1997 Florida Code
TITLE XLII ESTATES AND TRUSTS
Chapter 733 Probate Code: Administration Of Estates
PART I GENERAL PROVISIONS (ss. 733.101-733.109)
733.104 Suspension of statutes of limitation in favor of the personal representative.
733.104 Suspension of statutes of limitation in favor of the personal representative.--
(1) If a person entitled to bring an action dies before the expiration of the time limited for the commencement of the action and the cause of action survives, the action may be commenced by his or her personal representative after the expiration and within 12 months from the date of the decedent's death.
(2) If a person against whom a cause of action exists dies before the expiration of the time limited for commencement of the action and the cause of action survives, claim shall be filed on the cause of action, and it shall then proceed as other claims against the estate, notwithstanding the expiration of the time limited for commencement of the action.
History.--s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 48, ch. 75-220; s. 1, ch. 77-174; s. 982, ch. 97-102.
Note.--Created from former s. 734.27.
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