Florida Statute 733.304 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLII
ESTATES AND TRUSTS

Chapter 733
PROBATE CODE: ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES

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F.S. 733.304

733.304 Nonresidents.—A person who is not domiciled in the state cannot qualify as personal representative unless the person is:

(1) A legally adopted child or adoptive parent of the decedent;

(2) Related by lineal consanguinity to the decedent;

(3) A spouse or a brother, sister, uncle, aunt, nephew, or niece of the decedent, or someone related by lineal consanguinity to any such person; or

(4) The spouse of a person otherwise qualified under this section.

History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 63, ch. 75-220; s. 6, ch. 79-343.

Note.—Created from former s. 732.47.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 733.304

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 733.304.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 733.304

Total Results: 17

In Re: Amendments to Florida Probate Rules

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2024-11-07T00:00:00-08:00

Snippet: the provisions of sections 733.302, 733.303, and 733.304, Florida Statutes, to serve as personal representative…733.303, Fla. Stat. Persons not qualified. § 733.304, Fla. Stat. Nonresidents. § 733.305, Fla.

KEITH CORSBIE v. DIANNE CORSBIE

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2022-02-08T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: of the probate courts”). See also §§ 734.102, 733.304, 733.301(1)(b), Fla. Stat. (2020).

In Re: Amendments to the Florida Probate Rules - 2021 Fast-Track Report

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2021-11-04T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: relationship to the decedent in accordance with section 733.304, Florida Statutes. Committee…733.303, Fla. Stat. Persons not qualified. § 733.304, Fla. Stat. Nonresidents. § 733.305, Fla.…the provisions of sections 733.302, 733.303, and 733.304, Florida Statutes, to serve as personal representative…733.303, Fla. Stat. Persons not qualified 733.304, Fla. Stat. Nonresidents 733.3101, Fla. Stat

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

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

Snippet: 733.303, Fla. Stat. Persons not qualified. § 733.304, Fla. Stat. Nonresidents. § 733.305, Fla.

In Re: Amendments to the Florida Probate Rules - 2019 Regular-Cycle Report

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2019-12-18T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: or as an individual under sections 733.303 and 733.304, Florida Statutes. …relationship to the decedent in accordance with section 733.304, Florida Statutes. …personal representative under sections 733.303 and 733.304, Florida Statutes. Statutory References…the provisions of sections 733.302, 733.303, and 733.304, Florida Statutes, to serve as personal representative…733.303, Fla. Stat. Persons not qualified 733.304, Fla. Stat. Nonresidents 733.3101, Fla.

In Re: Amendments to the Florida Probate Rules - 2019 Regular-Cycle Report

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2019-11-14T00:00:00-08:00

Snippet: or as an individual under sections 733.303 and 733.304, Florida Statutes. Rule 5.275 (Burden of…relationship to the decedent in accordance with section 733.304, Florida Statutes. …personal representative under sections 733.303 and 733.304, Florida Statutes. Statutory References…the provisions of sections 733.302, 733.303, and 733.304, Florida Statutes, to serve as personal representative…733.303, Fla. Stat. Persons not qualified 733.304, Fla. Stat. Nonresidents 733.3101, Fla.

Hill v. Davis

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2011-09-01T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 70 So. 3d 572, 36 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 487, 2011 Fla. LEXIS 2048, 2011 WL 3847252

Snippet: requirements in section 733.304(3), Florida Statutes (2007). Section 733.304(3) sets forth certain qualifications…representatives and provides in pertinent part: 733.304 Nonresidents. A person who is not domiciled in…consanguinity[[4]] to any such person. . . . § 733.304(3), Fla. Stat. (2007) (footnote added). At a hearing…decedent's spouse for purposes of section 733.304. A hearing was held on June 8, 2009, at which the…decedent's spouse, as set forth in section 733.304(3). Hill contended that Davis was never qualified

Hill v. Davis

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2010-03-31T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 31 So. 3d 921, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 4179, 2010 WL 1347314

Snippet: nonresident personal representative pursuant to section 733.304(3), Florida Statutes (2007). We do not reach the…nonresident personal representative pursuant to section 733.304(3), Florida Statutes (2007), because appellee&#…serve as personal representative because section 733.304(3) did not limit service by nonresidents to lineal…nonresident personal representative pursuant to section 733.304(3). The court also found that appellant's …serve as personal representative under section 733.304. The Third District explained: The three-month

In Re Amendments to the Fl. Probate Rules

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2007-07-12T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 964 So. 2d 140

Snippet: § 733.303, Fla. Stat. Persons not qualified. § 733.304, Fla. Stat. Nonresidents. § 733.305, Fla. Stat.

Angelus v. Pass

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2004-02-10T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 868 So. 2d 571

Snippet: representative under Section 733.304, Florida Statutes (2003). Section 733.304 provides that a nonresident…someone related by lineal consanguinity." § 733.304(3), Fla. Stat. (2003). Angelus sought to strike…he did not know of the requirements of Section 733.304, and that the removal petition should be dismissed…representative to escape the requirements of Section 733.304 *573 and Florida Probate Rule 5.310. Florida Probate…Pass was never qualified to serve under Section 733.304. See In re Greenberg's Estate, 390 So.2d 40

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: § 733.303, Fla. Stat. Persons not qualified. § 733.304, Fla. Stat. Nonresidents. § 733.305, Fla. Stat.

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: § 733.303, Fla. Stat. Persons not qualified. § 733.304, Fla. Stat. Nonresidents. § 733.305, Fla. Stat.

American Airlines, Inc. v. Montero

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1999-09-01T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 741 So. 2d 587, 1999 Fla. App. LEXIS 11705, 1999 WL 674552

Snippet: representative arguing that pursuant to section 733.304, Florida Statutes (1997), the probate court improperly…interested person for affirmance.4 Affirmed. . Section 733.304, Florida Statutes, provides: A person who is not

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: § 733.303, Fla.Stat. Persons not qualified. § 733.304, Fla.Stat. Nonresidents. § 733.305, Fla.Stat. Trust

In Re Estate of Angeleri

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1991-03-12T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 575 So. 2d 794

Snippet: Florida estates must be Florida residents. Section 733.304 provides certain exceptions to this residency requirement…statutory scheme of exceptions set out in section 733.304 is difficult to comprehend. However, to accept

Pontrello v. Estate of Kepler

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1988-06-22T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 528 So. 2d 441

Snippet: disqualifications provided in sections 733.301 through 733.304, Florida Statutes (1985). Appellant urges to us

In Re Estate of Greenberg

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1980-10-29T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 390 So. 2d 40

Snippet: the constitutionality of sections 733.302 and 733.304, Florida Statutes (1977), the trial court denied…the constitutionality of sections 733.302[1] and 733.304[2] and affirm. Under these statutory provisions…not related to decedent as specified in section 733.304 may not qualify as a personal representative. Pincus…1974), Pincus argues that sections 733.302 and 733.304 infringe upon the testator's fundamental right…its residents. We find that sections 733.302 and 733.304 do not penalize the exercise of the testator'