Legal Commentary on the Definition of “Trust Director” Fla. Stat. § 736.0103(25) defines the term “trust director.” The text of the subsection …

Legal Commentary on the Definition of “Trustee” Fla. Stat. § 736.0103(27) defines the term “trustee.” The text of the subsection reads: “Trustee” …

Legal Commentary on the Definition of “Power of Withdrawal” Fla. Stat. § 736.0103(17) defines the term “power of withdrawal.” The text of …

Legal Commentary on the Definition of “Qualified Beneficiary” Fla. Stat. § 736.0103(19) defines the term “qualified beneficiary.” The text of the subsection …

Fla. Stat. § 736.0103 provides definitions for the Florida Trust Code. There are 27 separate terms defined. Because of the importance of …

Legal Commentary on the Definition of “Spendthrift Provision” Fla. Stat. § 736.0103(22) defines the term “spendthrift provision.” The text of the subsection …

Legal Commentary on the Definition of “Jurisdiction” Fla. Stat. § 736.0103(14) defines the term “jurisdiction.” The text of the subsection reads: “Jurisdiction” …

Legal Commentary on the Definition of “State” Fla. Stat. § 736.0103(23) defines the term “state.” The text of the subsection reads: “State” …

Legal Commentary on the Definition of “Power of Direction” Fla. Stat. § 736.0103(16) defines the term “power of direction.” The text of …

Legal Commentary on the Definition of “Directed Trust” Fla. Stat. § 736.0103(6) defines the term “directed trust.” The text of the subsection …

Legal Commentary on the Definition of “Directed Trustee” Fla. Stat. § 736.0103(7) defines the term “directed trustee.” The text of the subsection …

Legal Commentary on the Definition of “Revocable” Fla. Stat. § 736.0103(20) defines the term “revocable.” The text of the subsection reads: “Revocable,” …

Legal Commentary on the Definition of “Affiliate” Fla. Stat. § 736.0103(2) defines the term “affiliate.” The text of the subsection reads: “Affiliate” …

Legal Commentary on the Definition of “Environmental Law” Fla. Stat. § 736.0103(9) defines the term “environmental law.” The text of the subsection …

Legal Commentary on the Definition of “Settlor” Fla. Stat. § 736.0103(21) defines the term “settlor.” The text of the subsection reads: “Settlor” …

Legal Commentary on the Definition of “Ascertainable Standard” Fla. Stat. § 736.0103(3) defines the term “ascertainable standard.” The text of the subsection …

Legal Commentary on the Definition of “Charitable Trust” Fla. Stat. § 736.0103(5) defines the term “charitable trust.” The text of the subsection …

Legal Commentary on the Definition of “Guardian of the Property” Fla. Stat. § 736.0103(12) defines the term “guardian of the property.” The …

Legal Commentary on the Definition of “Property” Fla. Stat. § 736.0103(18) defines the term “property.” The text of the subsection reads: “Property” …

Legal Commentary on the Definition of “General Power of Appointment” Fla. Stat. § 736.0103(10) defines the term “general power of appointment.” The …

Legal Commentary on Fla. Stat. § 736.0415 Fla. Stat. § 736.0415 establishes that a trust may be reformed to eliminate a mistake …

Legal Commentary on the Definition of “Interests of the Beneficiaries” Fla. Stat. § 736.0103(13) defines the term “interests of the beneficiaries” The …

Legal Commentary on the Definition of “Distributee” Fla. Stat. § 736.0103(8) defines the term “distributee.” The text of the subsection reads: “Distributee” …

Legal Commentary on the Definition of “Permissible Distributee” Fla. Stat. § 736.0103(15) defines the term “permissible distributee.” The text of the subsection …

Legal Commentary on the Definition of “Terms of a Trust” Fla. Stat. § 736.0103(24) defines the term “terms of a trust.” The …

Legal Commentary on Fla. Stat. § 736.0407 Fla. Stat. § 736.0407 establishes that oral trusts are generally allowed in Florida, if the …

Legal Commentary on the Definition of “Trust Instrument” Fla. Stat. § 736.0103(26) defines the term “trust instrument” The text of the subsection …

Legal Commentary on Fla. Stat. § 736.0112 Fla. Stat. § 736.0112 eliminates local qualifications for foreign trustees who receive distributions from an …