Florida § 733.5036 - Accounting and discharge following resignation.
Full text of Florida Florida Statutes § 733.5036 — Accounting and discharge following resignation., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 733.5036. Accounting and discharge following resignation.
(1) A resigning personal representative shall file and serve a final accounting of the personal representative’s administration. (2) After determination and satisfaction of the liability, if any, of the resigning personal representative, after compensation of the personal representative and the attorney and other persons employed by the personal representative, and upon receipt of evidence that undistributed estate assets have been delivered to the successor fiduciary, the personal representative shall be discharged, the bond released, and the surety discharged.
Source: official Florida text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Florida Statutes § 733.5036 cover?
Section 733.5036 ("Accounting and discharge following resignation.") is part of the Florida Statutes, the codified statutory law of Florida. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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