701.0201 Role of court in administration of trust.
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701.0201 Role of court in administration of trust.
(1)The court may intervene in the administration of a trust to the extent its jurisdiction is invoked by an interested person or as provided by law.
(2)Unless ordered by the court upon a petition of a settlor, trustee, or qualified beneficiary requesting continuing judicial supervision, a trust is not subject to continuing judicial supervision.
(3)A judicial proceeding involving a trust or the trust’s administration may involve any of the following:
(a)Determining the validity of all or any part of a trust.
(b)Appointing or removing a trustee, directing party, or trust protector.
(c)Appointing a representative or guardian ad litem, as provided in s. 701.0305 , whether or not any other judicial proceeding concerning the trust is pending.
(d)Reviewing and approving a fee of a trustee, directing party, or trust protector.
(e)Approving interim or final accounts.
(f)Ascertaining trust beneficiaries.
(g)Determining the existence or nonexistence of any immunity, power, privilege, duty, or right.
(h)Requesting trustee instructions.