The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XLII
ESTATES AND TRUSTS

Chapter 736
FLORIDA TRUST CODE

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F.S. 736.1009

736.1009 Reliance on trust instrument.—A trustee who acts in reasonable reliance on the terms of the trust as expressed in the trust instrument is not liable to a beneficiary for a breach of trust to the extent the breach resulted from the reliance.

History.—s. 10, ch. 2006-217.

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Amendments to 736.1009

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 736.1009

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 736.1009.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

KRITCHMAN, v. WOLK,, 152 So. 3d 628 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2014)

. . . liable for the breach of trust because it reasonably relied on the language of the Trust Agreement; § 736.1009 . . .