Florida Statute 736.0405 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLII
ESTATES AND TRUSTS

Chapter 736
FLORIDA TRUST CODE

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F.S. 736.0405

736.0405 Charitable purposes; enforcement.—

(1) A trust may be created for charitable purposes. Charitable purposes include, but are not limited to, the relief of poverty; the advancement of arts, sciences, education, or religion; and the promotion of health, governmental, or municipal purposes.

(2) If the terms of a charitable trust do not indicate a particular charitable purpose or beneficiary, the court may select one or more charitable purposes or beneficiaries. The selection must be consistent with the settlor’s intent to the extent such intent can be ascertained.

(3) The settlor of a charitable trust, among others, has standing to enforce the trust.

History.—s. 4, ch. 2006-217.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 736.0405

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 736.0405.

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Cases Citing Statute 736.0405

Total Results: 1

Kathleen Jennings, the Attorney General of the State of Delaware v. Hugh M. Durden, John S. Lord, Thomas G. Kuntz, Terri Kelly, Geoffrey M. Rogers, and Winfred L. Thornton, etc.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-05-31T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: The trial court also claimed that section 736.0405(3), Florida Statutes, must be read to exclude …others, has standing to enforce the trust.” Id. § 736.0405(3) (emphasis added). Far from an exclusion, the