§ 736.1406, Fla. Stat. · Part XIV. FLORIDA UNIFORM DIRECTED TRUST ACT
Power of trust director.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
(1) Subject to s. 736.1407, relating to trust directors being subject to the same rules as a trustee regarding Social Security Act reimbursement requirements and charitable trust instruments, the terms of a trust may grant a power of direction to a trust director.
(2) A power of direction includes only those powers granted by the terms of the trust.
(3) Unless the terms of a trust provide otherwise:
(a) A trust director may exercise any further power appropriate to the exercise or nonexercise of a power of direction granted to the trust director under subsection (1); and
(b) Trust directors with joint powers must act by majority decision.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
s. 17, ch. 2021-183.
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- § 736.1407, Fla. Stat.Limitations on trust director.Printed as s. 736.1406(3)(a)
- § 736.1408, Fla. Stat.Duty and liability of trust director.Printed as s. 736.1406(3)(a)
- § 736.1409, Fla. Stat.Duty and liability of directed trustee.Printed as s. 736.1406(3)(a)
- § 736.1416, Fla. Stat.Office of trust director.Printed as s. 736.1406(2); s. 736.1406(3)(a)
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