§ 733.209, Fla. Stat. · Part II. COMMENCING ADMINISTRATION

Estates of missing persons.

Verbatim from the official edition

Text — 2026 Florida Statutes

Any interested person may petition to administer the estate of a missing person; however, no personal representative shall be appointed until the court determines the missing person is dead.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 93, ch. 2001-226.

Note

Note.—Created from former s. 732.53.

Source of truth

Edition: 2026 Florida Statutes
Official file: https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0700-0799/0733/0733.html
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