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The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLII
ESTATES AND TRUSTS
Chapter 733
PROBATE CODE: ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES
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733.708 Compromise.When a proposal is made to compromise any claim, whether in suit or not, by or against the estate of a decedent or to compromise any question concerning the distribution of a decedent’s estate, the court may enter an order authorizing the compromise if satisfied that the compromise will be for the best interest of the interested persons. The order shall relieve the personal representative of liability or responsibility for the compromise. Claims against the estate may not be compromised until after the time for filing objections to claims has expired.
History.s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 86, ch. 75-220; s. 151, ch. 2001-226.
Note.Created from former s. 733.21.

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Univ. Med. Ctr. v. Zeiler, 625 So. 2d 120 (Fla. 5th DCA 1993).

Cited 5 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 18 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. D 2232

...superior to an estate's claim. Indeed, a personal representative may not release a claim which is in favor of an estate, except in good faith and upon sufficient consideration. Penn Mutual Life Ins. Co. v. Roberts, 120 Fla. 392, 162 So. 881 (1935); § 733.708, Fla....
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In Re Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 584 So. 2d 964 (Fla. 1991).

Cited 5 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 16 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 557, 1991 Fla. LEXIS 1335, 1991 WL 169366

...Trust companies and other corporations and associations. § 733.702, Fla. Stat. Limitations on presentation of claims. § 733.703, Fla. Stat. Form and manner of presenting claim. § 733.704, Fla. Stat. Amendment of claims. § 733.705, Fla. Stat. Payment of and objection to claims. § 733.708, Fla....
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In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure-2017 Regular-cycle Report., 256 So. 3d 1218 (Fla. 2018).

Cited 1 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida

(23) or authorizing a compromise pursuant to section 733.708, Florida Statutes. (c) Record; Alternative
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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

...Notice to creditors; filing of claims. § 733.702, Fla. Stat. Limitations on presentation of claims. § 733.703, Fla. Stat. Form and manner of presenting claim. § 733.704, Fla. Stat. Amendment of claims. § 733.705, Fla. Stat. Payment of and objection to claims. § 733.708, 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

...733.305 Trust companies and other corporations and associations. F.S. 733.702 Limitations on presentation of claims. F.S. 733.703 Form and manner of presenting claim. F.S. 733.704 Amendment of claims. F.S. 733.705 Payment of and objection to claims. F.S. 733.708 Compromise....
...Statutory References F.S. 731.111 Notice to creditors. F.S. 733.212 Notice of administration; filing of objections and claims. F.S. 733.702 Limitations on presentation of claims. F.S. 733.703 Form and manner of presenting claim. F.S. 733.704 Amendment of claims. F.S. 733.708 Compromise....
...Rule History 1988 Revision: New rule Statutory References F.S. 731.111 Notice to creditors. F.S. 733.212 Notice of administration; filing of objections and claims. F.S. 733.702 Limitations on presentation of claims. F.S. 733.703 Form and manner of presenting claim. F.S. 733.708 Compromise....
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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

...733.302 Who may be appointed personal representative. F.S. 733.303 Persons not qualified. F.S. 733.305 Trust companies and other corporations and associations. F.S. 733.702 Limitations on presentation of claims. F.S. 733.703 Form and manner of presenting claim. F.S. 733.704 Amendment of claims. F.S. 733.708 Compromise....
...Statutory References F.S. 731.111 Notice to creditors. F.S. 733.212 Notice of administration; filing of objections and claims. F.S. 733.702 Limitations on presentation of claims. F.S. 733.703 Form and manner of presenting claim. F.S. 733.704 Amendment of claims. F.S. 733.708 Compromise....
...See the note attached to FPR 5.245. *1327 Rule History 1988 Revision: New rule. Statutory References F.S. 731.111 Notice to creditors. F.S. 733.212 Notice of administration; filing of objections and claims. F.S. 733.703 Form and manner of presenting claim. F.S. 733.708 Compromise....
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In re Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 607 So. 2d 1306 (Fla. 1992).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 17 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 636, 1992 Fla. LEXIS 1622, 1992 WL 249483

...1992 Revision: Addition of phrase in subdivision (a) to conform to 1992 amendment to section 731.303(5), Florida Statutes. Editorial changes. Committee notes revised. Citation form changes in committee notes. Statutory References § 731.303, Fla.Stat. Representation. § 733.308, Fla.Stat. Administrator ad li-tem. § 733.708, Fla.Stat....
...Trust companies and other corporations and associations. § 733.702, Fla.Stat. Limitations on presentation of claims. § 733.703, Fla.Stat. Form and manner of presenting claim. § 733.704, Fla.Stat. Amendment of claims. § 733.705, Fla.Stat. Payment of and objection to claims. § 733.708, Fla.Stat....
...Resignation of personal representative. § 733.604, Fla.Stat. Inventory. § 733.612(5), (22), (24), Fla.Stat. Transactions authorized for the personal representative: exceptions. § 733.613, FIa.Stat. Personal representative's right to sell real property. § 733.708, Fla.Stat....
...Notice to eredi- 733.212, Fla.Stat. ministration; filing of claims. Notice of ad-objections and 733.702, Fla.Stat. presentation of claims. Limitations on RS4 733.703, Fla.Stat. ner of presenting claim. Form and man- ⅜&⅞ 733.704, Fla.Stat. claims. Amendment of 733.708, Fla.Stat....
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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

...InventoryInventories and accountings; public records exemptions. § 733.612(5), (22), (24), Fla. Stat. Transactions authorized for the personal representative; exceptions. § 733.613, Fla. Stat. Personal representative's right to sell real property. § 733.708, Fla....
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In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure (Fla. 2023).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida

...ministration pursuant tounder section 733.2123, Florida Statutes; (5)-(24) [No changes] (25) approve a settlement agreement on any of the matters listed above in (b)(1)–(b)(24) or authorizing a compromise pursuant tounder section 733.708, Florida Statutes. (c) Record; Alternative Appendix....
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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

...Statutory References F.S. 731.111 Notice to creditors. F.S. 733.212 Notice of administration; filing of objections and claims. F.S. 733.702 Limitations on presentation of claims. F.S. 733.703 Form and manner of presenting claim. F.S. 733.704 Amendment of claims. F.S. 733.708 Compromise....
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Kaplan v. Kaplan, 903 F. Supp. 2d 1304 (M.D. Fla. 2012).

Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 2012 WL 5396204, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 161480

responsibility for the compromise. Fla. Stat. § 733.708; Evans v. Tucker, 101 Fla. 688, 135 So. 305, 309
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In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure - 2020 Regular-Cycle Report (Fla. 2020).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida

...f attorneys’ fees or costs; (24) deny entitlement to attorneys’ fees or costs; or (245) approve a settlement agreement on any of the matters listed above in (b)(1)–(b)(234) or authorizing a compromise pursuant to section 733.708, Florida Statutes. (c)-(e) [NO CHANGE] RULE 9.180....
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In re Amendments to the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, 75 So. 3d 239 (Fla. 2011).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 2011 WL 5218961

...uardian, or other fiduciary; (22) discharge a fiduciary or the fiduciary’s surety; (23) award attorneys’ fees or costs; or (24) approve a settlement agreement on any of the matters listed above in (1)-(23) or authorizing a compromise pursuant to section 733.708, Florida Statutes....
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Nestor v. Est. of Victor Posner, 260 So. 3d 417 (Fla. 3d DCA 2018).

Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal

...Milstein, for appellee. Before ROTHENBERG, C.J., and EMAS and LUCK, JJ. PER CURIAM. Brenda Nestor appeals an order granting a joint motion to approve a settlement agreement between the Estate of Victor Posner and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (“PBGC”), pursuant to section 733.708, Florida Statutes (2016)....
...●The agreement reduced the liability of the Estate and the VP Entities by 31% (from $46.7 million to $32.25 million); and ●PBGC would not initiate or complete foreclosure actions against the estate assets while the agreement was in effect.5 4 Section 733.708, Florida Statutes (2015) provides in pertinent part: When a proposal is made to compromise any claim, whether in suit or not, by or against the estate of a decedent or to compromise any qu...
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Sec. Ins. Co. v. Est. of Stillson, 397 So. 2d 1206 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1981).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1981 Fla. App. LEXIS 19734

WENTWORTH, Judge. Appellant seeks review of an order denying the parties’ joint motion to authorize a compromise and settlement of estate claims; we affirm the order appealed. Section 733.708, Florida Statutes, is the applicable statute relating to compromise of estate claims, and provides that: ......
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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

...Trust companies and other corporations and associations. § 733.702,-Fla — Stat. Limitations on presentation of claims. § 733.703, Fla,-Stat. Form and manner of presenting-claiffir §-733-704; — Fla—Stat,—Amendment—ef claimsr § 733.705; ■■ Fla- Stat. Payment of and objection to claims.- § 733.708, Fla....
...Notice to creditors; filing of claims. § 733.702, Fla. Stat. Limitations on presentation of claims. § 733.703, Fla. Stat. Form and manner of presenting claim. § 733.704, Fla. Stat. Amendment of claims. § 733.705, Fla. Stat. Payment of and objection to claims. § 733.708, Fla....
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In re Est. of Novick, 526 So. 2d 200 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 13 Fla. L. Weekly 1366, 1988 Fla. App. LEXIS 2475, 1988 WL 56508

...resentative. Accordingly, a different issue is involved. See Costa Bella Development Corp. v. Costa Development Corp., 445 So.2d 1090 (Fla. 3d DCA 1984). We reject the theories advanced by the widow that she is protected by either section 733.601 or section 733.708, Florida Statutes (1985)....
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DiProspero v. Shelby Mut. Ins., 400 So. 2d 177 (Fla. 1st DCA 1981).

Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 1981 Fla. App. LEXIS 20337

estate. On remand we urge compliance with Section 733.708, Florida Statutes (1979). REVERSED AND REMANDED
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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

...lorida Statutes. Editorial changes. Committee notes revised. Citation form changes in committee notes. 2003 Revision: Committee notes revised. Statutory References § 731.303, Fla. Stat. Representation. § 733.308, Fla. Stat. Administrator ad litem. § 733.708, Fla....
...Notice to creditors; filing of claims. § 733.702, Fla. Stat. Limitations on presentation of claims. § 733.703, Fla. Stat. Form and manner of presenting claim. § 733.704, Fla. Stat. Amendment of claims. § 733.705, Fla. Stat. Payment of and objection to claims. § 733.708, Fla....
...Resignation of personal representative. § 733.604, Fla. Stat. Inventory. § 733.612(5), (22), (24), Fla. Stat. Transactions authorized for the personal representative; exceptions. § 733.613, Fla. Stat. Personal representative’s right to sell real property. § 733.708, Fla....
...jections and claims- § 733.2121, Fla. Stat. Notice to creditors; filing of claims. § 733.702, Fla. Stat. Limitations on presentation of claims. § 733.703, Fla. Stat. Form and manner of presenting claim. § 733.704, Fla. Stat. Amendment of claims. § 733.708, Fla....
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Richards v. Richards, 528 So. 2d 972 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 13 Fla. L. Weekly 1697, 1988 Fla. App. LEXIS 3138, 1988 WL 81141

entertained and considered the argument of counsel. Section 733.708, Florida Statutes (1985), the statute concerning
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In Re Amend. to Florida Prob. Rules, 986 So. 2d 576 (Fla. 2008).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 33 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 542, 2008 Fla. LEXIS 1242, 2008 WL 2686339

...2008 Revision: Subdivisions (a), (b), (c), and (d) amended to include persons with a developmental disability. Committee notes revised. Statutory References § 393.12, Fla. Stat. Capacity; appointment of guardian advocate. § 731.303, Fla. Stat. Representation. § 733.308, Fla. Stat. Administrator ad litem. § 733.708, Fla....
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Est. of Arroyo v. Infinity Indem. Ins. Co., 211 So. 3d 240 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2017).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 456

of the parties. The dissent suggests that section 733.708, Florida Statutes (2011), governs a personal
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Reyes v. Infinity Indem. Ins. Co. (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2017).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida

of the parties. The dissent suggests that section 733.708, Florida Statutes (2011), governs a personal
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In Re: Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules - 2019 Fast-Track Report (Fla. 2020).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida

...Citation form changes in committee notes. Statutory References § 393.12, Fla. Stat. Capacity; appointment of guardian advocate. § 731.303, Fla. Stat. Representation. § 733.308, Fla. Stat. Administrator ad litem. § 733.708, Fla....
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In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure - 2020 Regular-Cycle Report (Fla. 2021).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida

...f attorneys’ fees or costs; (24) deny entitlement to attorneys’ fees or costs; or (245) approve a settlement agreement on any of the matters listed above in (b)(1)–(b)(234) or authorizing a compromise pursuant to section 733.708, Florida Statutes. (c)-(e) [NO CHANGE] RULE 9.180....
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In re Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 948 So. 2d 735 (Fla. 2007).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 32 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 79, 2007 Fla. LEXIS 132, 2007 WL 268753

...Committee notes revised. Citation form changes in committee notes. 2003 Revision: Committee notes revised. 2006 Revision: Committee notes revised. Statutory References § 731.303, Fla. Stat. Representation. § 733.308, Fla. Stat. Administrator ad litem. § 733.708, Fla....
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Geezil v. Savage, 127 So. 3d 867 (Fla. 2d DCA 2013).

Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2013 WL 6246204, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 19298

...on seeking $14,892.25. Before the county court action was concluded, the co-personal representatives of the estate agreed to compromise the claim for $10,000. Over the objection of the daughter, the probate court approved this compromise pursuant to section 733.708. We reject the daughter’s argument that the probate court could not compromise this claim while the matter was pending unresolved in county court. Section 733.708 expressly gives the probate court power to compromise claims “whether in suit or not.” In the order on appeal, the probate court determined that the $10,000 funeral expense could be paid to the wife immediately from the investment account that is a general devise to the daughter in the will....
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In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure (Fla. 2023).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida

authorizing a compromise pursuant tounder section 733.708, Florida Statutes. (c) Record; Alternative
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Arzuman v. Est. of Bin, 879 So. 2d 675 (Fla. 4th DCA 2004).

Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2004 Fla. App. LEXIS 11727, 2004 WL 1779074

...Final orders in probate proceedings are defined under rule 9.110(a)(2), as orders which “finally determine a right or obligation of an interested person as defined in the Florida Probate Code.” We conclude that the order approving the settlement of the tort claim did “finally determine a right” of this claimant. Section 733.708, Florida Statutes (2002), which addresses the compromise of lawsuits filed by estates, provides that the probate court may authorize the settlement “if satisfied that the compromise will be for the best interest of the interested pe...
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Carlton v. Carlton, 578 So. 2d 820 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 3775, 1991 WL 63765

...for which independent actions were pending. The court, after a hearing on the petition, entered an order which authorized the compromise of Septa’s claims, finding that the settlement was in the best interest of the beneficiaries of the estate. 3 Section 733.708, Florida Statutes (1989) authorizes a court to approve a compromise if the court is satisfied that the compromise is in the best interest of the beneficiaries....