Florida Statute 733.601 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title XLII
ESTATES AND TRUSTS

Chapter 733
PROBATE CODE: ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES

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F.S. 733.601

733.601 Time of accrual of duties and powers.—The duties and powers of a personal representative commence upon appointment. The powers of a personal representative relate back in time to give acts by the person appointed, occurring before appointment and beneficial to the estate, the same effect as those occurring after appointment. A personal representative may ratify and accept acts on behalf of the estate done by others when the acts would have been proper for a personal representative.

History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 74, ch. 75-220; s. 1000, ch. 97-102; s. 124, ch. 2001-226.

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Berges v. Infinity Ins. Co.

896 So. 2d 665, 29 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 679, 2004 Fla. LEXIS 2099, 2004 WL 2609255

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Nov 18, 2004 | Docket: 2451741

Cited 112 times | Published

proceeding on the theory of relation back."); see also § 733.601, Florida Statutes (1989).[4] Thus, the statutory

Glickstein ex rel. Estate of Glickstein v. Sun Bank/Miami, N.A.

922 F.2d 666

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Jan 28, 1991 | Docket: 66260310

Cited 6 times | Published

bring actions on behalf of the estate. Fla.Stat. § 733.601. Judge Newbold’s order of July 29, 1989 appointing

Samuel M. Depriest and Dorothy Depriest v. Richard Greeson, as Personal etc.

213 So. 3d 1022, 2017 WL 672155, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 2280

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 21, 2017 | Docket: 4607233

Cited 4 times | Published

duties and powers commence upon appointment. § 733.601, Fla. Stat. Under the Probate Code, acts performed

Markland v. Insys Therapeutics, Inc.

270 F. Supp. 3d 1318

District Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Sep 15, 2017 | Docket: 64315506

Cited 3 times | Published

(Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1983). See also Fla. Stat. § 733.601 (“The powers of the personal representative relate

Richard and Chernecky v. Richard

193 So. 3d 964, 2016 WL 2340787, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 6747

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 4, 2016 | Docket: 3060611

Cited 1 times | Published

holding that the relation back provision of section 733.601, Florida Statutes (2012), applies to the personal

University of Miami v. Wilson

948 So. 2d 774, 2007 Fla. App. LEXIS 2728, 2006 WL 1687685

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 28, 2007 | Docket: 1767914

Cited 1 times | Published

deals with the administration of estates. Section 733.601, Florida Statutes (2002), specifically provides

GREGG RASOR v. IN RE: ESTATE OF EDWARD BERNARD RASOR

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 30, 2022 | Docket: 63198517

Published

his appointment nearly six months later. See § 733.601, Fla. Stat. (2017) (“The duties and powers of

ESTATE OF REONTRE'YH ALONZAE POUNDS v. MILLER & JACOBS

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 5, 2022 | Docket: 61689416

Published

The relation-back doctrine is codified in section 733.601, Florida Statutes (2020), which governs the

Roughton v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

129 So. 3d 1145, 2013 WL 6865402, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 20727

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 31, 2013 | Docket: 60237307

Published

complaint at issue was filed). But on this point section 733.601, Florida Statutes (1997), controls: The duties

Naftel v. Pappas

68 So. 3d 368, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 13250, 2011 WL 3678004

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 23, 2011 | Docket: 2358814

Published

personal representative commence upon appointment." § 733.601, Fla. Stat. (2010). Therefore, the time to appeal

Lesser v. Lesser & Sons, Inc.

645 So. 2d 1127, 1994 Fla. App. LEXIS 12191, 1994 WL 697465

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 14, 1994 | Docket: 64752400

Published

PER CURIAM. Affirmed. § 733.601, Fla.Stat. (1991); Griffin v. Workman, 73 So.2d 844, 846 (Fla. 1954);

Moore v. Moore

577 So. 2d 1359, 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 3021, 1991 WL 45755

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 3, 1991 | Docket: 64658041

Published

perform her duties as personal representative. § 733.601, Fla.Stat. (1985). Although she has been divested

In re Estate of Novick

526 So. 2d 200, 13 Fla. L. Weekly 1366, 1988 Fla. App. LEXIS 2475, 1988 WL 56508

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 8, 1988 | Docket: 64635220

Published

the widow that she is protected by either section 733.601 or section 733.708, Florida Statutes (1985)