Florida Statutes
Chapter 744 - Guardianship
Part II - Public and Professional Guardians (Ss. 744.2001-744.2112)

744.2001 - Office of Public and Professional Guardians. - (1) The Secretary of Elderly Affairs shall appoint the executive...

744.2002 - Professional guardian registration. - (1) A professional guardian must register with the Office of...

744.2003 - Regulation of professional guardians; application; bond required; educational requirements. - (1) The provisions of this section are in addition to...

744.2004 - Complaints; disciplinary proceedings; penalties; enforcement. - (1) By October 1, 2016, the Office of Public and...

744.20041 - Grounds for discipline; penalties; enforcement. - (1) The following acts by a professional guardian shall constitute...

744.2005 - Order of appointment. - (1) The court may hear testimony on the question of...

744.2006 - Office of Public and Professional Guardians; appointment, notification. - (1) The executive director of the Office of Public and...

744.2007 - Powers and duties. - (1) A public guardian may serve as a guardian of...

744.2008 - Costs of public guardian. - (1) All costs of administration shall be paid from the...

744.2009 - Preparation of budget. - History.—s. 1, ch. 86-120; s. 101, ch. 89-96; s. 6,...

744.2101 - Procedures and rules. - (1) Formulate and adopt necessary procedures to assure the efficient...

744.2102 - Surety bond. - History.—s. 1, ch. 86-120; s. 104, ch. 89-96; s. 1128,...

744.2103 - Reports and standards. - (1) The public guardian shall keep and maintain proper financial,...

744.21031 - Public records exemption. - History.—s. 1, ch. 2018-16.

744.2104 - Access to records by the Office of Public and Professional Guardians; confidentiality. - (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,...

744.2105 - Direct-support organization; definition; use of property; board of directors; audit; dissolution. - (1) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term “direct-support organization”...

744.2106 - Joining Forces for Public Guardianship grant program; purpose. - (1) The Office of Public and Professional Guardians may distribute...

744.2107 - Program administration; duties of the Office of Public and Professional Guardians. - (1) Publicize the availability of grant funds to entities that...

744.2108 - Eligibility. - (1) Any person or organization that has not been awarded...

744.2109 - Grant application requirements; review criteria; awards process. - (1) A grant application must contain: (a) The specific amount...

744.2111 - Confidentiality. - (1) A complaint and any information held by the Department...

744.2112 - Guardianship information and transparency. - (1) The Florida Clerks of Court Operations Corporation and the...