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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 736.1506

  • Community property: means the property and the appreciation of and income from the property owned by a qualified trustee of a community property trust during the marriage of the settlor spouses. See Florida Statutes 736.1502
  • Community property trust: means an express trust that complies with…. See Florida Statutes 736.1502
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Settlor spouses: means a married couple who establishes a community property trust pursuant to this part. See Florida Statutes 736.1502
Except as provided in Fla. Const. Art. X, § 4:

(1) An obligation solely incurred by one settlor spouse before or during the marriage may be satisfied from that settlor spouse’s one-half share of a community property trust, unless a greater amount is otherwise provided in the community property trust agreement.
(2) An obligation incurred by both spouses during the marriage may be satisfied from a community property trust of the settlor spouses.