The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XLII
ESTATES AND TRUSTS

Chapter 731
PROBATE CODE: GENERAL PROVISIONS

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F.S. 731.401

731.401 Arbitration of disputes.—

(1) A provision in a will or trust requiring the arbitration of disputes, other than disputes of the validity of all or a part of a will or trust, between or among the beneficiaries and a fiduciary under the will or trust, or any combination of such persons or entities, is enforceable.

(2) Unless otherwise specified in the will or trust, a will or trust provision requiring arbitration shall be presumed to require binding arbitration under chapter 682, the Revised Florida Arbitration Code. If an arbitration enforceable under this section is governed under chapter 682, the arbitration provision in the will or trust shall be treated as an agreement for the purposes of applying chapter 682.

History.—s. 4, ch. 2007-74; s. 37, ch. 2013-232.

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Amendments to 731.401

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 731.401

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 731.401.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

S. CLARRY, G. B. P. v. UNITED STATES F. Pe a, R. B., 85 F.3d 1041 (2d Cir. 1996)

. . . . § 731.401 (1984) (providing right to appeal), and do not allege any violation of due process with respect . . .

M. PETERSON v. DEPARTMENT OF NAVY, 687 F. Supp. 713 (D.N.H. 1988)

. . . . § 731.401 (1988). . . .

K. KORTE, v. OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT,, 797 F.2d 967 (Fed. Cir. 1986)

. . . . §§ 731.401(a), 1201.24(c), and judicial review, 5 U.S.C. § 7703(a)(1), it was constitutionally permissible . . .

DUGAN, v. RAMSAY,, 560 F. Supp. 1230 (D.R.I. 1983)

. . . . § 731.401(a). . . .