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The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLII
ESTATES AND TRUSTS
Chapter 733
PROBATE CODE: ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES
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733.501 Curators.
(1) When it is necessary, the court may appoint a curator after formal notice to the person apparently entitled to letters of administration. The curator may be authorized to perform any duty or function of a personal representative. If there is great danger that any of the decedent’s property is likely to be wasted, destroyed, or removed beyond the jurisdiction of the court and if the appointment of a curator would be delayed by giving notice, the court may appoint a curator without giving notice.
(2) Bond shall be required of the curator as the court deems necessary. No bond shall be required of banks and trust companies as curators.
(3) Curators shall be allowed reasonable compensation for their services, and the court may consider the provisions of s. 733.617.
(4) Curators shall be subject to removal and surcharge.
History.s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 69, ch. 75-220; s. 1, ch. 77-174; s. 995, ch. 97-102; s. 112, ch. 2001-226; s. 108, ch. 2002-1.
Note.Created from former s. 732.21.

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In Re Est. of Miller, 568 So. 2d 487 (Fla. 1st DCA 1990).

Cited 4 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 1990 WL 154776

...ellant commingled the assets of the estate, has not kept adequate records, and has made unauthorized expenditures and sales of property. The trial court granted the appointment of a curator. The authority for the appointment of a curator is found in Section 733.501, Florida Statutes (1989), which provides in pertinent part: (1) When it is necessary, the court may appoint a curator and issue letters of curatorship to take charge of the estate of a decedent until letters are granted......
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Richard & Chernecky v. Richard, 193 So. 3d 964 (Fla. 3d DCA 2016).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 2016 WL 2340787, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 6747

...o perform the duties of a personal representative without court approval. At the time those decisions were issued, curators were only authorized to perform the duties and functions of a personal representative “on special order of the court.” § 733.501(3), Fla. Stat. (1974). That language no longer appears in the law. See § 733.501(1), Fla....
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In Re Amendments to the Fl. Prob. Rules, 964 So. 2d 140 (Fla. 2007).

Cited 1 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 32 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 505, 2007 Fla. LEXIS 1234, 2007 WL 2002458

...2002 Revision: Subdivisions (a) and (b) amended to clarify contents of accounting. Committee notes revised. 2003 Revision: Committee notes revised. 2005 Revision: Verification requirement added as new (d). Committee notes revised. 2007 Revision: Committee notes revised. Statutory References § 733.501, Fla....
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In re Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 912 So. 2d 1178 (Fla. 2005).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 30 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 666, 2005 Fla. LEXIS 1917, 2005 WL 2385258

...oved fiduciaries. Committee notes revised. 2003 Revision: Committee notes revised. 2005 Revision: Verification requirement added as new (h). Committee notes revised. Statutory References § 733.3101, Fla. Stat. Personal representative not qualified. § 733.501, Fla....
...*1193 2002 Revision: Subdivisions (a) and (b) amended to clarify contents of accounting. Committee notes revised. 2003 Revision: Committee notes revised. 2005 Revision: Verification requirement added as new (d). Committee notes revised. Statutory References § 733.501, Fla....
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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

...to the personal representative within 20 days, and in default, shall be subject to the provisions of these rules relating to removal of personal representatives. Committee Notes This rule represents a rule implementation of the procedure found in F.S. 733.501....
...This specificity of example was not included in the statute, and the committee, by including this specification, did not intend to limit the authorized acts to those two specified in the rule. Rule History 1988 Revision: New rule. Statutory Reference F.S. 733.501 Curators....
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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

...to the personal representative within 20 days, and in default, shall be subject to the provisions of these rules relating to removal of personal representatives. Committee Notes This rule represents a rule implementation of the procedure found in F.S. 733.501....
...This specificity of example was not included in the statute, and the committee, by including this specification, did not intend to limit the authorized acts to those two specified in the rule. Rule History 1988 Revision: New rule. Statutory Reference F.S. 733.501 Curators....
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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

...Service charges by clerk of the circuit court. § 28.2401, Fla. Stat. Service charges in probate matters. § 733.402, Fla. Stat. Bond of fiduciary; when required; form. § 733.403, Fla. Stat. Amount of bond. § 733.405, Fla. Stat. Release of surety. § 733.501, Fla....
...Inventory Inventories and accountings; public records exemptions. Rule References [No Change] RULE 5.346. FIDUCIARY ACCOUNTING (a) — (d) [No Change] Committee Notes [No Change] Rule History 1988 Revision — 2007 Revision [No Change] 2010 Revision: Committee notes revised. Statutory References § 733.501, Fla....
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Smith v. Miller, 568 So. 2d 487 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1990 Fla. App. LEXIS 7894

...ellant commingled the assets of the estate, has not kept adequate records, and has made unauthorized expenditures and sales of property. The trial court granted the appointment of a curator. The authority for the appointment of a curator is found in Section 733.501, Florida Statutes (1989), which provides in pertinent part: (1) When it is necessary, the court may appoint a curator and issue letters of curatorship to take charge of the estate of a decedent until letters are granted.......
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Ori Avraham Gordin & Teresa Shelley v. Est. of Shelley Wilensky Shelley Maisel a/k/a Shelley W. Shelley & Daniel W. Shelley, 179 So. 3d 518 (Fla. 4th DCA 2015).

Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 17910, 2015 WL 7566353

...the curator, the reason that the concurrent representation is not only problematic, but legally unjustifiable, is clearly seen. Since the curator in the instant case was given the “full power of a personal representative,” which is specifically authorized by section 733.501(1), Florida Statutes (2014) (“The curator may be authorized to perform any duty or function of a personal representative.”), there is an inherently conflicting scenario created when both a curator and a personal representative are simultaneously authorized to act on behalf of the estate....
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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

...Citation form changes in committee notes. 2002 Revision: Implements procedures for interim accountings and accountings by resigning -or removed fiduciaries. Committee notes revised. Statutory References § 733.3101, Fla. Stat. Personal representative not qualified. § 733.501, 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

...(g) Subject to Other Provisions. Curators shall be subject to the provisions of these rules and other applicable law concerning personal representatives. Committee Notes This rule represents a rule implementation-ofimplements the procedure found in section 733.501, Florida Statutes.,_as amended in 1997 and 2001....
...1992 Revision: Editorial changes. Citation form changes in committee notes. 2003 Revision: Extensive changes to rule to clarify procedure for appointment of curator. Committee notes revised. Statutory References § 733.402, Fla. Stat. Bond of fiduciary; when required; form. § 733.501, Fla....
...Service charges in probate matters. § 733.401, Fla. Stat. Issuance of letters.' § 733.402, Fla. Stat. Bond of personal representative fiduciary; when required; form. § 733.403, Fla. Stat. Amount of bond. § 733.405, Fla. Stat. Release of surety. § 733.501, Fla....
...2002 Revision: Implements procedures for interim accountings and accountings by resigning or removed fiduciaries. Committee notes revised. 2003 Revision: Committee notes revised. Statutory References § 733.3101, Fla. Stat. Personal representative not qualified. § 733.501, Fla....
...1999 Revision: Committee notes revised to correct rule reference and to reflect formatting changes in accounting formats. *1110 2002 Revision: Subdivisions (a) and (b) amended to clarify contents of accounting. Committee notes revised. 2003 Revision: Committee notes revised. Statutory References § 733.501, Fla....
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Friedman v. Cohan, 501 So. 2d 68 (Fla. 3d DCA 1987).

Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 12 Fla. L. Weekly 256, 1987 Fla. App. LEXIS 6270

...The trial court did not abuse its discretion in appointing a curator to mar-shall and hold for safekeeping all of the decedent’s assets, including those which were claimed by one of the beneficiaries as non-probate assets, pending a determination as to the status of those assets. Section 733.501, Florida Statutes (1985) authorizes the appointment of a curator whose first responsibility is to marshall all of the decedent’s effects....
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Nava Jacobs v. Anita Jacob (Fla. 3d DCA 2025).

Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal

...On the contrary, the court merely found that Nava did not have status to act on behalf of the estate. This ruling conforms with the earlier denial of Nava’s motion to serve as personal representative, which was not appealed, and the authorization to procure a curator, which has not yet been exercised. See § 733.501(1), Fla....