Florida Statute 733.307 - 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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733.307 Succession of administration.—The personal representative of the estate of a deceased personal representative is not authorized to administer the estate of the first decedent. On the death of a sole or surviving personal representative, the court shall appoint a successor personal representative to complete the administration of the estate.

History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 64, ch. 75-220; s. 102, ch. 2001-226.

Note.—Created from former s. 732.52.

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Florida Bar, 531 So. 2d 1261 (Fla. 1988).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 13 Fla. L. Weekly 601, 1988 Fla. LEXIS 1475, 1988 WL 53983

...Committee Vote: Unanimous RULE 5.450. ADMINISTRATION FOLLOWING DEATH, RESIGNATION OR REMOVAL (Deleted September 13, 1984; Effective January 1, 1985) Committee Notes Rule History 1984 Revision: The rule has been deleted as being substantive rather than procedural. See F.S. 733.307 and F.S....

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Florida Bar re Amendment to Rules, 458 So. 2d 1079 (Fla. 1984).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 9 Fla. L. Weekly 401, 1984 Fla. LEXIS 3390

...5.660 Proceedings for removal of guardian. Fla.R.P. & G.P. 5.150 Order requiring accounting. Rule 5.450. Deleted September 13, 1984, Effective January 1, 1985 Committee Notes Rule History 1984 Revision: The rule has been deleted as being substantive rather than procedural. See F.S. 733.307 and F.S....

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Est. of Morales v. IASIS Healthcare Corp., 901 So. 2d 965 (Fla. 2d DCA 2005).

Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2005 WL 1107067

...The appropriate mechanism for handling the affairs of the decedent is already in place, and the affairs of the decedent are being processed under the supervision of the probate court. In fact, the timely appointment of a successor personal representative is ensured by section 733.307, Florida Statutes (2002), which requires the court to appoint a successor personal representative "[o]n the death of a sole or surviving personal representative." Accordingly, we reverse the trial court's order dismissing this case fo...

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