If the creation, amendment, or restatement of a trust is procured by fraud, duress, mistake, or undue influence, the trust or any part so procured is void. The remainder of the trust not procured by such means is valid if the remainder is not invalid for other reasons. If the revocation of a trust, or any part thereof, is procured by fraud, duress, mistake, or undue influence, such revocation is void.
Fla. Stat. § 736.0406
Effect of fraud, duress, mistake, or undue influence
Known as the Florida Trust Code
The act spans §§ 736–736 (135 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Parker v. Estate of Bealer ex rel. U.S. Trust Co. (2007)
Most recently applied in Parker v. Estate of Bealer ex rel. U.S. Trust Co. (November 2007)
History.--s. 4, ch. 2006-217; s. 10, ch. 2011-183.
Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.