(1) All costs of administration shall be paid from the budget of the office of public guardian. No costs of administration, including filing fees, shall be recovered from the assets or the income of the ward.
(2) In any proceeding for appointment of a public guardian, or in any proceeding involving the estate of a ward for whom a public guardian has been appointed guardian, the court shall waive any court costs or filing fees.
History.—s. 1, ch. 86-120; s. 100, ch. 89-96; s. 16, ch. 2016-40; s. 2, ch. 2020-73.
Note.—Former s. 744.705.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XLIII - Domestic Relations
Part II - Public and Professional Guardians (Ss. 744.2001-744.2112)
744.2001 - Office of Public and Professional Guardians.
744.2002 - Professional guardian registration.
744.2004 - Complaints; disciplinary proceedings; penalties; enforcement.
744.20041 - Grounds for discipline; penalties; enforcement.
744.2005 - Order of appointment.
744.2006 - Office of Public and Professional Guardians; appointment, notification.
744.2008 - Costs of public guardian.
744.2009 - Preparation of budget.
744.2101 - Procedures and rules.
744.2103 - Reports and standards.
744.21031 - Public records exemption.
744.2104 - Access to records by the Office of Public and Professional Guardians; confidentiality.
744.2106 - Joining Forces for Public Guardianship grant program; purpose.
744.2107 - Program administration; duties of the Office of Public and Professional Guardians.
744.2109 - Grant application requirements; review criteria; awards process.