The duties and powers of a personal representative commence upon appointment. The powers of a personal representative relate back in time to give acts by the person appointed, occurring before appointment and beneficial to the estate, the same effect as those occurring after appointment. A personal representative may ratify and accept acts on behalf of the estate done by others when the acts would have been proper for a personal representative.
Fla. Stat. § 733.601
Time of accrual of duties and powers
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 948 So. 2d 774 - University of Miami v. Wilson (2007)
Most recently applied in Markland v. Insys Therapeutics, Inc. (September 2017)
History.--s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 74, ch. 75-220; s. 1000, ch. 97-102; s. 124, ch. 2001-226.
Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.