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Florida Estates And Trusts Code Section 731.110 - Probate Code: General Provisions - Caveat; proceedings.

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Title XLII   ESTATES AND TRUSTS

Chapter 731   PROBATE CODE: GENERAL PROVISIONS

731.110  Caveat; proceedings.--

(1)  Any person, including a creditor, who is apprehensive that an estate, either testate or intestate, will be administered or that a will may be admitted to probate without the person's knowledge may file a caveat with the court.

(2)  A caveat shall contain the decedent's social security number, last known residence address, and date of birth, if they are known, as identification, a statement of the interest of the caveator in the estate, the name and specific residence address of the caveator, and, if the caveator, other than a state agency, is a nonresident of the county, the additional name and specific residence address of some person residing in the county, or office address of a member of The Florida Bar residing in Florida, designated as the agent of the caveator, upon whom service may be made.

History.--s. 3, ch. 75-220; s. 2, ch. 77-87; s. 1, ch. 85-79; s. 2, ch. 92-200; s. 948, ch. 97-102; s. 9, ch. 2001-226.

Last modified: November 21, 2006