Florida Statute 735.201 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2024 Florida Statutes (including 2025 Special Session C)

Title XLII
ESTATES AND TRUSTS

Chapter 735
PROBATE CODE: SMALL ESTATES

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F.S. 735.201

735.201 Summary administration; nature of proceedings.—Summary administration may be had in the administration of either a resident or nonresident decedent’s estate, when it appears:

(1) In a testate estate, that the decedent’s will does not direct administration as required by chapter 733.

(2) That the value of the entire estate subject to administration in this state, less the value of property exempt from the claims of creditors, does not exceed $75,000 or that the decedent has been dead for more than 2 years.

History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 105, ch. 75-220; s. 2, ch. 80-203; s. 13, ch. 89-340; s. 179, ch. 2001-226.

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Cases Citing Statute 735.201

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Wolf v. Doll

229 So. 3d 1280

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 15, 2017 | Docket: 60280720

Cited 1 times | Published

decedent has been dead for more than 2 years.” § 735,201, Fla. Stat. (2013). To initiate a summary administration

ROSALIE WOLF v. JO ANN DOLL

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 15, 2017 | Docket: 6223867

Published

decedent has been dead for more than 2 years.” § 735.201, Fla. Stat. (2013). To initiate a summary

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

Committee notes revised. Statutory Reference F.S. 735.201-735.209 Summary administration. Rule Reference

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

Committee notes revised. Statutory Reference F.S. 735.201 — 735.209 Summary administration. Rule Reference

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

Committee notes revised. Statutory Reference F.S. 735.201 — 735.209 Summary administration. Rule 5.550