Neither Section 733.104, Florida Statutes (1975), nor any other section…(Fla. 2d DCA 1974). If we were to find Section 733.104(1), Florida Statutes (1975), applicable here, we…section, which does not make specific reference to § 733.104, unequivocally indicates a legislative intent to