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2017 Florida Statutes
TITLE XLII - ESTATES AND TRUSTS
Chapter 736 - FLORIDA TRUST CODE
Part X - LIABILITY OF TRUSTEE AND RIGHTS OF PERSONS DEALING WITHTRUSTEE (ss. 736.1001-736.1018)
736.1004 - Attorney’s fees and costs.
Universal Citation: FL Stat § 736.1004 (2017)
736.1004 Attorney’s fees and costs.—
(1)(a) In all actions for breach of fiduciary duty or challenging the exercise of, or failure to exercise, a trustee’s powers; and
(b) In proceedings arising under ss. 736.0410-736.0417,
the court shall award taxable costs as in chancery actions, including attorney fees and guardian ad litem fees.
(2) When awarding taxable costs under this section, including attorney fees and guardian ad litem fees, the court, in its discretion, may direct payment from a party’s interest, if any, in the trust or enter a judgment that may be satisfied from other property of the party, or both.
History.—s. 10, ch. 2006-217.
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