# Fla. Stat. § 736.1408: 736.1408 Duty and liability of trust director

> Florida · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLII_C736_PXIV_S736.1408

## Section

- **Citation:** Fla. Stat. § 736.1408
- **Heading:** 736.1408 Duty and liability of trust director
- **Jurisdiction:** Florida
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Florida Code / Title XLII / Chapter 736 / Part XIV / Section 736.1408

## Text

(1) Subject to subsection (2), with respect to a power of direction or further power under s. 736.1406(3)(a), relating to additional power granted to a trust director in furtherance of an express power of direction: (a) A trust director has the same fiduciary duty and liability in the exercise or nonexercise of the power: 1. If the power is held individually, as a sole trustee in a like position and under similar circumstances; or 2. If the power is held jointly with a trustee or another trust director, as a cotrustee in a like position and under similar circumstances. (b) The terms of the trust may vary the trust director’s duty or liability to the same extent the terms of the trust may vary the duty or liability of a trustee in a like position and under similar circumstances.

(2) Unless the terms of a trust provide otherwise, if a trust director is licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized or permitted by law other than this part to provide health care in the ordinary course of the trust director’s business or practice of a profession, to the extent the trust director acts in that capacity the trust director has no duty or liability under this part.

(3) The terms of a trust may impose a duty or liability on a trust director in addition to the duties and liabilities under this section.

History: s. 19, ch. 2021-183.

## Nearby sections

- [Fla. Stat. § 736.141 736.141 Duty to provide information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLII_C736_PXIV_S736.141.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 736.1401 736.1401 Short title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLII_C736_PXIV_S736.1401.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 736.1403 736.1403 Application; principal place of administration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLII_C736_PXIV_S736.1403.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 736.1405 736.1405 Exclusions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLII_C736_PXIV_S736.1405.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 736.1406 736.1406 Power of trust director.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLII_C736_PXIV_S736.1406.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 736.1407 736.1407 Limitations on trust director.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLII_C736_PXIV_S736.1407.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 736.1408 736.1408 Duty and liability of trust director.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLII_C736_PXIV_S736.1408.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 736.1409 736.1409 Duty and liability of directed trustee.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLII_C736_PXIV_S736.1409.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 736.1411 736.1411 No duty to monitor, inform, or advise.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLII_C736_PXIV_S736.1411.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 736.1412 736.1412 Application to cotrustee.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLII_C736_PXIV_S736.1412.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 736.1413 736.1413 Limitation of action against trust director.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLII_C736_PXIV_S736.1413.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 736.1414 736.1414 Defenses in action against trust director.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLII_C736_PXIV_S736.1414.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 736.1415 736.1415 Jurisdiction over trust director.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLII_C736_PXIV_S736.1415.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 736.1416 736.1416 Office of trust director.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLII_C736_PXIV_S736.1416.md)

---

Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLII_C736_PXIV_S736.1408. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.