§ 736.1108, Fla. Stat. · Part XI. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION
Penalty clause for contest.
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(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.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
s. 11, ch. 2006-217.
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