Florida Statute 733.204 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLII
ESTATES AND TRUSTS

Chapter 733
PROBATE CODE: ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES

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733.204 Probate of a will written in a foreign language.—

(1) No will written in a foreign language shall be admitted to probate unless it is accompanied by a true and complete English translation.

(2) No personal representative who complies in good faith with the English translation of the will as established by the court shall be liable for doing so.

History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 54, ch. 75-220; s. 1, ch. 77-174; s. 88, ch. 2001-226.

Note.—Created from former s. 732.34.

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Florida Bar, 531 So. 2d 1261 (Fla. 1988).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 13 Fla. L. Weekly 601, 1988 Fla. LEXIS 1475, 1988 WL 53983

...tents of petition for probate of will; moves former (b) to (c). Committee notes expanded; citation form change in committee notes. Statutory References F.S. 731.201 General definitions. F.S. 732.502 Execution of wills. F.S. 733.201 Proof of wills. F.S. 733.204 Probate of will written in foreign language....

...733.107 Committee Vote: Unanimous RULE 5.280. PROBATE OF WILL WRITTEN IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE (Deleted September 13, 1984; Effective January 1, 1985) Committee Notes Rule History 198k Revision: The rule has been deleted because it is now covered by FPR 5.210. See FPR 5.210 and F.S. 733.204....

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Florida Bar, 537 So. 2d 500 (Fla. 1988).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 13 Fla. L. Weekly 601, 1988 Fla. LEXIS 1463, 1988 WL 143178

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In Re Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 50 So. 3d 578 (Fla. 2010).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 35 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 482, 2010 Fla. LEXIS 1455, 2010 WL 3431722

...General definitions. § 731.301, Fla. Stat. Notice. § 732.502, Fla. Stat. Execution of wills. § 732.503, Fla. Stat. Self-proof of will. § 733.103, Fla. Stat. Effect of probate. § 733.201, Fla. Stat. Proof of wills. § 733.202, Fla. Stat. Petition. § 733.204, Fla....

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Florida Bar re Amendment to Rules, 458 So. 2d 1079 (Fla. 1984).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 9 Fla. L. Weekly 401, 1984 Fla. LEXIS 3390

...The rule requires an oath attesting to the statutory requirements for execution of wills and the will must be proved before an order can be entered admitting it to probate. Former Fla.R.P. & G.P. 5.280, 5.290, and 5.500 are included in this rule. Committee notes revised. Statutory References F.S. 733.201 Proof of wills F.S. 733.204 Probate of will written in foreign language....

...& G.P. 5.025 Adversary proceedings. Rule 5.280. Deleted September 13, 1984, Effective January 1, 1985 Committee Notes Rule History 1984 Revision: The rule has been deleted because it is now covered by rule 5.210. See Fla.R.P. & G.P. 5.210 and F.S. 733.204....

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Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 824 So. 2d 849 (Fla. 2002).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 27 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 423, 2002 Fla. LEXIS 873, 2002 WL 825699

...Former subdivision (a)(5) amended and transferred to new rule 5.216. Statutory References § 731.201, Fla. Stat. General definitions. § 732.502, Fla. Stat. Execution of wills. § 732.503, Fla. Stat. Self-proof of will. § 733.201, Fla. Stat. Proof of wills. § 733.202, Fla. Stat. Petition. § 733.204, Fla....

...At any time during administration, any interested person may have the correctness of the translation redetermined after formal notice to all other interested persons. Committee Notes Rule History 2002 Revision: New rule, derived from former rule 5.210(a)(5) and section 733.204(2), Florida Statutes. Statutory Reference § 733.204, Fla....

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Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 848 So. 2d 1069 (Fla. 2003).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 28 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 495, 2003 Fla. LEXIS 1063, 2003 WL 21402500

...2003 Revision: Committee notes revised. Statutory References § 731.201, Fla. Stat. General definitions. § 732.502, Fla. Stat. Execution of wills. § 732.503, Fla. Stat. Self-proof of will. § 733.201, Fla. Stat. Proof of wills. § 733.202, Fla. Stat. Petition. § 733.204, Fla....

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In Re: Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules - 2019 Fast-Track Report (Fla. 2020).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida

...Self-proof of will. § 732.523, Fla. Stat. Self-proof of electronic will. § 732.526, Fla. Stat. Probate. § 733.103, Fla. Stat. Effect of probate. § 733.201, Fla. Stat. Proof of wills. § 733.202, Fla. Stat. Petition. § 733.204, Fla....