• Monday, March 18, 2024

Committees

Probate & Trust

Ad Hoc Study Committee on Spendthrift Trust Issues

The Section created the Ad Hoc Committee on Spendthrift Trust Issues to proactively review Florida's spendthrift trust statutes.

The committee is currently working on the following projects:

Reviewing F.S. 736.0503 and F.S. 736.0504 in light of the decision in Berlinger v. Casselbury,133 So. 3d 961 (Fla. 2d DCA 2013).

Analyzing whether F.S. 736.0503 and F.S. 736.0504 extend Bacardi type garnishment rights to the exception creditors other than a spouse, former spouse or child.