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Florida Statute 734.201 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 734.201 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 734.201 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
734.201 Jurisdiction by act of foreign personal representative.A foreign personal representative submits personally to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state in any proceeding concerning the estate by:
(1) Filing authenticated copies of the domiciliary proceedings under s. 734.104;
(2) Receiving payment of money or taking delivery of personal property, under s. 734.101; or
(3) Doing any act as a personal representative in this state that would have given the state jurisdiction over that person as an individual.
History.s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 99, ch. 75-220; s. 1031, ch. 97-102; s. 174, ch. 2001-226.

Cases Citing F.S. 734.201

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·Juega v. Davidson, 105 So. 3d 575 (Fla. 3d DCA 2012).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 2012 WL 6601969, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 21700

...ive of the Decedent’s estate or as director of Nozomi Corporation. Stanley filed a memorandum in opposition to Juega’s motion to dismiss, although he did not explicitly contest the facts set forth in Juega’s affidavit. Stanley also argued that section 734.201(3), Florida Statutes, part of Florida’s Probate Code, conferred personal jurisdiction upon Juega....
...rial court erred by not dismissing him as a named defendant in the amended counterclaim for lack of personal jurisdiction. While Juega argues the lack of sufficient jurisdictional facts on appeal, the appellees wholly ignore this and focus solely on section 734.201(3) to support their argument of personal jurisdiction over Juega. Section 734.201(3) provides in pertinent part: Jurisdiction by act of foreign personal representative....
...— A foreign personal representative submits personally to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state in any proceeding concerning the estate by: [[Image here]] (3) Doing any act as personal representative in this state that would have given the state jurisdiction over that person as an individual. § 734.201(3), Fla....
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