Punctuation question

This sentence below is part of a Florida statute and is taken exactly as punctuated. Some read the word "except" as applying to the entire sentence, meaning, the first part of the sentence is read, "a beneficiary is entitled to a trust accounting except as provided under paragraph (c)". I argue that there is no comma after the word "trustee" therefore the word "except" only applies to the part of the sentence that begins "or upon chage of the trustee except as provided in paragraph (c)", meaning, upon change of a trustee paragraph (c) applies. If the clause "except as provided under paragraph (c)" applied to the beginning of the sentence, shouldn't there be a comma after "trustee"?

(4)(a) A beneficiary is entitled to a trust accounting, as set forth in s. http://www.flsenate.gov/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=Ch0737/Sec3035.HTM, annually and upon termination of the trust or upon change of the trustee except as provided under paragraph (c).

And in (c) below where it says "the trustee's duties under this section" it is referring to the section 733.707(3) that it lists in the first part of the sentence. Some argue that when it says "the trustee's duties under this section" it is referring back to the sentence or section numbered 4(a) above. I think that is ridiculous. There is no reference to section 4(a) in the sentence. I argue that it is referring back to itself and can be read, in and of itself.

(c) In the case of a trust described in s. http://www.flsenate.gov/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=Ch0733/Sec707.HTM(3), during the grantor's lifetime, the trustee's duties under this section extend only to the grantor or the legal representative of the grantor.

I am not a lawyer, nor a punctuation expert but I am dealing with a trust dispute in which the trustee does not want to account for my grandmothers estate. I believe that the lawyers are interpreting this statute incorrectly. Here is the entire statute below and links to the webpage below it. Thank you for any help.

The 2005 Florida Statutes (missing image)

http://www.flsenate.gov/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Index&Title_Request=XLII#TitleXLII ESTATES AND TRUSTS http://www.flsenate.gov/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=Ch0737/titl0737.htm TRUST ADMINISTRATION http://www.flsenate.gov/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=Ch0737/ch0737.htm 737.303 Duty to inform and account to beneficiaries.--The trustee shall keep the beneficiaries of the trust reasonably informed of the trust and its administration. The trustee's duty to inform and account includes, but is not limited to, the following: (1) Within 30 days after acceptance of the trust, the trustee shall inform the beneficiaries in writing of the acceptance of the trust and the full name and address of the trustee. (2) Upon reasonable request, the trustee shall provide a beneficiary with a complete copy of the trust instrument, including amendments. (3) Upon reasonable request, the trustee shall provide a beneficiary with relevant information about the assets of the trust and the particulars relating to administration. (4)(a) A beneficiary is entitled to a trust accounting, as set forth in s. , annually and upon termination of the trust or upon change of the trustee except as provided under paragraph (c). (b) For purposes of this section, the term "beneficiary" means: 1. All current income or principal beneficiaries, whether discretionary or mandatory; and 2. All reasonably ascertainable remainder beneficiaries who would take if all income interests immediately terminated. (c) In the case of a trust described in s. (3), during the grantor's lifetime, the trustee's duties under this section extend only to the grantor or the legal representative of the grantor. (d) A beneficiary or the beneficiary's representative, as defined in s. http://www.flsenate.gov/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=Ch0731/Sec303.HTM, may waive, in writing, the trustee's duty to account under paragraph (a). (e) All rights provided a beneficiary under this section may be asserted by a legal representative or natural guardian of the beneficiary. Notice under subsection (1) and a trust accounting under paragraph (a) provided to a representative of the beneficiary as defined in s. shall bind the beneficiary, and the trustee shall not be required to provide such notice or trust accounting to any beneficiary who would be bound by an order binding on a representative of the beneficiary under s. , if such notice or trust accounting, respectively, is provided to that representative. (5) This section applies to trust accountings rendered for accounting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2003. History.--s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 6, ch. 75-221; s. 5, ch. 77-344; s. 12, ch. 95-401; s. 6, ch. 97-240; s. 4, ch. 2000-245; s. 10, ch. 2002-82; s. 26, ch. 2003-154.

http://www.flsenate.gov/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=Ch0737/SEC303.HTM&Title=->2005->Ch0737->Section%20303#0737.303