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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 662.151

  • Family trust company: means a corporation or limited liability company that:
    (a) Is exclusively owned by one or more family members. See Florida Statutes 662.111
  • Foreign licensed family trust company: means a family trust company that:
    (a) Is licensed by a state in the United States other than this state or the District of Columbia. See Florida Statutes 662.111
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Licensed family trust company: means a family trust company that operates in accordance with this chapter and has been issued a license that has not been revoked or suspended by the office. See Florida Statutes 662.111
A foreign licensed family trust company lawfully organized and currently in good standing with the state regulatory agency in the jurisdiction under the law of which it is organized may qualify to begin operations in this state by:

(1) Filing an application with the Department of State to apply for a certificate of authority in accordance with and subject to s. 605.0902 or s. 607.1503.
(2) Filing an initial registration to begin operations as a foreign licensed family trust company in accordance with and subject to s. 662.122 and subject to the sections of this chapter which specifically state that they apply to a foreign licensed family trust company.