Florida Statutes: Probate Code; Trust Code

Chapter 731 PROBATE CODE: GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Part I: SHORT TITLE; CONSTRUCTION (ss. 731.005-731.155)

Part II: DEFINITIONS (s. 731.201)

Part III: NOTICE AND REPRESENTATION (ss. 731.301-731.401)

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Chapter 732 PROBATE CODE: INTESTATE SUCCESSION AND WILLS 

Part I: INTESTATE SUCCESSION (ss. 732.101-732.111)

Part II: ELECTIVE SHARE OF SURVIVING SPOUSE; RIGHTS IN COMMUNITY PROPERTY (ss. 732.201-732.228)

Part III: PRETERMITTED SPOUSE AND CHILDREN (ss. 732.301, 732.302)

Part IV: EXEMPT PROPERTY AND ALLOWANCES (ss. 732.401-732.403)

Part V: WILLS (ss. 732.501-732.526)

Part VI: RULES OF CONSTRUCTION (ss. 732.6005-732.616)

Part VII: CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS RELATING TO DEATH (ss. 732.701-732.703)

Part VIII: GENERAL PROVISIONS (ss. 732.802-732.806)

Part IX: PRODUCTION OF WILLS (s. 732.901)

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Chapter 733 PROBATE CODE: ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES 

Part I: GENERAL PROVISIONS (ss. 733.101-733.109)

Part II: COMMENCING ADMINISTRATION (ss. 733.201-733.213)

Part III: PREFERENCE IN APPOINTMENT AND QUALIFICATIONS OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE (ss. 733.301-733.3101)

Part IV: FIDUCIARY BONDS (ss. 733.402-733.406)

Part V: CURATORS; RESIGNATION AND REMOVAL OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES (ss. 733.501-733.509)

Part VI: DUTIES AND POWERS OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE (ss. 733.601-733.620)

Part VII: CREDITORS' CLAIMS (ss. 733.701-733.710)

Part VIII: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR DISTRIBUTION (ss. 733.801-733.817)

Part IX: CLOSING ESTATES (ss. 733.901, 733.903)

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Chapter 734 PROBATE CODE: FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES; ANCILLARY ADMINISTRATION 

Part I: GENERAL PROVISIONS (ss. 734.101-734.104)

Part II: JURISDICTION OVER FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES (ss. 734.201, 734.202)

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Chapter 735 PROBATE CODE: SMALL ESTATES 

Part I: SUMMARY ADMINISTRATION (ss. 735.201-735.2063)

Part II: DISPOSITION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY WITHOUT ADMINISTRATION (ss. 735.301-735.304)

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Chapter 736 FLORIDA TRUST CODE 

Part I: GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS (ss. 736.0101-736.0112)

Part II: JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS (ss. 736.0201-736.0207)

Part III: REPRESENTATION (ss. 736.0301-736.0306)

Part IV: CREATION, VALIDITY, MODIFICATION, AND TERMINATION (ss. 736.0401-736.0417)

Part V: CREDITORS' CLAIMS; SPENDTHRIFT AND DISCRETIONARY TRUSTS (ss. 736.0501-736.0507)

Part VI: REVOCABLE TRUSTS (ss. 736.0601-736.0604)

Part VII: OFFICE OF TRUSTEE (ss. 736.0701-736.0709)

Part VIII: DUTIES AND POWERS OF TRUSTEE (ss. 736.0801-736.0817)

Part IX: TRUST INVESTMENTS (ss. 736.0901, 736.0902)

Part X: LIABILITY OF TRUSTEE AND RIGHTS OF PERSONS DEALING WITH TRUSTEE (ss. 736.1001-736.1018)

Part XI: RULES OF CONSTRUCTION (ss. 736.1101-736.1109)

Part XII: CHARITABLE TRUSTS (ss. 736.1201-736.1211)

Part XIII: MISCELLANEOUS (ss. 736.1301-736.1303)

Part XIV: FLORIDA UNIFORM DIRECTED TRUST ACT (ss. 736.1401-736.1416)

Part XV: COMMUNITY PROPERTY TRUST ACT (ss. 736.1501-736.1512)

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*Statutes are current as of:   
The 2022 Florida Statutes (including 2022 Special Session A and 2023 Special Session B)

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