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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. 733.207

733.207 Establishment and probate of lost or destroyed will.—Any interested person may establish the full and precise terms of a lost or destroyed will and offer the will for probate. The specific content of the will must be proved by the testimony of two disinterested witnesses, or, if a correct copy is provided, it shall be proved by one disinterested witness.

History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 57, ch. 75-220; s. 91, ch. 2001-226.

Note.—Created from former s. 732.27.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 733.207

Level: Degree
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Cases Citing Statute 733.207

Total Results: 20

In Re: Amendments to Florida Probate Rules

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2024-07-03T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: 733.109, Fla. Stat. Revocation of probate. § 733.207, Fla. Stat. Establishment and probate of lost or

Eva Maria Anderson v. In Re: Estate of Mario Quintero

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-01-31T00:00:00-08:00

Snippet: time before the discharge of an estate. See § 733.207, Fla. Stat. (2022) (“Any interested person may

In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, Florida Rules of General Practice and Judicial Administration, Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure, Florida Probate Rules, Florida Rules of Traffic Court, Florida Small Claims Rules, Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure, Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, and Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2021-10-28T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: implementation of the procedure formerly found in section 733.207, Florida Statutes. It is not intended to change

In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, Florida Rules of General Practice and Judicial Administration, Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure, Florida Probate Rules, Florida Rules of Traffic Court, Florida Small Claims Rules, Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure, Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, and Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2021-10-28T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: implementation of the procedure formerly found in section 733.207, Florida Statutes. It is not intended to change

In Re: Amendments to the Florida Probate Rules - 2019 Fast-Track Report

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2020-01-15T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: will of resident after foreign probate. § 733.207, Fla. Stat. Establishment and probate of lost or

In RE: AMENDMENTS TO the FLORIDA PROBATE RULES-2018 FAST-TRACK REPORT.

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2018-09-27T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 253 So. 3d 983

Snippet: .109, Fla. Stat. Revocation of probate. § 733.207, Fla. Stat. Establishment and probate of lost or

Brennan v. Honsberger

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2012-11-30T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 101 So. 3d 415, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 20586, 2012 WL 5969617

Snippet: the lost or destroyed will pursuant to section 733.207.’ In re Estate of Parker, 382 So.2d at 653. It …provided a correct copy of the 2002 will. Section 733.207, Florida Statutes (2007), provides: Any interested…that Ms. Honsber-ger’s interpretation of section 733.207 is incorrect. Brennan, 40 So.3d at 896. Because

Smith v. DeParry

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2012-05-02T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 86 So. 3d 1228, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 6880, 2012 WL 1521541

Snippet: one disinterested witness as required by section 733.207, Florida Statutes (2010). Accordingly, we affirm…Co-Personal Representatives sought, under section 733.207, to establish the decedent’s lost codicil dated… or destroyed. III. THE APPLICABLE LAW Section 733.207 outlines the procedure for establishing a lost …a “correct copy” within the meaning of section 733.207. Tracking the language of the supreme court’s decision…a “correct copy” within the meaning of section 733.207. Nevertheless, the GAL argues that a “correct copy

In Re Amendments to the Florida Probate Rules

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2011-09-28T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 73 So. 3d 205, 36 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 541, 2011 Fla. LEXIS 2287, 2011 WL 4467595

Snippet: § 733.109, Fla. Stat. Revocation of probate. § 733.207, Fla. Stat. Establishment and probate of lost or

In Re Amendments to the Florida Probate Rules

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2010-09-02T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 50 So. 3d 578, 35 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 482, 2010 Fla. LEXIS 1455, 2010 WL 3431722

Snippet: Probate of will of resident after foreign probate. § 733.207, Fla. Stat. Establishment and probate of lost or

Brennan v. ESTATE OF BRENNAN

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2010-07-23T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 40 So. 3d 894, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 10811, 2010 WL 2866987

Snippet: the lost or destroyed will pursuant to section 733.207." In re Estate of Parker, 382 So.2d at 653…provided a correct copy of the 2002 will. Section 733.207, Florida Statutes (2007), provides: Any interested…Ms. Honsberger's interpretation of section 733.207 is incorrect. In In re Estate of Parker, 382 So…court, interpreting an earlier version of section 733.207, discussed the proof required to establish a lost…affidavits was insufficient pursuant to section 733.207 to establish the lost will. As the proponent of

In Re Amend. to Florida Probate Rules

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

Citation: 986 So. 2d 576

Snippet: § 733.109, Fla. Stat. Revocation of probate. § 733.207, Fla. Stat. Establishment and probate of lost or

In Re Estate of Musil

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2007-08-15T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 965 So. 2d 1157

Snippet: Parker, 382 So.2d 652, 653 (Fla.1980). Section 733.207, Florida Statutes (2005), outlines the procedure…the content of the will as required by section 733.207. Cf. Bury v. DiLegge (In re Estate of Kero), 591

In Re Estate of Hatten

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2004-09-01T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 880 So. 2d 1271

Snippet: the destroyed will. Section 733.207, Florida Statutes (2003), states: 733.207 Establishment and probate …), Fla. Stat. (2003). In this case the section 733.207 procedure cannot be used by the plaintiffs. That…destroyed will in a probate proceeding under section 733.207. Thus they are not seeking a decree which would

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: .109, Fla. Stat. Revocation of probate. *1075§ 733.207, Fla. Stat. Establishment and probate of lost or…Probate of will of resident after foreign probate. § 733.207, Fla. Stat. Establishment and probate of lost or…implementation of the procedure formerly found in section 733.207, Florida Statutes. It is not intended to change… implement procedure formerly found in section 733.207(3), Florida Statutes. Committee notes revised.

Amendments to the Florida Probate Rules

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2002-05-02T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 824 So. 2d 849, 27 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 423, 2002 Fla. LEXIS 873, 2002 WL 825699

Snippet: section 733.207(3), Florida Statutes. Committee notes revised. Statutory Reference § 733.207, Fla. Stat…Probate of will of resident after foreign probate. § 733.207, Fla. Stat. Establishment and probate of lost or…implementation of the procedure found in section 733.207, Florida Statutes. It is not intended to change

Amendments to Florida Probate Rules

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2001-10-11T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 807 So. 2d 622, 26 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 663, 2001 Fla. LEXIS 2009, 2001 WL 1194323

Snippet: § 733.109, Fla. Stat. Revocation of probate. § 733.207, Fla. Stat. Establishment and probate of lost or

Amendments to Florida Probate Rules

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1996-10-03T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 683 So. 2d 78

Snippet: Probate of will of resident after foreign probate. 733.207, Fla.Stat. Establishment and probate of lost or

In re Estate of Cochran

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1994-06-14T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 639 So. 2d 625, 1994 Fla. App. LEXIS 5990, 1994 WL 256954

Snippet: subsequent will to probate pursuant to section 733.207, Florida Statutes. The requirements for demonstrating…establish a lost or destroyed will. Under section 733.207, a petition of this type must contain a copy of

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: 733.109, Fla.Stat. Revocation of probate. 1⅛=⅛ 733.207, Fla.Stat. Establishment and probate of lost or…Probate of will of resident after foreign probate. § 733.207, Fla.Stat. Establishment and probate of lost or…implementation of the procedure found in Bisection 733.207, Florida Statutes. It is not intended to change…in committee notes. Statutory Reference ⅜&§ 733.207, Fla.Stat. Establishment and probate of lost or