2016 Florida Statutes
TITLE XLII - ESTATES AND TRUSTS
Chapter 736 - FLORIDA TRUST CODE
Part XI - RULES OF CONSTRUCTION (ss. 736.1101-736.1108)
736.1108 - Penalty clause for contest.
736.1108 Penalty clause for contest.—
(1) A provision in a trust instrument purporting to penalize any interested person for contesting the trust instrument or instituting other proceedings relating to a trust estate or trust assets is unenforceable.
(2) This section applies to trusts created on or after October 1, 1993. For purposes of this subsection, a revocable trust shall be treated as created when the right of revocation terminates.
History.—s. 11, ch. 2006-217.
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