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2002 Florida Statutes

SECTION 606
Property not productive of income.
Section 738.606, Florida Statutes 2002

738.606  Property not productive of income.--

(1)  If a marital deduction is allowed for all or part of a trust the income of which is required to be distributed to the grantor's spouse and the assets of which consist substantially of property that does not provide the spouse with sufficient income from or use of the trust assets, and if the amounts the trustee transfers from principal to income under s. 738.104 and distributes to the spouse from principal pursuant to the terms of the trust are insufficient to provide the spouse with the beneficial enjoyment required to obtain the marital deduction, the spouse may require the trustee to make property productive of income, convert property within a reasonable time, or exercise the power conferred by ss. 738.104 and 738.1041 The trustee may decide which action or combination of actions to take.

(2)  In cases not governed by subsection (1), proceeds from the sale or other disposition of an asset are principal without regard to the amount of income the asset produces during any accounting period.

History.--s. 1, ch. 2002-42.