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Fla. Stat. § 768.26

Litigation expenses

Known as the Florida Wrongful Death Act

The act spans §§ 768.041 to 768.81 (79 sections).

History.--s. 1, ch. 72-35.

Attorneys’ fees and other expenses of litigation shall be paid by the personal representative and deducted from the awards to the survivors and the estate in proportion to the amounts awarded to them, but expenses incurred for the benefit of a particular survivor or the estate shall be paid from their awards.

Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.