Florida Statute 733.704 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title XLII
ESTATES AND TRUSTS

Chapter 733
PROBATE CODE: ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES

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F.S. 733.704

733.704 Amendment of claims.—If a bona fide attempt to file a claim is made but the claim is defective as to form, the court may permit the amendment of the claim at any time.

History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 1, ch. 77-174; s. 148, ch. 2001-226.

Note.—Created from former s. 733.17.

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Amendments to 733.704

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 733.704

Total Results: 20

May v. Illinois Nat. Ins. Co.

771 So. 2d 1143, 2000 WL 1707159

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Nov 16, 2000 | Docket: 2517435

Cited 34 times | Published

a claim may be corrected. See id. (citing section 733.704, Florida Statutes (1981)). With these principles

Notar v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.

438 So. 2d 531

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 30, 1983 | Docket: 2517437

Cited 6 times | Published

uncertainty. Id. Deviations in form may be corrected. § 733.704, Fla. Stat. (1981). We believe Notar's motion

In Re Amendments to the Florida Probate Rules

584 So. 2d 964, 16 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 557, 1991 Fla. LEXIS 1335, 1991 WL 169366

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Aug 22, 1991 | Docket: 1515221

Cited 5 times | Published

Fla. Stat. Form and manner of presenting claim. § 733.704, Fla. Stat. Amendment of claims. § 733.705, Fla

Estate of Shearer v. AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE

737 So. 2d 1229, 1999 WL 550508

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 30, 1999 | Docket: 1300995

Cited 3 times | Published

process of manually researching microfiche. [3] Section 733.704 provides, "If a bona fide attempt to file a

Baillargeon v. Sewell

33 So. 3d 130, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 5965, 2010 WL 1727842

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 30, 2010 | Docket: 1156590

Cited 1 times | Published

time." Fla. Prob. R. 5.490(e). Similarly, section 733.704 provides: "If a bona fide attempt to file a

In Re Amendments to the Florida Probate Rules

959 So. 2d 1170, 32 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 413, 2007 Fla. LEXIS 1193, 2007 WL 1932256

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 5, 2007 | Docket: 1525727

Cited 1 times | Published

added to implement the procedure found in section 733.704, Florida Statutes. Editorial changes. Committee

MIDFLORIDA SCHOOLS FED. CREDIT U. v. Fansler

404 So. 2d 1178

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 23, 1981 | Docket: 1782112

Cited 1 times | Published

claim "indicating its basis" (emphasis added). Section 733.704, Florida Statutes, further provides that when

In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, Florida Rules of General Practice and Judicial Administration, Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure, Florida Probate Rules, Florida Rules of Traffic Court, Florida Small Claims Rules, Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure, Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, and Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Oct 28, 2021 | Docket: 60680655

Published

rule implementation of the procedure found in section 733.704, Florida Statutes. It is not intended to change

In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, Florida Rules of General Practice and Judicial Administration, Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure, Florida Probate Rules, Florida Rules of Traffic Court, Florida Small Claims Rules, Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure, Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, and Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Oct 28, 2021 | Docket: 60688689

Published

rule implementation of the procedure found in section 733.704, Florida Statutes. It is not intended to change

In Re: Amendments to the Florida Probate Rules - 2019 Regular-Cycle Report

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Dec 19, 2019 | Docket: 16761661

Published

rule implementation of the procedure found in section 733.704, Florida Statutes. It is not intended to change

In Re: Amendments to the Florida Probate Rules - 2019 Regular-Cycle Report

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Nov 14, 2019 | Docket: 16761661

Published

rule implementation of the procedure found in section 733.704, Florida Statutes. It is not intended to change

Vazquez v. Byrski

993 So. 2d 983, 2007 Fla. App. LEXIS 15930, 2007 WL 2934936

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 10, 2007 | Docket: 64856309

Published

creditor to amend the claim at any time. See § 733.704, Fla. Stat. (1991) (“If a bona fide attempt to

In re Amendments to the Florida Probate Rules

912 So. 2d 1178, 30 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 666, 2005 Fla. LEXIS 1917, 2005 WL 2385258

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 29, 2005 | Docket: 64840686

Published

Fla. Stat. Form and manner of presenting claim. § 733.704, Fla. Stat. Amendment of claims. § 733.705, Fla

Amendments to the Florida Probate Rules

848 So. 2d 1069, 28 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 495, 2003 Fla. LEXIS 1063, 2003 WL 21402500

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jun 19, 2003 | Docket: 64823856

Published

Fla. Stat. Form and manner of presenting claim. § 733.704, Fla. Stat. Amendment of claims. § 733.705, Fla

Amendments to the Florida Probate Rules

824 So. 2d 849, 27 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 423, 2002 Fla. LEXIS 873, 2002 WL 825699

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: May 2, 2002 | Docket: 64817121

Published

Fla. Stat. Form and manner of presenting claim. § 733.704, Fla. Stat. Amendment of claims. § 733.705, Fla

Payne v. Stalley

672 So. 2d 822, 1995 Fla. App. LEXIS 10200, 1995 WL 570552

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 29, 1995 | Docket: 64764287

Published

or notice of appeal of that order. Although section 733.704 permits an amendment of a claim “at any time

In re Amendments to the Florida Probate Rules

607 So. 2d 1306, 17 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 636, 1992 Fla. LEXIS 1622, 1992 WL 249483

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 24, 1992 | Docket: 64671175

Published

Fla.Stat. Form and manner of presenting claim. § 733.704, Fla.Stat. Amendment of claims. § 733.705, Fla

Florida Bar

537 So. 2d 500, 13 Fla. L. Weekly 601, 1988 Fla. LEXIS 1463, 1988 WL 143178

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 29, 1988 | Docket: 64640022

Published

733.703 Form and manner of presenting claim. F.S. 733.704 Amendment of claims. F.S. 733.705 Payment of

Florida Bar

531 So. 2d 1261, 13 Fla. L. Weekly 601, 1988 Fla. LEXIS 1475, 1988 WL 53983

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 29, 1988 | Docket: 64637451

Published

733.703 Form and manner of presenting claim. F.S. 733.704 Amendment of claims. F.S. 733.708 Compromise

Florida Bar re Amendment to Rules

458 So. 2d 1079, 9 Fla. L. Weekly 401, 1984 Fla. LEXIS 3390

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 13, 1984 | Docket: 64608151

Published

733.703 Form and manner of presenting claim. F.S. 733.704 Amendment of claims. F.S. 733.708 Compromise