Florida Statute 733.213 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLII
ESTATES AND TRUSTS

Chapter 733
PROBATE CODE: ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES

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733.213 Probate as prerequisite to judicial construction of will.—A will may not be construed until it has been admitted to probate.

History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 61, ch. 75-220; s. 97, ch. 2001-226.

Note.—Created from former s. 732.42.

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Cases Citing Statute 733.213

Total Results: 5

Cody v. Cody

127 So. 3d 753, 2013 WL 6171299, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 18792

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 26, 2013 | Docket: 60236846

Cited 6 times | Published

construed until it has been admitted to probate.” § 733.213, Fla. Stat. While Mr. Martin’s will is self-proving

First Union Nat. Bank v. Estate of Mizell

807 So. 2d 78, 2001 WL 1516919

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 30, 2001 | Docket: 1750717

Cited 1 times | Published

probate. The trial court was correct to cite section 733.213, Florida Statutes (1999) and In re Estate of

WILLIAM GUNDLACH, III v. JON ERIK GUNDLACH

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 25, 2022 | Docket: 63335817

Published

the will has been admitted to probate. § 733.213, Fla. Stat. (2018) (“A will may not be construed

ALFREDO TENDLER v. KENNETH N. JOHNSON

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 22, 2021 | Docket: 61637706

Published

before the will has been admitted to probate. § 733.213, Fla. Stat. (2018) (“A will may not be construed

Ranfranz v. Hann

716 So. 2d 335, 1998 Fla. App. LEXIS 10459, 1998 WL 527071

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 21, 1998 | Docket: 64782383

Published

the partial summary judgment prematurely. Section 733.213, Florida Statutes (1997), provides that “[n]o

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