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Fla. Stat. § 736.0602 (2025)
Revocation or amendment of revocable trust.
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736.0602 Revocation or amendment of revocable trust.—
(1) Unless the terms of a trust expressly provide that the trust is irrevocable, the settlor may revoke or amend the trust. This subsection does not apply to a trust created under an instrument executed before the effective date of this code.
(2) If a revocable trust is created or funded by more than one settlor:
(a) To the extent the trust consists of community property, the trust may be revoked by either spouse acting alone but may be amended only by joint action of both spouses.
(b) To the extent the trust consists of property other than community property, each settlor may revoke or amend the trust with regard to the portion of the trust property attributable to that settlor’s contribution.
(c) Upon the revocation or amendment of the trust by fewer than all of the settlors, the trustee shall promptly notify the other settlors of the revocation or amendment.
(3) Subject to s. 736.0403(2), the settlor may revoke or amend a revocable trust:
(a) By substantial compliance with a method provided in the terms of the trust; or
(b) If the terms of the trust do not provide a method, by:
1. A later will or codicil that expressly refers to the trust or specifically devises property that would otherwise have passed according to the terms of the trust; or
2. Any other method manifesting clear and convincing evidence of the settlor’s intent.
(4) Upon revocation of a revocable trust, the trustee shall deliver the trust property as the settlor directs.
(5) A settlor’s powers with respect to revocation, amendment, or distribution of trust property may be exercised by an agent under a power of attorney only as authorized by s. 709.2202.
(6) A guardian of the property of the settlor may exercise a settlor’s powers with respect to revocation, amendment, or distribution of trust property only as provided in s. 744.441.
(7) A trustee who does not know that a trust has been revoked or amended is not liable for distributions made and other actions taken on the assumption that the trust had not been amended or revoked.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2015–2023 · leading case: Bernal v. Marin, 196 So. 3d 432 (Fla. 3d DCA 2016).
Bernal v. Marin, 196 So. 3d 432 (Fla. 3d DCA 2016). “However, because the trial court interpreted section 736.0602 to preclude consideration of evidence manifesting Zintgraffs intent under section 736.”
Nelson v. Nelson, 206 So. 3d 818 (Fla. 2d DCA 2016). “Section 736.0602(1), Florida Statutes (2015), provides that a settlor may “revoke or amend” a trust unless “the terms of [the] trust expressly provide that the trust is irrevocable.”
Dowdy v. Dowdy, 182 So. 3d 807 (Fla. 2d DCA 2016). “This trust was created prior to the July 1, 2007, effective date of chapter 2006-217, , Laws of Florida, and we have not considered the application of section 736.0602, Florida Statutes.”
Violetta Grassfield, Individually & as Successor Tr. v. Paul Grassfield (Fla. 2d DCA 2023). “" The code does not define "substantial compliance," nor has any appellate court defined it since the legislature adopted section 736.0602 in 2007. Cf. § 736.0103 (defining other terms used in the Florida Trust Code); Bernal v.”
Roberto Romagnoli (Bankr. S.D. Florida 2021). “Fla. Stat. §736.0602 states: (2) If a revocable trust is created or funded by more than one settlor: (a) To the extent the trust consists of community property, the trust may be revoked by either spouse acting alone but may be amended only by joint action of both spouses.”
Rene v. Sykes-Kennedy, 156 So. 3d 518 (Fla. 5th DCA 2015). “See § 736.0602(6), Fla. Stat. (2013) (“A guardian of the property of the settlor may exercise a settlor’s powers with respect to revocation, amendment, or distribution of trust property only as provided in section 744.”
— 736.0602(1) — 1 case
Nelson v. Nelson, 206 So. 3d 818 (Fla. 2d DCA 2016). “Section 736.0602(1), Florida Statutes (2015), provides that a settlor may “revoke or amend” a trust unless “the terms of [the] trust expressly provide that the trust is irrevocable.”
— 736.0602(3) — 1 case
Bernal v. Marin, 196 So. 3d 432 (Fla. 3d DCA 2016). “However, because the trial court interpreted section 736.0602 to preclude consideration of evidence manifesting Zintgraffs intent under section 736.”
— 736.0602(3)(a) — 2 cases
Bernal v. Marin, 196 So. 3d 432 (Fla. 3d DCA 2016). “However, because the trial court interpreted section 736.0602 to preclude consideration of evidence manifesting Zintgraffs intent under section 736.”
Violetta Grassfield, Individually & as Successor Tr. v. Paul Grassfield (Fla. 2d DCA 2023). “" The code does not define "substantial compliance," nor has any appellate court defined it since the legislature adopted section 736.0602 in 2007. Cf. § 736.0103 (defining other terms used in the Florida Trust Code); Bernal v.”
— 736.0602(3)(b)(1) — 1 case
Bernal v. Marin, 196 So. 3d 432 (Fla. 3d DCA 2016). “However, because the trial court interpreted section 736.0602 to preclude consideration of evidence manifesting Zintgraffs intent under section 736.”
— 736.0602(3)(b)(2) — 1 case
Bernal v. Marin, 196 So. 3d 432 (Fla. 3d DCA 2016). “However, because the trial court interpreted section 736.0602 to preclude consideration of evidence manifesting Zintgraffs intent under section 736.”
— 736.0602(3)(b)(l) — 1 case
Bernal v. Marin, 196 So. 3d 432 (Fla. 3d DCA 2016). “However, because the trial court interpreted section 736.0602 to preclude consideration of evidence manifesting Zintgraffs intent under section 736.”
— 736.0602(6) — 1 case
Rene v. Sykes-Kennedy, 156 So. 3d 518 (Fla. 5th DCA 2015). “See § 736.0602(6), Fla. Stat. (2013) (“A guardian of the property of the settlor may exercise a settlor’s powers with respect to revocation, amendment, or distribution of trust property only as provided in section 744.”
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