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2005 Florida Statutes

SECTION 208
Administration pending outcome of contest or other proceeding.
Section 737.208, Florida Statutes 2005

737.208  Administration pending outcome of contest or other proceeding.--

(1)  Pending the outcome of a proceeding filed to determine the validity of all or part of a trust or the beneficiaries of all or part of a trust, the trustee shall proceed with the administration of the trust as if no proceeding had been commenced, except that no distribution may be made to a beneficiary in contravention of the rights of those persons that may be affected by the outcome of the proceeding.

(2)  Upon motion of a party and after notice to interested persons, a court may, upon good cause shown, make an exception to the prohibition under subsection (1) and authorize the trustee to distribute trust assets to a beneficiary subject to any conditions the court, in its discretion, may impose, including the posting of bond by the beneficiary.

History.--s. 186, ch. 2001-226.