Florida Statute 744.3085 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2024 Florida Statutes (including 2025 Special Session C)

Title XLIII
DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Chapter 744
GUARDIANSHIP

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F.S. 744.3085

744.3085 Guardian advocates.—A circuit court may appoint a guardian advocate, without an adjudication of incapacity, for a person with developmental disabilities if the person lacks the capacity to do some, but not all, of the tasks necessary to care for his or her person, property, or estate, or if the person has voluntarily petitioned for the appointment of a guardian advocate. Unless otherwise specified, the proceeding shall be governed by the Florida Probate Rules. In accordance with the legislative intent of this chapter, courts are encouraged to consider appointing a guardian advocate, when appropriate, as a less restrictive form of guardianship.

History.—s. 11, ch. 2004-260.

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Amendments to 744.3085

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Cases Citing Statute 744.3085

Total Results: 15

In Re Amendments to the Florida Probate Rules

73 So. 3d 205, 36 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 541, 2011 Fla. LEXIS 2287, 2011 WL 4467595

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 28, 2011 | Docket: 2359764

Cited 2 times | Published

Stat. Partition for purpose of distribution. § 744.3085, Fla. Stat. Guardian advocates. § 744.474, Fla

Richard Ticktin v. Guardianship of Steven Howard Ticktin

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 17, 2024 | Docket: 68908211

Published

. . . § 393.12(2)(a), Fla. Stat.; see also § 744.3085, Fla. Stat. (reiterating the language in section

In Re: Amendments to Florida Probate Rules

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 3, 2024 | Docket: 68913248

Published

Partition for purpose of distribution. § 744.3085, Fla. Stat. Guardian advocates. § 744.474

In Re: Amendments to the Florida Probate Rules - 2021 Fast-Track Report

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Nov 4, 2021 | Docket: 60698371

Published

744.3021, Fla. Stat. Guardians of minors. § 744.3085, Fla. Stat. Guardian advocates. § 744.334

In Re: Amendments to the Florida Probate Rules - 2020 Fast-Track Report

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Feb 18, 2021 | Docket: 59299022

Published

attorney, surrogates, guardian advocate under section 744.3085, Florida Statutes, or advance directives and

In Re: Amendments to the Florida Probate Rules - 2020 Fast-Track Report

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Feb 18, 2021 | Docket: 59299021

Published

attorney, surrogates, guardian advocate under section 744.3085, Florida Statutes, or advance directives and

In Re: Amendments to the Florida Probate Rules - 2020 Fast-Track Report

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Dec 31, 2020 | Docket: 27333564

Published

attorney, surrogates, guardian advocate under section 744.3085, Florida Statutes, or advance directives and

In Re: Amendments to the Florida Probate Rules - 2019 Fast-Track Report

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jan 16, 2020 | Docket: 16761640

Published

744.3025, Fla. Stat. Claims of minors. § 744.3085, Fla. Stat. Guardian advocates. § 744.387

In RE: AMENDMENTS TO the FLORIDA PROBATE RULES-2018 FAST-TRACK REPORT.

253 So. 3d 983

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 27, 2018 | Docket: 7943255

Published

Partition for purpose of distribution. § 744.3085, Fla. Stat. Guardian advocates. § 744.474

In Re AMENDMENTS TO the FLORIDA PROBATE RULES

200 So. 3d 761, 41 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 384, 2016 Fla. LEXIS 2037, 2016 WL 4916772

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 15, 2016 | Docket: 4422158

Published

§ 744.306, Fla. Stat. Foreign guardians. § 744.3085, Fla. Stat. Guardian advocates. § 744.3201

In Re AMENDMENTS TO the FLORIDA PROBATE RULES

199 So. 3d 835, 41 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 358, 2016 Fla. LEXIS 1963, 2016 WL 4586099

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 1, 2016 | Docket: 4418545

Published

Stat. Disability of nonage of minors removed. § 744.3085, Fla. Stat. Guardian advocates. § 744.3201, Fla

Katherine Howard v. Michael R. Howard, Suzanne M. Howard, and William P. Howard

193 So. 3d 987, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 7978, 2016 WL 3002345

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 25, 2016 | Docket: 3071393

Published

further stated that 1. Pursuant to Florida Statute 744.3085, the Court, having considered alternatives

In Re AMENDMENTS TO FLORIDA PROBATE RULE 5.590

150 So. 3d 1100, 39 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 664, 2014 Fla. LEXIS 3295, 2014 WL 5713899

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Nov 6, 2014 | Docket: 2593367

Published

(11), (14), (22) Fla. Stat. Definitions. § 744.3085, Fla. Stat. Guardian advocates. § 744.309

In Re Amendments to the Florida Probate Rules

50 So. 3d 578, 35 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 482, 2010 Fla. LEXIS 1455, 2010 WL 3431722

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 2, 2010 | Docket: 2396382

Published

744.104, Fla. Stat. Verification of documents. § 744.3085, Fla. Stat. Guardian advocates. § 744.3201, Fla

In Re Amend. to Florida Probate Rules

986 So. 2d 576, 33 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 542, 2008 Fla. LEXIS 1242, 2008 WL 2686339

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 10, 2008 | Docket: 1426902

Published

744.104, Fla. Stat. Verification of documents. § 744.3085, Fla. Stat. Guardian advocates. § 744.3201, Fla