The creditor claim period of 3 monthsFla. Stat. §§ 733.2121, 733.702 (later of 3 months from first publication or 30 days from service on a served creditor), 733.703, 733.705, 733.707, 733.710Verified Sep 15, 2026View source runs from the first publication of the creditor notice, which follows the executor's appointment. Every claim is barred 24 monthsFla. Stat. §§ 733.2121, 733.702 (later of 3 months from first publication or 30 days from service on a served creditor), 733.703, 733.705, 733.707, 733.710Verified Sep 15, 2026View source after the date of death, whether or not notice was given.
Within 60 daysFla. Prob. R. 5.340; Fla. Stat. § 733.604Verified Sep 15, 2026View source of the personal representative's appointment.
The personal representative closes a formal administration by filing a final accounting together with a petition for discharge (including a plan of distribution) under Fla. Prob. R. 5.400 and serving it on interested persons; after the 30-day objection window (Fla. Prob. R. 5.401), the court enters an order discharging the personal representative and releasing any suretyFla. Stat. §§ 733.901, 198.26; Fla. Prob. R. 5.400, 5.401, 5.345, 5.346Verified Sep 15, 2026View source.
A person named as personal representative who will not serve renounces the appointment before anyone is appointed; the instrument is a written renunciation filed with the courtFla. Stat. § 733.301(1)(a), (4); Fla. Prob. R. 5.201(b); Fla. Stat. § 731.302Verified Sep 23, 2026View source. A notary is not requiredFla. Prob. R. 5.180Verified Sep 23, 2026View source.
No fixed statutory floor date, but the estate cannot close until administration is complete — all presented claims paid, settled, or otherwise disposed of (Fla. Prob. R. 5.400(a), (b)(2)) — which requires the creditor-claims period under Fla. Stat. § 733.702(1) (the later of 3 months after first publication or 30 days after service on a served creditor) to have run. Fla. Prob. R. 5.400(c) sets a 12-month outer deadline, not an earliest dateFla. Prob. R. 5.400(a), (b)(2); Fla. Stat. § 733.702(1)Verified Sep 15, 2026View source.