Florida Statute 609.01 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXVI
BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS

Chapter 609
COMMON-LAW DECLARATIONS OF TRUST

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F.S. 609.01

609.01 Common-law declaration of trust.—Two or more persons, whether residents of this state or not, may organize and associate themselves together for the purpose of transacting business in this state under what is commonly designated or known as a “declaration of trust”; provided, however, no such association shall ever be permitted or authorized to transact a banking or security business, of any kind, in this state.

History.—s. 1, ch. 9125, 1923; s. 1, ch. 11995, 1927; CGL 7091.

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Mayo v. Barnett Bank of Pensacola

448 F. Supp. 250, 17 Collier Bankr. Cas. 8, 17 Collier Bankr. Cas. 2d 8, 4 Bankr. Ct. Dec. (CRR) 212, 1978 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18408

District Court, N.D. Florida | Filed: Apr 13, 1978 | Docket: 2251393

Cited 11 times | Published

Business Trusts are also recognized by statute, F.S. § 609.01§ 609.08. Comparison of the statutes indicates

Arias v. State

593 So. 2d 260, 1992 WL 4083

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 14, 1992 | Docket: 446300

Cited 6 times | Published

truthfulness. M. Graham, Handbook on Florida Evidence § 609.1, at 412 (1987) (footnote omitted). See Whaley v

Pantoja v. State

990 So. 2d 626, 2008 WL 4073348

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 4, 2008 | Docket: 1293249

Cited 3 times | Published

But cf. Charles W. Ehrhardt, Florida Evidence § 609.1 at 574 (noting that a witness who has testified

In Re Mohan Kutty Trust

134 B.R. 987, 1991 Bankr. LEXIS 1843, 1991 WL 275380

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Dec 11, 1991 | Docket: 1454127

Cited 2 times | Published

known as a `declaration of trust' . . ." Fla.Stat. § 609.01. Trusts which are organized in order to transact

Your Construction Center, Inc. v. Dominion Mortgage & Realty Trust

402 F. Supp. 757

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Oct 31, 1975 | Docket: 877182

Cited 2 times | Published

following sections of Chapter 609 are relevant: § 609.01 Common law declaration of trust. Two or more persons

Gonzalez v. State

871 So. 2d 1010, 2004 Fla. App. LEXIS 5458, 2004 WL 840237

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 21, 2004 | Docket: 64830113

Cited 1 times | Published

views.” ChaRles W. Eh-RHARDt, Florida Evtoenoe § 609.1, at 501 (2002 ed.). The breadth of a community

Johnson v. State

108 So. 3d 707, 2013 WL 757198, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 3301

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 1, 2013 | Docket: 60229208

Published

exception for reputation testimony. Ehrhardt, supra, § 609.1. Section 90.803(21) only permits evidence of reputation