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Title XLII
ESTATES AND TRUSTS

Chapter 735
PROBATE CODE: SMALL ESTATES

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F.S. 735.301

735.301 Disposition without administration.—

(1) No administration shall be required or formal proceedings instituted upon the estate of a decedent leaving only personal property exempt under the provisions of s. 732.402, personal property exempt from the claims of creditors under the State Constitution, and nonexempt personal property the value of which does not exceed the sum of the amount of preferred funeral expenses and reasonable and necessary medical and hospital expenses of the last 60 days of the last illness.

(2) Upon informal application by affidavit, letter, or otherwise by any interested party, and if the court is satisfied that subsection (1) is applicable, the court, by letter or other writing under the seal of the court, may authorize the payment, transfer, or disposition of the personal property, tangible or intangible, belonging to the decedent to those persons entitled.

(3) Any person, firm, or corporation paying, delivering, or transferring property under the authorization shall be forever discharged from liability thereon.

History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 111, ch. 75-220; s. 50, ch. 77-87; s. 1, ch. 77-174; s. 275, ch. 79-400; s. 52, ch. 98-421; s. 184, ch. 2001-226.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 735.301

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 735.301.

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Cases Citing Statute 735.301

Total Results: 11

Amendments to the Florida Probate Rules

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2003-06-19

Citation: 848 So. 2d 1069, 28 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 495, 2003 Fla. LEXIS 1063, 2003 WL 21402500

Snippet: References § 732.402, Fla. Stat. Exempt property. § 735.301, Fla. Stat. Disposition without administration

In re Amendments to the Florida Probate Rules

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1992-09-24

Citation: 607 So. 2d 1306, 17 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 636, 1992 Fla. LEXIS 1622, 1992 WL 249483

Snippet: References 732.402, Fla.Stat. Exempt property- ⅜⅜⅛ 735.301, Fla.Stat. Disposition without administration.

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1991-05-14

Snippet: Executors andAdministrators s. 384. 12 Cf., s. 735.301, F.S., providing for the disposition of personal

Florida Bar

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1988-09-29

Citation: 537 So. 2d 500, 13 Fla. L. Weekly 601, 1988 Fla. LEXIS 1463, 1988 WL 143178

Snippet: References F.S. 732.402 Exempt property. F.S. 735.301 Disposition without administration. *546RULE 5

Florida Bar

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1988-09-29

Citation: 531 So. 2d 1261, 13 Fla. L. Weekly 601, 1988 Fla. LEXIS 1475, 1988 WL 53983

Snippet: being substantive rather than procedural. See F.S. 735.301. RULE 5.420. DISPOSITION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY WITHOUT

Florida Bar re Amendment to Rules

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1984-09-13

Citation: 458 So. 2d 1079, 9 Fla. L. Weekly 401, 1984 Fla. LEXIS 3390

Snippet: being substantive rather than procedural. See F.S. 735.301. Rule 5.420. DISPOSITION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY WITHOUT

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1984-06-21

Snippet: pursuant to an order of summary administration; and s 735.301, F.S., providing for the disposition of certain

Briscoe v. FLORIDA NAT. BANK OF MIAMI

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1981-02-17

Citation: 394 So. 2d 492

Snippet: (1979)], or by disposition without administration [§ 735.301, Fla. Stat. (1979)].

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1978-11-28

Snippet: other writing so issued. Subsection (2) of s. 735.301, F. S., provides: Upon informal application

In re Supplemental Petition for Changes in the Florida Rules of Probate & Guardianship Procedure

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1977-03-31

Citation: 344 So. 2d 828, 1977 Fla. LEXIS 3890

Snippet: claims or expenses of administration. Under FPC 735.301, if “no administration shall be required” on such

In re Florida Rules of Probate & Guardianship Procedure

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1975-12-17

Citation: 324 So. 2d 38, 1975 Fla. LEXIS 4473

Snippet: claims or expenses of administration. Under FPC 735.301, if “no administration shall be required” on such