The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XLIII
DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Chapter 744
GUARDIANSHIP

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F.S. 744.3371

744.3371 Notice of petition for appointment of guardian and hearing.—

(1) When the petition for appointment of a guardian for an incapacitated person is heard upon the conclusion of the hearing in which the person is determined to be incapacitated, the court shall hear the petition without further notice. If the petition is heard on a later date, reasonable notice of the hearing must be served on the incapacitated person, the person’s attorney, if any, any guardian then serving, the person’s next of kin, and such other interested persons as the court may direct.

(2) When a petition for appointment of a guardian for a minor is filed, formal notice must be served on the minor’s parents. If the petitioner has custody of the minor and the petition alleges that, after diligent search, the parents cannot be found, the parents may be served by informal notice, delivered to their last known address or addresses. When a parent petitions for appointment as guardian for his or her minor child, no notice is necessary unless the other parent is living and does not consent to the appointment.

History.—s. 22, ch. 90-271; s. 1079, ch. 97-102.

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Amendments to 744.3371

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 744.3371

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 744.3371.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

In AMENDMENTS TO FLORIDA PROBATE RULES, 200 So. 3d 761 (Fla. 2016)

. . . . § 744.3371(1), Fla. Stat. . . .

In AMENDMENTS TO FLORIDA PROBATE RULES, 199 So. 3d 835 (Fla. 2016)

. . . . § 744.3371, Fla. Stat. . . . Procedures to determine incapacity. § 744.3371, Fla. Stat. . . . Petition for appointment of guardian or professional guardian; contents. § 744.3371(1), Fla. . . .

ZELMAN, v. ZELMAN,, 175 So. 3d 871 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2015)

. . . Rogers, 147 So.3d 549, 550 (Fla. 4th DCA 2014) (citing §§ 744.102(14), 744.331(1), 744.3371(1), Fla. . . .

In AMENDMENTS TO FLORIDA PROBATE RULE, 150 So. 3d 1100 (Fla. 2014)

. . . . § 744.3371, Fla. Stat. . . .

BIVINS, v. ROGERS,, 147 So. 3d 549 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2014)

. . . See §§ 744.102(14), 744.331(1), 744.3371(1), Fla. Stat. (2012). . . .

In AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA PROBATE RULES, 50 So. 3d 578 (Fla. 2010)

. . . . § 744.3371, Fla. Stat. . . .

In AMENDMENTS TO FLORIDA PROBATE RULES, 986 So. 2d 576 (Fla. 2008)

. . . . § 744.3371, Fla. Stat. . . . Procedures to determine incapacity. § 744.3371, Fla. Stat. . . . Guardian advocates. § 744.3371, Fla. Stat. . . . Procedures to determine incapacity. § 744.3371, Fla. Stat. . . .

In GUARDIANSHIP OF B. STEPHENS, v. B. B. A. Jr. S. B., 965 So. 2d 847 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2007)

. . . record evidence that they set, or even tried to set, their petition for hearing as required by section 744.3371 . . .

In AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA PROBATE RULES, 964 So. 2d 140 (Fla. 2007)

. . . . § 744.3371, Fla. Stat. . . .

In AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA PROBATE RULES, 959 So. 2d 1170 (Fla. 2007)

. . . . § 744.3371, Fla. Stat. . . . Procedures to determine incapacity. § 744.3371, Fla. Stat. . . .

In AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA PROBATE RULES, 948 So. 2d 735 (Fla. 2007)

. . . . § 744.3371, Fla. Stat. . . . Procedures to determine incapacity. § 744.3371, Fla. Stat. . . . Procedures to determine incapacity. § 744.3371, Fla. Stat. . . . Petition for appointment of guardian or professional guardian; contents. § 744.3371(2), Fla. Stat. . . . Procedures to determine incapacity. § 744.3371, Fla. Stat. . . .

In AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA PROBATE RULES TWO YEAR CYCLE, 912 So. 2d 1178 (Fla. 2005)

. . . . § 744.3371, Fla. Stat. . . . Procedures to determine incapacity. § 744.3371, Fla. Stat. . . .

AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA PROBATE RULES, 848 So. 2d 1069 (Fla. 2003)

. . . . § 744.3371, Fla. Stat. . . . Procedures to determine incapacity. § 744.3371, Fla. Stat. . . . Emergency temporary guardianship. § 744.3371, Fla. Stat. . . . Petition for appointment of guardian or professional guardian; contents. § 744.3371(2), Fla. Stat. . . . Procedures to determine incapacity. § 744.3371, Fla. Stat. . . .

AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA PROBATE RULES, 778 So. 2d 272 (Fla. 2000)

. . . . § 744.3371, Fla. Stat. . . . Procedures to determine incapacity. § 744.3371, Fla. Stat. . . . Petition for appointment of guardian; contents. § 744.3371(2), Fla. Stat. . . . Petition for appointment of guardian; contents. § 744.3371(1), Fla. Stat. . . .

AMENDMENTS TO FLORIDA PROBATE RULES, 683 So. 2d 78 (Fla. 1996)

. . . . § 744.3371, Fla.Stat. . . . Procedures to determine incapacity. § 744.3371, Fla.Stat. . . . Petition for appointment of guardian; contents. § 744.3371(2), Fla.Stat. . . . Petition for appointment of guardian; contents. § 744.3371(1), Fla.Stat. . . . Procedures to determine incapacity. § 744.3371, Fla.Stat. . . .

In AMENDMENTS TO FLORIDA PROBATE RULES, 607 So. 2d 1306 (Fla. 1992)

. . . . § 744.3371, Fla.Stat. . . . Emergency temporary guardianship. § 744.3371, Fla.Stat. . . . Procedures to determine incapacity. § 744.3371, Fla.Stat. . . . Petition for appointment of guardian; contents. § 744.3371(2), Fla.Stat. . . . Application for appointment. § 744.3371, Fla.Stat. . . .

In AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA PROBATE RULES, 584 So. 2d 964 (Fla. 1991)

. . . . § 744.3371, Fla.Stat. Notice of petition for appointment of guardian and hearing. . . . Annual accounting. § 744.3371(2), Fla.Stat. . . . Petition for appointment of guardian; contents. § 744.3371(1), Fla.Stat. . . . Application for appointment. § 744.3371, Fla.Stat. . . .