The Florida Senate

733.703  Form and manner of presenting claim.--

(1)  A creditor shall file a written statement of the claim. No additional charge may be imposed by a claimant who files a claim against the estate.

(2)  A claimant whose claim is listed in a personal representative's proof of claim filed within 3 months after the first publication of the notice of administration shall be deemed to have filed a statement of the claim listed. Except as provided otherwise in this part, the claim shall be treated for all other purposes as if it had been filed by the claimant.

History.--s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 84, ch. 75-220; s. 5, ch. 81-27; s. 5, ch. 85-79; s. 6, ch. 89-340.

Note.--Created from former s. 733.16.