Florida Statutes Part III - Preference In Appointment And Qualifications Ofpersonal Representative (Ss. 733.301-733.3101)

• 733.301 - Preference In Appointment Of Personal Representative.
  (1) In granting letters of administration, the following order of preference shall be observed:(a) In testate estates:1. The personal representative, or his or her successor, nominated by the...
• 733.302 - Who May Be Appointed Personal Representative.
  Subject to the limitations in this part, any person who is sui juris and is a resident of Florida at the time of the death...
• 733.303 - Persons Not Qualified.
  (1) A person is not qualified to act as a personal representative if the person:(a) Has been convicted of a felony.(b) Is mentally or physically unable to perform...
• 733.304 - Nonresidents.
  A person who is not domiciled in the state cannot qualify as personal representative unless the person is:(1) A legally adopted child or adoptive parent of...
• 733.305 - Trust Companies And Other Corporations And Associations.
  (1) All trust companies incorporated under the laws of Florida, all state banking corporations and state savings associations authorized and qualified to exercise fiduciary powers in...
• 733.306 - Effect Of Appointment Of Debtor.
  The appointment of a debtor as personal representative shall not extinguish the debt due the decedent.History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 63, ch. 75-220; s. 101,...
• 733.307 - Succession Of Administration.
  The personal representative of the estate of a deceased personal representative is not authorized to administer the estate of the first decedent. On the death...
• 733.308 - Administrator Ad Litem.
  When an estate must be represented and the personal representative is unable to do so, the court shall appoint an administrator ad litem without bond...
• 733.309 - Executor De Son Tort.
  No person shall be liable to a creditor of a decedent as executor de son tort, but any person taking, converting, or intermeddling with the...
• 733.3101 - Personal Representative Not Qualified.
  (1) A personal representative shall resign immediately if the personal representative knows that he or she was not qualified to act at the time of appointment.(2) Any...

Last modified: September 23, 2016