Florida Statutes Part XI - Rules Of Construction (Ss. 736.1101-736.1108)

• 736.1101 - Rules Of Construction; General Provisions.
  Except as provided in s. 736.0105(2):(1) The intent of the settlor as expressed in the terms of the trust controls the legal effect of the dispositions...
• 736.1102 - Construction Of Terms.
  The laws used to determine paternity and relationships for the purposes of intestate succession apply when determining whether class gift terminology and terms of relationship...
• 736.1103 - Gifts To Multigeneration Classes To Be Per Stirpes.
  Class gifts to descendants, issue, and other multigeneration classes shall be per stirpes.History.—s. 11, ch. 2006-217.
• 736.1104 - Killer Not Entitled To Receive Property Or Other Benefits By Reason Of Victim’s Death.
  (1) A beneficiary of a trust who unlawfully and intentionally kills or unlawfully and intentionally participates in procuring the death of the settlor or another person...
• 736.1105 - Dissolution Of Marriage; Effect On Revocable Trust.
  Unless the trust instrument or the judgment for dissolution of marriage or divorce expressly provides otherwise, if a revocable trust is executed by a husband...
• 736.1106 - Antilapse; Survivorship With Respect To Future Interests Under Terms Of Inter Vivos And Testamentary Trusts; Substitute Takers.
  (1) As used in this section, the term:(a) “Beneficiary” means the beneficiary of a future interest and includes a class member if the future interest is in...
• 736.1107 - Change In Securities; Accessions; Nonademption.
  A gift of specific securities, rather than their equivalent value, entitles the beneficiary only to:(1) As much of the gifted securities of the same issuer held...
• 736.1108 - Penalty Clause For Contest.
  (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...

Last modified: September 23, 2016