Florida Statutes Part VIII - Special Provisions For Distribution (Ss. 733.801-733.817)

• 733.801 - Delivery Of Devises And Distributive Shares.
  (1) No personal representative shall be required to pay or deliver any devise or distributive share or to surrender possession of any land to any beneficiary...
• 733.802 - Proceedings For Compulsory Payment Of Devises Or Distributive Interest.
  (1) Before final distribution, no personal representative shall be compelled:(a) To pay a devise in money before the final settlement of the personal representative’s accounts,(b) To deliver specific...
• 733.803 - Encumbered Property; Liability For Payment.
  The specific devisee of any encumbered property shall be entitled to have the encumbrance on devised property paid at the expense of the residue of...
• 733.805 - Order In Which Assets Abate.
  (1) Funds or property designated by the will shall be used to pay debts, family allowance, exempt property, elective share charges, expenses of administration, and devises,...
• 733.806 - Advancement.
  If a person dies intestate, property that the decedent gave during lifetime to an heir is treated as an advancement against the heir’s share of...
• 733.808 - Death Benefits; Disposition Of Proceeds.
  (1) Death benefits of any kind, including, but not limited to, proceeds of:(a) An individual life insurance policy;(b) A group life insurance policy;(c) A benefit plan as defined by...
• 733.809 - Right Of Retainer.
  The amount of a noncontingent indebtedness due from a beneficiary to the estate or its present value, if not due, may be offset against that...
• 733.810 - Distribution In Kind; Valuation.
  (1) Assets shall be distributed in kind unless:(a) A general power of sale is conferred;(b) A contrary intention is indicated by the will or trust; or(c) Disposition is made...
• 733.811 - Distribution; Right Or Title Of Distributee.
  If a distributee receives from a fiduciary an instrument transferring assets in kind, payment in distribution, or possession of specific property, the distributee has succeeded...
• 733.812 - Improper Distribution Or Payment; Liability Of Distributee Or Payee.
  A distributee or a claimant who was paid improperly must return the assets or funds received, and the income from those assets or interest on...
• 733.813 - Purchasers From Distributees Protected.
  If property distributed in kind, or a security interest in that property, is acquired by a purchaser or lender for value from a distributee, the...
• 733.814 - Partition For Purpose Of Distribution.
  When two or more beneficiaries are entitled to distribution of undivided interests in any property, the personal representative or any beneficiary may petition the court...
• 733.815 - Private Contracts Among Interested Persons.
  Subject to the rights of creditors and taxing authorities, interested persons may agree among themselves to alter the interests, shares, or amounts to which they...
• 733.816 - Disposition Of Unclaimed Property Held By Personal Representatives.
  (1) In all cases in which there is unclaimed property in the hands of a personal representative that cannot be distributed or paid because of the...
• 733.817 - Apportionment Of Estate Taxes.
  (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:(a) “Fiduciary” means a person, other than the personal representative in possession of property included in the measure of the...

Last modified: September 23, 2016