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The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLII
ESTATES AND TRUSTS

Chapter 733
PROBATE CODE: ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES

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F.S. 733.710

733.710 Limitations on claims against estates.—

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of the code, 2 years after the death of a person, neither the decedent’s estate, the personal representative, if any, nor the beneficiaries shall be liable for any claim or cause of action against the decedent, whether or not letters of administration have been issued, except as provided in this section.

(2) This section shall not apply to a creditor who has filed a claim pursuant to s. 733.702 within 2 years after the person’s death, and whose claim has not been paid or otherwise disposed of pursuant to s. 733.705.

(3) This section shall not affect the lien of any duly recorded mortgage or security interest or the lien of any person in possession of personal property or the right to foreclose and enforce the mortgage or lien.

History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 50, ch. 75-220; s. 36, ch. 77-87; s. 9, ch. 89-340; s. 152, ch. 2001-226.

Note.—Created from former s. 734.29(1).

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 733.710

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 733.710.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 733.710

Total Results: 20

Grant, Grant v. Kunke Pr

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-11-13

Snippet: the two-year statute of limitations in section 733.710. Golden v. Jones, 126 So. 3d 390, 391-92 (Fla.

MARGARETT FIELDS v. ESTATE OF IVA LEE FORD, A/K/A IVA LEE FORD, SR.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-06-07

Snippet: section 733.702(1) are timely filed under section 733.710, Florida Statutes, if filed within two years of

Samantha Elaine Tsuji v. H. Bart Fleet, etc.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2023-06-29

Snippet: more than three years after he died. Section 733.710(1), Florida Statutes (2013), tells us that is

JOHN W. RICH, JR., etc. v. JUDITH R. NAROG

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2022-09-21

Snippet: years of the decedent’s date of death. See § 733.710(1), Fla. Stat. (2011) (Florida’s statute of nonclaim)

ISABEL M. ORDWAY, etc. v. KARIBU PROPERTIES, INC., etc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2022-04-20

Snippet: and the applicability of sections 720.702 and 733.710, Florida Statutes, which we decline to reach on

BARBARA NAMON, etc. v. KAREN NAMON ELDER

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2021-11-24

Snippet: claim to the contrary is time-barred by section 733.710, Florida Statutes (2021). This argument implicates

Katherine Herman, Personal Representative for the Estate of Steve Allen Herman, a/k/a, etc. v. Nancy Herman Bennett

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-07-23

Snippet: as follows: (1) If not barred by s. 733.710, no claim or demand against the decedent's

JOAN JOHNSON v. LEE TOWNSEND

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-10-24

Citation: 259 So. 3d 851

Snippet: two-year statute of repose contained in section 733.710(1), Florida Statutes (2015); and (3) no exception

Wallace v. Watkins

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-08-13

Citation: 253 So. 3d 1204

Snippet: summary administration was time-barred by section 733.710(1), Florida Statutes (2016), commonly referred

Lerma-Fusco v. Smith

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-06-16

Citation: 220 So. 3d 562, 2017 WL 2605129, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 8849

Snippet: ’’). Notwithstanding these provisions, section 733.710, Florida Statutes, is a jurisdictional statute

Reyes v. Infinity Indemnity Insurance Co.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-01-18

Snippet: Fla. Stat. (2011), and the statute of repose, § 733.710, Fla. Stat. (2011), set forth in the probate code

Estate of Arroyo v. Infinity Indemnity Insurance Co.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-01-18

Citation: 211 So. 3d 240, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 456

Snippet: Fla. Stat. (2011), and the statute of repose, § 733.710, Fla. Stat. (2011), set forth in the probate code

Carol Ann Jones v. Edward I. Goden, etc.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-10-01

Citation: 176 So. 3d 242, 40 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 517, 2015 Fla. LEXIS 2153, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 14652

Snippet: two years of the decedent’s death under section 733.710, Florida Statutes (2006). We have for review

Estate of Leon v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-04-29

Citation: 163 So. 3d 720, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 6216, 2015 WL 1945105

Snippet: PER CURIAM. Affirmed. See § 733.710(3), Fla. Stat. (2013) (“This section shall not affect the lien of

Souder v. Malone

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-08-01

Citation: 143 So. 3d 486, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 11760, 2014 WL 3756356

Snippet: two-year limitation period set forth in section 733.710.2 Generally, a probate court’s decision on whether

Golden v. Jones

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2013-10-30

Citation: 126 So. 3d 390, 2013 WL 5810360, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 17204

Snippet: claim was time-barred under sections 733.702 and 733.710, Florida Statutes. The personal representative

Staum v. Rubano

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2013-08-14

Citation: 120 So. 3d 109, 2013 WL 4081055, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 12655

Snippet: decedent’s estate *110was untimely pursuant to section 733.710(1), Florida Statutes (2011); and (2) the nursing

Juega v. Davidson

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2012-12-19

Citation: 105 So. 3d 575, 2012 WL 6601969, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 21700

Snippet: in Chapter 733 of the Probate Code that section 733.710(1) applies exclusively to claims against an estate

Joseph v. Estate of Joseph

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2012-03-21

Citation: 83 So. 3d 965, 2012 WL 933020, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 4358

Snippet: probate statutes of non-claim, sections 733.702 and 733.710, Florida Statutes (2010), or (b) the applicable

Lubee v. Adams

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2012-01-20

Citation: 77 So. 3d 882, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 684, 2012 WL 163911

Snippet: his claim within the two-year window of section 733.710. Because a notice to creditors was published on