§ 733.304, Fla. Stat. · Part III. PREFERENCE IN APPOINTMENT ANDQUALIFICATIONS OFPERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
Nonresidents.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
A person who is not domiciled in the state cannot qualify as personal representative unless the person is:
(1) A legally adopted child or adoptive parent of the decedent;
(2) Related by lineal consanguinity to the decedent;
(3) A spouse or a brother, sister, uncle, aunt, nephew, or niece of the decedent, or someone related by lineal consanguinity to any such person; or
(4) The spouse of a person otherwise qualified under this section.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 63, ch. 75-220; s. 6, ch. 79-343.
Note
Note.—Created from former s. 732.47.
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