{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-736.0401","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 736.0401","heading":"Methods of creating trust.","body":"A trust may be created by:\n(1) Transfer of property to another person as trustee during the settlor’s lifetime or by will or other disposition taking effect on the settlor’s death;\n(2) Declaration by the owner of property that the owner holds identifiable property as trustee; or\n(3) Exercise of a power of appointment in favor of a trustee.\nHistory.—s. 4, ch. 2006-217.","path":["CHAPTER 736 FLORIDA TRUST CODE"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0700-0799/0736/0736.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:13:29Z","sha256":"047ca4cb667b4347a6275193c576bdacb5d30a0066780bd0586e7f821f761bf5","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-736.0306","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-736.0402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}