Public-domain · open source
OpenJurist

Fla. Stat. § 731.401

Arbitration of disputes

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Hal Rachal, Jr. v. John W. Reitz (2013)

Most recently applied in Gibbons v. Anderson (April 2019)

History.--s. 4, ch. 2007-74; s. 37, ch. 2013-232.

(1) A provision in a will or trust requiring the arbitration of disputes, other than disputes of the validity of all or a part of a will or trust, between or among the beneficiaries and a fiduciary under the will or trust, or any combination of such persons or entities, is enforceable.

(2) Unless otherwise specified in the will or trust, a will or trust provision requiring arbitration shall be presumed to require binding arbitration under chapter 682, the Revised Florida Arbitration Code. If an arbitration enforceable under this section is governed under chapter 682, the arbitration provision in the will or trust shall be treated as an agreement for the purposes of applying chapter 682.

Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.