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Fla. Stat. § 735.201 (2025)

Summary administration; nature of proceedings.

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735.201 Summary administration; nature of proceedings.—Summary administration may be had in the administration of either a resident or nonresident decedent’s estate, when it appears:

(1) In a testate estate, that the decedent’s will does not direct administration as required by chapter 733.

(2) That the value of the entire estate subject to administration in this state, less the value of property exempt from the claims of creditors, does not exceed $75,000 or that the decedent has been dead for more than 2 years.

History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 105, ch. 75-220; s. 2, ch. 80-203; s. 13, ch. 89-340; s. 179, ch. 2001-226.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 8 cases, 1984–2017 · leading case: Florida Bar, 537 So. 2d 500 (Fla. 1988).

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Florida Bar, 537 So. 2d 500 (Fla. 1988). “Statutory Reference F.S. 735.201-735.209 Summary administration.”

Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 848 So. 2d 1069 (Fla. 2003). “§§ 735.201-735.2063, Fla. Stat. Summary administration.”

Florida Bar re Amendment to Rules, 458 So. 2d 1079 (Fla. 1984). “Statutory Reference F.S. 735.201 — 735.209 Summary administration.”

Rosalie Wolf v. Jo Ann Doll (Fla. 4th DCA 2017). · cites it 2× “” § 735.201, Fla. Stat. (2013). To initiate a summary administration proceeding, any beneficiary or person nominated as personal representative may petition for summary administration.”

Ozimkoski v. Comm'r, 2016 T.C. Memo. 228 (Tax Ct. 2016). “sec. 735.201(2) ↩ (West 2010). 16. It is not clear from the record whether petitioner's probate attorney included Mr.”

Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 824 So. 2d 849 (Fla. 2002). “§§ 735.201-735.2092063, Fla. Stat. Summary administration.”

In re Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 912 So. 2d 1178 (Fla. 2005). “§§ 735.201-735.2063, Fla. Stat. Summary administration.”

Florida Bar, 531 So. 2d 1261 (Fla. 1988). “Statutory Reference F.S. 735.201 — 735.209 Summary administration.”

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