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Fla. Stat. § 736.1004

Attorney’s fees and costs

Known as the Florida Trust Code

The act spans §§ 736.0101–736.1303 (135 sections).

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 92 So. 3d 228 - Jacobson v. Sklaire (2012)

Most recently applied in Brown-Thill v. Brown-Thill (January 2018)

History.--s. 10, ch. 2006-217.

(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.

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