{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-736.08165","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 736.08165","heading":"Administration pending outcome of contest or other proceeding.","body":"(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 no action may be taken and no distribution may be made to a beneficiary in contravention of the rights of those persons who may be affected by the outcome of the proceeding.\n(2) Upon motion of a party and after notice to interested persons, a court, on good cause shown, may make an exception to the prohibition under subsection (1) and authorize the trustee to act or to distribute trust assets to a beneficiary subject to any conditions the court, in the court’s discretion, may impose, including the posting of bond by the beneficiary.\nHistory.—s. 8, 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":"7c8d6959bd3dca5f8b23ffdfe5e4f93cec0fce0a378d7a45188b37444cccc3b8","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-736.08163","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-736.0817"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}