§ 733.309, Fla. Stat. · Part III. PREFERENCE IN APPOINTMENT ANDQUALIFICATIONS OFPERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
Executor de son tort.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
No person shall be liable to a creditor of a decedent as executor de son tort, but any person taking, converting, or intermeddling with the property of a decedent shall be liable to the personal representative or curator, when appointed, for the value of all the property so taken or converted and for all damages to the estate caused by the wrongful action. This section shall not be construed to prevent a creditor of a decedent from suing anyone in possession of property fraudulently conveyed by the decedent to set aside the fraudulent conveyance.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 65, ch. 75-220; s. 991, ch. 97-102; s. 104, ch. 2001-226.
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