SB 520 Florida Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Curators of Estates

Summary

Curators of Estates; Revising the requirements for a court to appoint a curator of certain estates; providing that a curator has specified authority and duties; providing the circumstances in which a curator must take into its custody the estate of specified decedents or persons; providing that a curator is subject to removal and surcharge by the court, etc.

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Mar 4, 2025 Last action Jun 16, 2025

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MODERATE

This bill amends Florida's curator of estates laws to clarify appointment requirements, duties, and reporting obligations. The changes streamline the process for courts to appoint curators when estates are at risk of waste or mismanagement, and add a new provision for consistent terminology. A new section 3 establishes an effective date of July 1, 2025, and Section 2 updates the fiduciary lawyer-client privilege to explicitly include curators as fiduciaries.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope by explicitly adding curators to the list of fiduciaries protected by lawyer-client privilege and clarifies appointment circumstances for estates of minors, disabled persons, and unknown decedents.

TIMELINE

Added Section 3 establishing July 1, 2025 as the effective date for the new provisions.

REQUIREMENT

Modified appointment requirements to clarify that curators must act when estates of minors, disabled persons, or unknown decedents are at risk, and added language about protecting heirs' interests.

Added requirement for periodic court reviews of curator reports at regular intervals to ensure proper estate management.

DEFINITION

Added Section 1(7) establishing consistent terminology to avoid confusion about who is responsible for managing estates.

ENFORCEMENT

Modified Section 2 to explicitly include curators as fiduciaries under the lawyer-client privilege, extending attorney-client protections to curators.

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Committee

Mar 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

upper

Mar 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/19/25, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

upper

Feb 20, 2025

Committee

Referred to Judiciary; Banking and Insurance; Rules

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors