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Florida Statute 732.513 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 732.513 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 732.513 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
732.513 Devises to trustee.
(1) A valid devise may be made to the trustee of a trust that is evidenced by a written instrument in existence at the time of making the will, or by a written instrument subscribed concurrently with making of the will, if the written instrument is identified in the will.
(2) The devise shall not be invalid for any or all of the following reasons:
(a) Because the trust is amendable or revocable, or both, by any person.
(b) Because the trust has been amended or revoked in part after execution of the will or a codicil to it.
(c) Because the only res of the trust is the possible expectancy of receiving, as a named beneficiary, a devise under a will or death benefits as described in s. 733.808, and even though the testator or other person has reserved any or all rights of ownership in the death benefit policy, contract, or plan, including the right to change the beneficiary.
(d) Because of any of the provisions of s. 689.075.
(3) The devise shall dispose of property under the terms of the instrument that created the trust as previously or subsequently amended.
(4) An entire revocation of the trust by an instrument in writing before the testator’s death shall invalidate the devise or bequest.
(5) Unless the will provides otherwise, the property devised shall not be held under a testamentary trust of the testator but shall become a part of the principal of the trust to which it is devised.
History.s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 3, ch. 75-74; s. 113, ch. 75-220; s. 2, ch. 88-340; s. 46, ch. 2001-226; s. 32, ch. 2006-217.
Note.Created from former s. 736.17.

Cases Citing F.S. 732.513

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·In Re Est. of Rice, 406 So. 2d 469 (Fla. 3d DCA 1981).

Cited 12 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal

...If in any way, my desire and direction concerning the distribution of this asset will affect the validity that the distribution of this asset shall be made in such a way that it will not destroy the validity of said Marital Trust. While the devise of the bank stock was to specific named trustees as authorized by Section 732.513(1), Florida Statutes (1977) [compare Section 731.201(9), Florida Statutes (1977)], it was the death of the testator which vested the right to the devise under Section 732.514, Florida Statutes (1977)....
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Cited as authorityLumbert (2004)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authorityIn Re Estate of Hamel (2002)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authorityFrumkin (1995)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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·Bravo v. Sauter, 727 So. 2d 1103 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999).

Cited 4 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal

...Additionally, the court made other rulings concerning the trust accounting. Bravo appeals the issues with respect to payment of certain expenses and the trust accounting, and Sauter cross-appeals the trial court's ruling as to Bravo's interest in the trust. We consider first the issue on cross-appeal. Pursuant to section 732.513(1), Florida Statutes (1979), a testator could devise a "pour-over" of the residue of his estate to a trust that was already in existence. If the trust and will were executed concurrently, the written instrument establishing the trust must be identified in the will. See § 732.513(1)....
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Cited as authoritySauter (2000)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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Swan v. Florida Nat'l Bank of Miami, 445 So. 2d 622 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1984).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1984 Fla. App. LEXIS 11732

sufficiently to permit its identification. Section 732.513, Florida Statutes (1981) states: Devises to

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