# Fla. Stat. § 736.1001: 736.1001 Remedies for breach of trust

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLII_C736_PX_S736.1001

## Section

- **Citation:** Fla. Stat. § 736.1001
- **Heading:** 736.1001 Remedies for breach of trust
- **Jurisdiction:** Florida
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Florida Code / Title XLII / Chapter 736 / Part X / Section 736.1001

## Text

(1) A violation by a trustee of a duty the trustee owes to a beneficiary is a breach of trust.

(2) To remedy a breach of trust that has occurred or may occur, the court may: (a) Compel the trustee to perform the trustee’s duties; (b) Enjoin the trustee from committing a breach of trust; (c) Compel the trustee to redress a breach of trust by paying money or restoring property or by other means; (d) Order a trustee to account; (e) Appoint a special fiduciary to take possession of the trust property and administer the trust; (f) Suspend the trustee; (g) Remove the trustee as provided in s. 736.0706; (h) Reduce or deny compensation to the trustee; (i) Subject to s. 736.1016, void an act of the trustee, impose a lien or a constructive trust on trust property, or trace trust property wrongfully disposed of and recover the property or its proceeds; or (j) Order any other appropriate relief.

(3) As an illustration of the remedies available to the court and without limiting the court’s discretion as provided in subsection (2), if a breach of trust results in the favoring of any beneficiary to the detriment of any other beneficiary or consists of an abuse of the trustee’s discretion: (a) To the extent the breach of trust has resulted in no distribution to a beneficiary or a distribution that is too small, the court may require the trustee to pay from the trust to the beneficiary an amount the court determines will restore the beneficiary, in whole or in part, to his or her appropriate position. (b) To the extent the breach of trust has resulted in a distribution to a beneficiary that is too large, the court may restore the beneficiaries, the trust, or both, in whole or in part, to their appropriate positions by requiring the trustee to withhold an amount from one or more future distributions to the beneficiary who received the distribution that was too large or by requiring that beneficiary to return some or all of the distribution to the trust.

History: s. 10, ch. 2006-217; s. 147, ch. 2007-5; s. 19, ch. 2007-153.

## Nearby sections

- [Fla. Stat. § 736.1001 736.1001 Remedies for breach of trust.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLII_C736_PX_S736.1001.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 736.1002 736.1002 Damages for breach of trust.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLII_C736_PX_S736.1002.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 736.1003 736.1003 Damages in absence of breach.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLII_C736_PX_S736.1003.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 736.1004 736.1004 Attorney’s fees and costs.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLII_C736_PX_S736.1004.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 736.1005 736.1005 Attorney fees for services to the trust.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLII_C736_PX_S736.1005.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 736.1006 736.1006 Costs in trust proceedings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLII_C736_PX_S736.1006.md)
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- [Fla. Stat. § 736.1008 736.1008 Limitations on proceedings against trustees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLII_C736_PX_S736.1008.md)
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- [Fla. Stat. § 736.1011 736.1011 Exculpation of trustee.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLII_C736_PX_S736.1011.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 736.1012 736.1012 Beneficiary’s consent, release, or ratification.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLII_C736_PX_S736.1012.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 736.1013 736.1013 Limitation on personal liability of trustee.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLII_C736_PX_S736.1013.md)
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