Syfert Injury Law Firm

Your Trusted Partner in Personal Injury & Workers' Compensation

Call Now: 904-383-7448
Florida Statute 736.0503 - Full Text and Legal Analysis
Florida Statute 736.0503 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Link to State of Florida Official Statute
F.S. 736.0503 Case Law from Google Scholar Google Search for Amendments to 736.0503

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLII
ESTATES AND TRUSTS
Chapter 736
FLORIDA TRUST CODE
View Entire Chapter
F.S. 736.0503
736.0503 Exceptions to spendthrift provision.
(1) As used in this section, the term “child” includes any person for whom an order or judgment for child support has been entered in this or any other state.
(2) To the extent provided in subsection (3), a spendthrift provision is unenforceable against:
(a) A beneficiary’s child, spouse, or former spouse who has a judgment or court order against the beneficiary for support or maintenance.
(b) A judgment creditor who has provided services for the protection of a beneficiary’s interest in the trust.
(c) A claim of this state or the United States to the extent a law of this state or a federal law so provides.
(3) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection and in s. 736.0504, a claimant against which a spendthrift provision may not be enforced may obtain from a court, or pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, an order attaching present or future distributions to or for the benefit of the beneficiary. The court may limit the award to such relief as is appropriate under the circumstances. Notwithstanding this subsection, the remedies provided in this subsection apply to a claim by a beneficiary’s child, spouse, former spouse, or a judgment creditor described in paragraph (2)(a) or paragraph (2)(b) only as a last resort upon an initial showing that traditional methods of enforcing the claim are insufficient.
History.s. 5, ch. 2006-217; s. 13, ch. 2007-153.

F.S. 736.0503 on Google Scholar

F.S. 736.0503 on CourtListener

Amendments to 736.0503


Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 736.0503

Total Results: 2

Berlinger v. Casselberry

133 So. 3d 961, 2013 WL 6212023, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 18908

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 27, 2013 | Docket: 60238980

Cited 1 times | Published

code are especially relevant to this case. Section 736.0503, which pertains to spendthrift provisions

CHRISTINA ANAMARIA ALEXANDER v. CLIFFORD GARLAND HARRIS

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 17, 2019 | Docket: 15638081

Published

against a valid child support order pursuant to section 736.0503, Florida Statutes (2016), and that discretionary