Florida Statute 733.803 | 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. 733.803

733.803 Encumbered property; liability for payment.—The specific devisee of any encumbered property shall be entitled to have the encumbrance on devised property paid at the expense of the residue of the estate only when the will shows that intent. A general direction in the will to pay debts does not show that intent.

History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 86, ch. 75-220; s. 155, ch. 2001-226.

Note.—Created from former s. 734.051.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 733.803

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 733.803.

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Cases Citing Statute 733.803

Total Results: 2

Woodward v. Smith

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2008-04-09T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 978 So. 2d 865, 2008 Fla. App. LEXIS 5182, 2008 WL 942044

Snippet: provision of the Florida Probate Code. Section 733.803, Florida Statutes (2002), provides that “[t]he …personal representative’s argument that section 733.803 only applies to encumbrances that remain unsatisfied…interpretation is inconsistent with the design of section 733.803 to carry out the testator’s intent with respect

In re the Estate of Sterner

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1984-06-13T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 450 So. 2d 1256, 1984 Fla. App. LEXIS 13663

Snippet: not require her to pay them. We agree. Section 733.803, Florida Statutes (1983), provides: The specific…tenancy free of specified encumbrances. Section 733.-803 provides for these encumbrances to be paid from