Florida Statute 733.501 - 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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733.501 Curators.—

(1) When it is necessary, the court may appoint a curator after formal notice to the person apparently entitled to letters of administration. The curator may be authorized to perform any duty or function of a personal representative. If there is great danger that any of the decedent’s property is likely to be wasted, destroyed, or removed beyond the jurisdiction of the court and if the appointment of a curator would be delayed by giving notice, the court may appoint a curator without giving notice.

(2) Bond shall be required of the curator as the court deems necessary. No bond shall be required of banks and trust companies as curators.

(3) Curators shall be allowed reasonable compensation for their services, and the court may consider the provisions of s. 733.617.

(4) Curators shall be subject to removal and surcharge.

History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 69, ch. 75-220; s. 1, ch. 77-174; s. 995, ch. 97-102; s. 112, ch. 2001-226; s. 108, ch. 2002-1.

Note.—Created from former s. 732.21.

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Cases Citing Statute 733.501

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In Re Est. of Miller, 568 So. 2d 487 (Fla. 1st DCA 1990).

Cited 4 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 1990 WL 154776

...ellant commingled the assets of the estate, has not kept adequate records, and has made unauthorized expenditures and sales of property. The trial court granted the appointment of a curator. The authority for the appointment of a curator is found in Section 733.501, Florida Statutes (1989), which provides in pertinent part: (1) When it is necessary, the court may appoint a curator and issue letters of curatorship to take charge of the estate of a decedent until letters are granted......

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Richard & Chernecky v. Richard, 193 So. 3d 964 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2016).

Cited 1 times | Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 2016 WL 2340787, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 6747

court.” § 733.501(3), Fla. Stat. (1974). That language no longer appears in the law. See § 733.501(1), Fla

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In Re Amendments to the Fl. Prob. Rules, 964 So. 2d 140 (Fla. 2007).

Cited 1 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 32 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 505, 2007 Fla. LEXIS 1234, 2007 WL 2002458

...2002 Revision: Subdivisions (a) and (b) amended to clarify contents of accounting. Committee notes revised. 2003 Revision: Committee notes revised. 2005 Revision: Verification requirement added as new (d). Committee notes revised. 2007 Revision: Committee notes revised. Statutory References § 733.501, Fla....

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In re Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 912 So. 2d 1178 (Fla. 2005).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 30 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 666, 2005 Fla. LEXIS 1917, 2005 WL 2385258

Stat. Personal representative not qualified. § 733.501, Fla. Stat. Curators. § 733.5035, Fla. Stat. Surrender

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Florida Bar, 537 So. 2d 500 (Fla. 1988).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 13 Fla. L. Weekly 601, 1988 Fla. LEXIS 1463, 1988 WL 143178

rule implementation of the procedure found in F.S. 733.501. It is not intended to change the effect of

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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

rule implementation of the procedure found in F.S. 733.501. It is not intended to change the effect of

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In Re Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 50 So. 3d 578 (Fla. 2010).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 35 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 482, 2010 Fla. LEXIS 1455, 2010 WL 3431722

...Service charges by clerk of the circuit court. § 28.2401, Fla. Stat. Service charges in probate matters. § 733.402, Fla. Stat. Bond of fiduciary; when required; form. § 733.403, Fla. Stat. Amount of bond. § 733.405, Fla. Stat. Release of surety. § 733.501, Fla....

...Inventory Inventories and accountings; public records exemptions. Rule References [No Change] RULE 5.346. FIDUCIARY ACCOUNTING (a) (d) [No Change] Committee Notes [No Change] Rule History 1988 Revision 2007 Revision [No Change] 2010 Revision: Committee notes revised. Statutory References § 733.501, Fla....

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Smith v. Miller, 568 So. 2d 487 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1990 Fla. App. LEXIS 7894

for the appointment of a curator is found in Section 733.501, Florida Statutes (1989), which provides in

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Ori Avraham Gordin & Teresa Shelley v. Est. of Shelley Wilensky Shelley Maisel a/k/a Shelley W. Shelley & Daniel W. Shelley, 179 So. 3d 518 (Fla. 4th DCA 2015).

Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 17910, 2015 WL 7566353

...the curator, the reason that the concurrent representation is not only problematic, but legally unjustifiable, is clearly seen. Since the curator in the instant case was given the “full power of a personal representative,” which is specifically authorized by section 733.501(1), Florida Statutes (2014) (“The curator may be authorized to perform any duty or function of a personal representative.”), there is an inherently conflicting scenario created when both a curator and a personal representative are simultaneously authorized to act on behalf of the estate....

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Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 824 So. 2d 849 (Fla. 2002).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 27 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 423, 2002 Fla. LEXIS 873, 2002 WL 825699

Stat. Personal representative not qualified. § 733.501, Fla. Stat. Curators. § 738.502, Fla. Stat. Resignation

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Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 848 So. 2d 1069 (Fla. 2003).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 28 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 495, 2003 Fla. LEXIS 1063, 2003 WL 21402500

implementation-ofimplements the procedure found in section 733.501, Florida Statutes.,_as amended in 1997 and

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Friedman v. Cohan, 501 So. 2d 68 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1987).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 12 Fla. L. Weekly 256, 1987 Fla. App. LEXIS 6270

determination as to the status of those assets. Section 733.501, Florida Statutes (1985) authorizes the appointment

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Nava Jacobs v. Anita Jacob (Fla. 3d DCA 2025).

Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal

curator, which has not yet been exercised. See § 733.501(1), Fla. Stat. (2024). Accordingly, we grant

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