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Fla. Stat. § 734.1025 (2025)
Nonresident decedent’s testate estate with property not exceeding $50,000 in this state; determination of claims.
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734.1025 Nonresident decedent’s testate estate with property not exceeding $50,000 in this state; determination of claims.—
(1) When a nonresident decedent dies testate and leaves property subject to administration in this state the gross value of which does not exceed $50,000 at the date of death, the foreign personal representative of the estate before the expiration of 2 years after the decedent’s death may file in the circuit court of the county where any property is located an authenticated transcript of so much of the foreign proceedings as will show the will and beneficiaries of the estate, as provided in the Florida Probate Rules. The court shall admit the will and any codicils to probate if they comply with s. 732.502(1), (2), or (3).
(2) The foreign personal representative may cause a notice to creditors to be served and published according to the relevant requirements of chapter 733. Claims not filed in accordance with chapter 733 shall be barred as provided in s. 733.702. If any claim is filed, a personal representative shall be appointed as provided in the Florida Probate Rules.
History.—s. 1, ch. 80-203; s. 10, ch. 89-340; s. 1030, ch. 97-102; s. 79, ch. 99-3; s. 172, ch. 2001-226; s. 12, ch. 2003-154.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10
cases (3 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). “§ 734.1025, Fla. Stat. Nonresident decedent’s testate estate with property not exceeding ,000 in this state; determination of claims.”
Florida Bar, 537 So. 2d 500 (Fla. 1988). “F.S. 734.1025 Nonresident decedent’s estate with property not exceeding ,000 in this state; determination of claims.”
Florida Bar re Amendment to Rules, 458 So. 2d 1079 (Fla. 1984). “F.S. 734.1025(5) Nonresident decedent’s estate with property not exceeding ,000 in this state; determination of claims.”
In re Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 607 So. 2d 1306 (Fla. 1992). “An estate which meets the requirements of Resection 734.1025, Florida Statutes, may file with the clerk in the county where any property is located, an authenticated copy of so much of the transcript of the domiciliary proceedings as will show: (1) lin a testate estate, the…”
In re Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 912 So. 2d 1178 (Fla. 2005). “§ 734.1025, Fla. Stat. Nonresident decedent’s testate estate with property not exceeding ,000 in this state; determination of claims.”
In Re: Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules - 2019 Fast-Track Report (Fla. 2020). “§ 734.1025, Fla. Stat. Nonresident decedent’s testate estate with property not exceeding ,000 in this state; determination of claims.”
In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, Florida Rules of Gen. Practice & Jud. Admin., Florida Rules of Crim. Procedure, Florida Prob. Rules, Florida Rules of Traffic Court, Florida Small Claims Rules, Florida Rules of Juv. Procedure, Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, & Florida Fam. Law Rules of Procedure (Fla. 2021). “ANCILLARY ADMINISTRATION, SHORT FORM (a)-(f) [NO CHANGE] Committee Notes This rule represents a rule implementation of the procedure found in section 734.1025, Florida Statutes. It is not intended to change the effect of the statute from which it was derived but has been…”
In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, Florida Rules of Gen. Practice & Jud. Admin., Florida Rules of Crim. Procedure, Florida Prob. Rules, Florida Rules of Traffic Court, Florida Small Claims Rules, Florida Rules of Juv. Procedure, Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, & Florida Fam. Law Rules of Procedure (Fla. 2021). “ANCILLARY ADMINISTRATION, SHORT FORM (a)-(f) [NO CHANGE] Committee Notes This rule represents a rule implementation of the procedure found in section 734.1025, Florida Statutes. It is not intended to change the effect of the statute from which it was derived but has been…”
In Re: Amendments to Florida Prob. Rules (Fla. 2026). “The foreign personal representative of a testate estate that meets the requirements of section 734.1025, Florida Statutes, may file with the clerk in the county where any property is located an authenticated copy of so much of the transcript of the foreign proceedings as will…”
Florida Bar, 531 So. 2d 1261 (Fla. 1988). “F.S. 734.1025 Nonresident decedent’s estate with property not exceeding ,000 in this state; determination of claims.”
— 734.1025(5) — 1 case
Florida Bar re Amendment to Rules, 458 So. 2d 1079 (Fla. 1984). “F.S. 734.1025(5) Nonresident decedent’s estate with property not exceeding ,000 in this state; determination of claims.”
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