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Fla. Stat. § 733.501 (2025)

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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.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 16 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1983–2026 · leading case: Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 848 So. 2d 1069 (Fla. 2003).

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Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 848 So. 2d 1069 (Fla. 2003). · cites it 10× “§ 733.501, Fla. Stat. Curators. Rule Reference Fla.”

Richard & Chernecky v. Richard, 193 So. 3d 964 (Fla. 3d DCA 2016). · cites it 4× “See § 733.501(1), Fla. Stat. (2012). To that extent, neither case is any longer persuasive precedent.”

Florida Bar, 537 So. 2d 500 (Fla. 1988). · cites it 2× “Committee Notes This rule represents a rule implementation of the procedure found in F.S. 733.501. It is not intended to change the effect of the statute from which it was derived but has been reformatted to conform with the structure of these rules.”

In Re Est. of Miller, 568 So. 2d 487 (Fla. 1st DCA 1990). · cites it 2× “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…”

In Re Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 50 So. 3d 578 (Fla. 2010). · cites it 4× “§ 733.501, Fla. Stat. Curators. Rule References [No Change] RULE 5.”

In Re Amendments to the Fl. Prob. Rules, 964 So. 2d 140 (Fla. 2007). · cites it 2× “Statutory References § 733.501, Fla. Stat. Curators. § 733.5036, Fla.”

Friedman v. Cohan, 501 So. 2d 68 (Fla. 3d DCA 1987). · cites it 2× “Section 733.501, Florida Statutes (1985) authorizes the appointment of a curator whose first responsibility is to marshall all of the decedent’s effects.”

In re Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 607 So. 2d 1306 (Fla. 1992). · cites it 2× “Committee Notes This rule represents a rule implementation of the procedure found in Resection 733.501, Florida Statutes. It is not intended to change the effect of the statute from which it was derived but has been reformatted to conform with the structure of these rules.”

In Re: Amendments to Florida Prob. Rules (Fla. 2026). · cites it 4× “§ 733.501, Fla. Stat. Curators. Rule Reference Fla.”

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). · cites it 2× “Since the curator in the instant ease 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.”

In re Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 912 So. 2d 1178 (Fla. 2005). · cites it 4× “§ 733.501, Fla. Stat. Curators. § 733.5035, Fla.”

Nava Jacobs v. Anita Jacob (Fla. 3d DCA 2025). · cites it 2× “See § 733.501(1), Fla. Stat. (2024). Accordingly, we grant the motion to dismiss.”

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— 733.501(1) — 3 cases

Richard & Chernecky v. Richard, 193 So. 3d 964 (Fla. 3d DCA 2016). “See § 733.501(1), Fla. Stat. (2012). To that extent, neither case is any longer persuasive precedent.”

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). “Since the curator in the instant ease 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.”

Nava Jacobs v. Anita Jacob (Fla. 3d DCA 2025). “See § 733.501(1), Fla. Stat. (2024). Accordingly, we grant the motion to dismiss.”

— 733.501(3) — 1 case

Richard & Chernecky v. Richard, 193 So. 3d 964 (Fla. 3d DCA 2016). “See § 733.501(1), Fla. Stat. (2012). To that extent, neither case is any longer persuasive precedent.”

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