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Fla. Stat. § 733.901 (2025)
Final discharge.
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733.901 Final discharge.—
(1) After administration has been completed, the personal representative shall be discharged.
(2) The discharge of the personal representative shall release the personal representative and shall bar any action against the personal representative, as such or individually, and the surety.
History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 96, ch. 75-220; s. 42, ch. 77-87; s. 1, ch. 77-174; s. 6, ch. 81-27; s. 29, ch. 95-401; s. 1027, ch. 97-102; s. 168, ch. 2001-226.
Note.—Created from former s. 734.22.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 27
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1984–2026 · leading case: Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 848 So. 2d 1069 (Fla. 2003).
Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 848 So. 2d 1069 (Fla. 2003). “§ 733.901, Fla. Stat. Distribution; flFinal discharge.”
Van Dusen v. Se. First Nat. Bank, 478 So. 2d 82 (Fla. 3d DCA 1985). “The petition indicated, in accordance with section 733.901(1)(e), Florida Statutes (1977), that interested persons had thirty days in which to file objections to the report of receipts disbursements or the proposed distribution of assets.”
Jason Bradley Sims v. Robert F. Barnard & Jelks & White, P. A., 257 So. 3d 630 (Fla. 1st DCA 2018). “Based on the res judicata effect of the final orders in the earlier probate case, and on section 733.901, Florida Statutes, the trial court entered summary judgment for the defendants in Appellant’s subsequent action.”
Florida Bar, 537 So. 2d 500 (Fla. 1988). “F.S. 733.901 Distribution; final discharge.”
Lowery v. Lowery, 654 So. 2d 1218 (Fla. 2d DCA 1995). “He asserted seven grounds for dismissal, which we summarize as follows: (1) failure to state a cause of action; (2) the bar of section 733.901(5), Florida Statutes (1991); (3) failure to seek revocation of the order of discharge in the probate case; (4) laches; (5) the deeds…”
In Re Amendments to the Fl. Prob. Rules, 964 So. 2d 140 (Fla. 2007). “§ 733.901, Fla. Stat. Final discharge. § 744.”
Florida Bar re Amendment to Rules, 458 So. 2d 1079 (Fla. 1984). “F.S. 733.901 Distribution; final discharge.”
Amend. to Rules of App. Proc., Civ. Proc., 887 So. 2d 1090 (Fla. 2004). “§ 733.901, Fla. Stat. Final discharge. ch.”
Amendments to Florida Prob. Rules, 683 So. 2d 78 (Fla. 1996). “Subdivision (c) is amended to add the 12-month time specification of section 733.901(1), Florida Statutes. Committee notes revised.”
Fritsevich v. Est. of Voss, 590 So. 2d 1057 (Fla. 3d DCA 1991). “060, and no copy of petition for discharge and final accounting, see § 733.901(1), Fla. Stat. (1989), were ever provided appellants.”
Carraway v. Carraway, 883 So. 2d 834 (Fla. 1st DCA 2004). “Section 733.901(2), Florida Statutes (2003), specifically bars a subsequent action against a personal representative upon the discharge of the personal representative.”
In Re Amend. to Florida Prob. Rules, 986 So. 2d 576 (Fla. 2008). “§ 733.901, Fla. Stat. Final discharge. § 735.”
— 733.901(1) — 11 cases
Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 848 So. 2d 1069 (Fla. 2003). “§ 733.901, Fla. Stat. Distribution; flFinal discharge.”
Florida Bar, 537 So. 2d 500 (Fla. 1988). “F.S. 733.901 Distribution; final discharge.”
Amendments to Florida Prob. Rules, 683 So. 2d 78 (Fla. 1996). “Subdivision (c) is amended to add the 12-month time specification of section 733.901(1), Florida Statutes. Committee notes revised.”
Fritsevich v. Est. of Voss, 590 So. 2d 1057 (Fla. 3d DCA 1991). “060, and no copy of petition for discharge and final accounting, see § 733.901(1), Fla. Stat. (1989), were ever provided appellants.”
In Re Amendments to the Fl. Prob. Rules, 964 So. 2d 140 (Fla. 2007). “§ 733.901, Fla. Stat. Final discharge. § 744.”
— 733.901(1)(e) — 2 cases
Van Dusen v. Se. First Nat. Bank, 478 So. 2d 82 (Fla. 3d DCA 1985). “The petition indicated, in accordance with section 733.901(1)(e), Florida Statutes (1977), that interested persons had thirty days in which to file objections to the report of receipts disbursements or the proposed distribution of assets.”
Cohen v. Schwartz, 538 So. 2d 922 (Fla. 3d DCA 1989).
— 733.901(2) — 4 cases
Jason Bradley Sims v. Robert F. Barnard & Jelks & White, P. A., 257 So. 3d 630 (Fla. 1st DCA 2018). “Based on the res judicata effect of the final orders in the earlier probate case, and on section 733.901, Florida Statutes, the trial court entered summary judgment for the defendants in Appellant’s subsequent action.”
Carraway v. Carraway, 883 So. 2d 834 (Fla. 1st DCA 2004). “Section 733.901(2), Florida Statutes (2003), specifically bars a subsequent action against a personal representative upon the discharge of the personal representative.”
Kaplan v. Kaplan, 903 F. Supp. 2d 1304 (M.D. Fla. 2012).
Patrick Hannan v. Gail Doyle (Fla. 3d DCA 2022).
— 733.901(5) — 3 cases
Van Dusen v. Se. First Nat. Bank, 478 So. 2d 82 (Fla. 3d DCA 1985). “The petition indicated, in accordance with section 733.901(1)(e), Florida Statutes (1977), that interested persons had thirty days in which to file objections to the report of receipts disbursements or the proposed distribution of assets.”
Lowery v. Lowery, 654 So. 2d 1218 (Fla. 2d DCA 1995). “He asserted seven grounds for dismissal, which we summarize as follows: (1) failure to state a cause of action; (2) the bar of section 733.901(5), Florida Statutes (1991); (3) failure to seek revocation of the order of discharge in the probate case; (4) laches; (5) the deeds…”
Kaplan v. Kaplan, 903 F. Supp. 2d 1304 (M.D. Fla. 2012).
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