Can a person who lives outside Florida serve as personal representative of a Florida estate?
Only if related to the decedent in a way Florida law allows, such as a child, parent, spouse, sibling, aunt, uncle, niece or nephew, or the spouse of one who qualifies.
Section 733.304, Florida Statutes, allows a person who is not domiciled in Florida to serve as personal representative only in certain cases.
The person must be a legally adopted child or adoptive parent of the decedent, be related to the decedent by lineal consanguinity, such as a child, grandchild or parent, or be a spouse, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, nephew or niece of the decedent or a lineal relative of one of them. The spouse of a person who qualifies may also serve.
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