Florida Statutes § 740.08
Applicability
Amended 2026 Florida StatutesSee what changed
Watch Matt Weidner explain this section2 videos · 2 articles from Weidner LawJump to commentary ▾- (1)Subject to subsection (3), this chapter applies to:
- (a)A fiduciary acting under a will, trust, or power of attorney executed before, on, or after July 1, 2016;
- (b)A personal representative acting for a decedent who died before, on, or after July 1, 2016;
- (c)A guardian appointed through a guardianship proceeding, whether pending in a court or commenced before, on, or after July 1, 2016; and
- (d)A trustee acting under a trust created before, on, or after July 1, 2016.
- (a)
- (2)This chapter applies to a custodian if the user resides in this state or resided in this state at the time of the user’s death.
- (3)This chapter does not apply to a digital asset of an employer used by an employee in the ordinary course of the employer’s business.
History
History.—s. 18, ch. 2016-46.
Commentary from Matt Weidner
Probate attorney, Weidner Law, St. Petersburg. Videos open in a player; articles open on WeidnerLaw.com.
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