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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 738.804

  • Estate: means a decedent's estate, including the property of the decedent as the estate is originally constituted and the property of the estate as it exists at any time during administration. See Florida Statutes 738.102
  • Personal representative: means an executor, an administrator, a successor personal representative, a special administrator, or a person that performs substantially the same function with respect to an estate under the law governing the person's status. See Florida Statutes 738.102
  • Trust: includes an express trust, whether private or charitable, with additions to the trust, wherever and however created; and a trust created or determined by a judgment or decree under which the trust is to be administered in the manner of an express trust. See Florida Statutes 738.102
Except as provided in the terms of the trust or this chapter, this chapter shall apply to any receipt or expense received or incurred and any disbursement made after January 1, 2025, by any trust or estate, whether established before or after January 1, 2025, and whether the asset involved was acquired by the trustee or personal representative before or after January 1, 2025. Receipts or expenses received or incurred and disbursements made before January 1, 2025, must be governed by the law of this state in effect at the time of the event, except as otherwise expressly provided in the terms of the trust or in this chapter.