Florida Statute 733.602 | 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. 733.602

733.602 General duties.—

(1) A personal representative is a fiduciary who shall observe the standards of care applicable to trustees. A personal representative is under a duty to settle and distribute the estate of the decedent in accordance with the terms of the decedent’s will and this code as expeditiously and efficiently as is consistent with the best interests of the estate. A personal representative shall use the authority conferred by this code, the authority in the will, if any, and the authority of any order of the court, for the best interests of interested persons, including creditors.

(2) A personal representative shall not be liable for any act of administration or distribution if the act was authorized at the time. Subject to other obligations of administration, a probated will is authority to administer and distribute the estate according to its terms. An order of appointment of a personal representative is authority to distribute apparently intestate assets to the heirs of the decedent if, at the time of distribution, the personal representative is not aware of a proceeding challenging intestacy or a proceeding questioning the appointment or fitness to continue. Nothing in this section affects the duty of the personal representative to administer and distribute the estate in accordance with the rights of interested persons.

History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 74, ch. 75-220; s. 27, ch. 77-87; s. 1, ch. 77-174; s. 270, ch. 79-400; s. 3, ch. 89-340; s. 1001, ch. 97-102; s. 125, ch. 2001-226; s. 37, ch. 2006-217; s. 11, ch. 2009-115.

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Cases Citing Statute 733.602

Total Results: 20

Richard and Chernecky v. Richard

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-05-04

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

Snippet: consistent with the best interests of the estate,” § 733.602(1), and to “promptly publish a notice to creditors

Giller and Grossman v. Giller

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-04-27

Citation: 190 So. 3d 666, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 6355

Snippet: purposes of administration. See §§ 733.602; 733.607(1), Fla. Stat. (2011); Tennyson

Kim Cimino, Personal representative of the Estate of Michael Cimino, and Kim Cimino ex rel. Kim and Michael Cimino's Son v. American Airlines, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-01-20

Citation: 183 So. 3d 1242, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 720

Snippet: set forth in the Florida Probate Code. See §§ 733.602, 733.608, Fla. Stat. (2014). Second, the FCHR’s

Kathleen G. Kozinski, etc. v. Amy Stabenow and Nora Faul

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-11-05

Citation: 152 So. 3d 650, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 18086

Snippet: the standards of care applicable to trustees.” § 733.602(1), Fla. Stat. (2014); see also § 733

Bookman v. Davidson

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-05-05

Citation: 136 So. 3d 1276, 2014 WL 1772707, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 6472

Snippet: contractors, accountants, and attorneys. Section 733.602(1), Florida Statutes, prescribes the general duties

In Re Amendments to the Florida Probate Rules

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2010-09-02

Citation: 50 So. 3d 578, 35 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 482, 2010 Fla. LEXIS 1455, 2010 WL 3431722

Snippet: removed personal representatives upon removal. § 733.602(1), Fla. Stat. General duties. § 733.612(18), Fla

In Re Amendments to the Fl. Probate Rules

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2007-07-12

Citation: 964 So. 2d 140, 32 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 505, 2007 Fla. LEXIS 1234, 2007 WL 2002458

Snippet: removed personal representatives upon removal. § 733.602(1), Fla. Stat. General duties. *149 § 733.612(18)

Disque v. Unger

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2007-01-17

Citation: 955 So. 2d 1121, 2007 Fla. App. LEXIS 366, 2007 WL 101375

Snippet: estate. Alvin and the estate have appealed. Section 733.602(1), Florida Statutes (2003), which describes the

Faskowitz v. Department of Legal Affairs

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2006-03-31

Citation: 941 So. 2d 390, 2006 Fla. App. LEXIS 4671, 2006 WL 824566

Snippet: proceedings to determine whether maternal heirs exist. § 733.602(1). In the absence of maternal heirs, the remaining

MacDonald v. Mauriello

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2006-02-15

Citation: 920 So. 2d 190, 2006 Fla. App. LEXIS 1804

Snippet: clause of the state constitution). Because section 733.602(2), Florida Statutes (2002), removes liability

In re Amendments to the Florida Probate Rules

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2005-09-29

Citation: 912 So. 2d 1178, 30 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 666, 2005 Fla. LEXIS 1917, 2005 WL 2385258

Snippet: removed personal representatives upon removal. § 733.602(1), Fla. Stat. General duties. § 733.612(18), Fla

Amendments to the Florida Probate Rules

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2003-06-19

Citation: 848 So. 2d 1069, 28 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 495, 2003 Fla. LEXIS 1063, 2003 WL 21402500

Snippet: removed personal representatives upon removal. § 733.602(1), Fla. Stat. General duties. § 733.612(18), Fla

Cohen v. Schwartz

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2002-10-30

Citation: 829 So. 2d 329, 2002 Fla. App. LEXIS 15678

Snippet: distribution. We reverse, pursuant to section 733.602, Florida Statutes (2001), because appellee Gerald

Thompson v. Hodson

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2002-05-09

Citation: 825 So. 2d 941

Snippet: representative's statutory fiduciary obligation under section 733.602(1), Florida Statutes (1993), does not really aid

Amendments to the Florida Probate Rules

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2002-05-02

Citation: 824 So. 2d 849, 27 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 423, 2002 Fla. LEXIS 873, 2002 WL 825699

Snippet: removed personal representatives upon removal. § 733.602(1), Fla. Stat. General duties. § 733.612(18), Fla

Wiggins v. Estate of Wright

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2001-06-15

Citation: 786 So. 2d 1247, 2001 WL 667741

Snippet: survivors entitled to recover under the Act. § 733.602(1), Fla.Stat. (1997); Guadalupe v. Peterson, 779

Guadalupe v. Peterson

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2000-12-06

Citation: 779 So. 2d 494, 2000 WL 1781448

Snippet: best interests of the interested persons. See § 733.602(1), Fla. Stat. (1997). Where the personal representative

All Children's Hosp., Inc. v. Owens

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2000-03-29

Citation: 754 So. 2d 802, 2000 WL 320681

Snippet: representative to settle and distribute the estate. See § 733.602, Fla. Stat. (1993). The personal representative

Williams v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1998-03-11

Citation: 711 So. 2d 41, 1998 Fla. App. LEXIS 2273, 1998 WL 101538

Snippet: personal representative is a fiduciary....” § 733.602(1), Fla. Stat. (1997). A personal representative

Walters v. Edwards

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1997-10-08

Citation: 700 So. 2d 434, 1997 Fla. App. LEXIS 11209

Snippet: representative is required, pursuant to subsection 733.602(1), to “use the authority conferred upon him .