The Florida Senate

717.1243  Transfer of unclaimed property by operation of law.--When a claim for unclaimed property is made by an heir of an owner who died intestate, it shall not be necessary to accompany the claim with an order of a probate court if the claimant files with the department an affidavit stating that the heirs have amicably agreed among themselves upon a division of the estate, that the assets of the estate of the owner, excluding the unclaimed property, are sufficient to pay all just claims, and that no probate proceedings have been instituted upon the estate. If the owner dies testate but the will is not probated, the claim shall be accompanied by a certified copy of the will and an affidavit stating that the assets of the estate of the owner, excluding the unclaimed property, are sufficient to pay all just claims and that no probate proceedings have been instituted upon the estate. This section only applies if all of the unclaimed property held by the department on behalf of the owner has an aggregate value of $1,000 or less.

History.--s. 17, ch. 96-301.