Florida Statute 744.467 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title XLIII
DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Chapter 744
GUARDIANSHIP

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744.467 Resignation of guardian.—A guardian may resign and be relieved of his or her duties after the notice that the court may require and notice to the surety on his or her bond. Before entering an order discharging a guardian of the property, the court shall require the guardian to file a true and correct final report of his or her guardianship and to deliver to the successor guardian all property of the ward, all records concerning the property of the ward or of the guardianship, and all money due to the ward from him or her. A guardian of the person must deliver to the successor guardian copies of all records of medical or personal care, prior to being discharged. Before entering the order, the court shall be satisfied that the interest of the ward will not be placed in jeopardy by the resignation. The acceptance of the resignation shall not exonerate the guardian or the guardian’s surety from any liability previously incurred.

History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; ss. 19, 26, ch. 75-222; s. 1, ch. 77-174; s. 82, ch. 89-96; s. 58, ch. 90-271; s. 1105, ch. 97-102.

Note.—Created from former s. 746.01.

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Amend. to Rules of App. Proc., Civ. Proc., 887 So. 2d 1090 (Fla. 2004).

Cited 5 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 2004 WL 2201732

...Principal and income. § 744.367, Fla. Stat. Duty to file annual guardianship report. § 744.3678, Fla. Stat. Annual accounting. § 744.3685, Fla. Stat. Order requiring guardianship report; contempt. § 744.369, Fla. Stat. Judicial review of guardianship reports. § 744.467, Fla....

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In Re Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 584 So. 2d 964 (Fla. 1991).

Cited 5 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 16 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 557, 1991 Fla. LEXIS 1335, 1991 WL 169366

...Settlement of claims. § 744.441, Fla. Stat. Powers of guardian upon court approval. § 744.446, Fla. Stat. Conflicts of interest; prohibited activities; court approval. § 744.447, Fla. Stat. Petition for authorization to act. § 744.451, Fla. Stat. Order. § 744.467, Fla....

...Nonresident guardians appointed before October 1, 1989, shall not be automatically disqualified to serve and shall not be required to resign and initiate their own removal. Committee Notes Rule History 1975 Revision: Substantially the same as sections 744.467 and 744.471, Florida Statutes, with editorial changes....

...1989 Revision: Prior rule deleted and replaced by temporary emergency rule. 1991 Revision: Substantial revision of entire rule to harmonize with procedure for termination of guardianship under FPR 5.670 and 5.680. Subdivision (k) transferred from Temporary Emergency Rule 5.800. Statutory References § 744.467, Fla....

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Florida Bar, 537 So. 2d 500 (Fla. 1988).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 13 Fla. L. Weekly 601, 1988 Fla. LEXIS 1463, 1988 WL 143178

...Committee notes revised and expanded. Statutory References F.S. 38.22-38.23 Contempt. F.S. 733.502 Resignation of personal representative. F.S. 733.901 Distribution; final discharge. F.S. 744.427 Annual returns. F.S. 744.431 Order requiring return; contempt. F.S. 744.467 Resignation of guardian....

...Citation form changes in rule and committee notes. Statutory References F.S. 744.377(4) Duties of guardian of the property. F.S. 744.387 Settlement of claims. F.S. 744.427 Annual returns. F.S. 744.441 Powers of guardian upon court approval. F.S. 744.447 Petition for authorization to act. F.S. 744.467 Resignation of guardian....

...ided by law and these rules. (c) Successor guardian. A successor guardian must be appointed and duly qualified before a guardian shall be relieved of his duties and obligations. Committee Notes Rule History 1975 Revision: Substantially the same as F.S. 744.467 and F.S....

...Change in committee note to conform to statutory renumbering. 1988 Revision: Editorial changes in (a). Text of FPR 5.590 inserted in (b). Editorial change in (c). Captions added to paragraphs. Committee notes revised. Citation form changes in committee notes. Statutory References F.S. 744.467 Resignation of guardian....

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Florida Bar, 531 So. 2d 1261 (Fla. 1988).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 13 Fla. L. Weekly 601, 1988 Fla. LEXIS 1475, 1988 WL 53983

...Committee notes revised and expanded. Statutory References F.S. 38.22 — 38.23 Contempt. F.S. 733.502 Resignation of personal representative. F.S. 733.901 Distribution; final discharge. F.S. 744.427 Annual returns. F.S. 744.431 Order requiring return; contempt. F.S. 744.467 Resignation of guardian....

...*1337 (b)(c) Successor guardian. A successor guardian must be appointed and duly qualified before a guardian shall be relieved of his duties and obligations as provided 4a the preceding paragraph? Committee Notes 1975 Revision: Substantially the same as F.S. 744.467 and F.S....

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In re Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 607 So. 2d 1306 (Fla. 1992).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 17 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 636, 1992 Fla. LEXIS 1622, 1992 WL 249483

...744.431 -Order requiring return; contempt, § 744.367, Fla.Stat. Duty to file annual guardianship report. § 744.3678, Fla.Stat. Annual accounting. § 744.3685, Fla.Stat. Order requiring guardianship report; contempt. § 744.369, Fla.Stat. Judicial review of guardianship reports. RSt§ 744.467, Fla.Stat....

...1991 Revision: Substantial revision of entire rule to harmonize with procedure for termination of guardianship under FRRrules 5.670 and 5.680. Subdivision (k) transferred from ^temporary Eemergency Rrule 5.800. 1992 Revision: Committee notes revised. Citation form changes in committee notes. Statutory References § 744.467, Fla.Stat....

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Florida Bar re Amendment to Rules, 458 So. 2d 1079 (Fla. 1984).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 9 Fla. L. Weekly 401, 1984 Fla. LEXIS 3390

...Committee notes revised and expanded. *1089 Statutory References F.S. 38.22-38.23 Contempt. F.S. 733.502 Resignation of personal representative. F.S. 733.901 Distribution; final discharge. F.S. 744.427 Annual returns. F.S. 744.431 Order requiring return; contempt. F.S. 744.467 Resignation of guardian....

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Legal Aid Soc'y of Palm Beach Cnty., Inc. v. Guardianship of Jaffe, 178 So. 3d 527 (Fla. 4th DCA 2015).

Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 16579, 2015 WL 6735369

...§ 744.708(6), Fla. Stat. (2015). Thus, there is every expectation that the public guardian will develop some rapport with the ward. A guardian is not allowed to resign without assurances that the ward’s interest will not be placed in jeopardy. See § 744.467, Fla....

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Legal Aid Soc'y of Palm Beach Cnty., Inc., Pub. Guardianship Prog. v. The Guardianship of Jennifer Jaffe & Ferd & Gladys Alpert Jewish Fam. & Child.'s Serv. (Fla. 4th DCA 2015).

Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal

...calendar quarter, see § 744.708(6), Fla. Stat. (2015). Thus, there is every expectation that the public guardian will develop some rapport with the ward. A guardian is not allowed to resign without assurances that the ward’s interest will not be placed in jeopardy. See § 744.467, Fla....

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Anderson v. Dawson, 711 So. 2d 1318 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1998).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1998 Fla. App. LEXIS 6447, 1998 WL 288408

...-plenary guardian, who is the ward’s husband and who has no confidence or trust in the attorney. The trial court’s order directs the co-plenary guardians to submit their resignations in this case. We find no statute that supports that procedure. Section 744.467, Florida Statutes (1995), provides for the voluntary resignation by a guardian....

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Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 848 So. 2d 1069 (Fla. 2003).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 28 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 495, 2003 Fla. LEXIS 1063, 2003 WL 21402500

...§ 744.441, Fla. Stat. Powers of guardian upon court approval. § 744.446, Fla. Stat. Conflicts of interest; prohibited activities; court approval;, breach of fiduciary duty. § 744.447, Fla. Stat. Petition for authorization to act. § 744.451, Fla. Stat. Order. § 744.467, Fla....

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In Re Amend. to Florida Prob. Rules, 986 So. 2d 576 (Fla. 2008).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 33 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 542, 2008 Fla. LEXIS 1242, 2008 WL 2686339

...Guardian advocates. § 744.367, Fla. Stat. Duty to file annual guardianship report. § 744.3678, Fla. Stat. Annual accounting. § 744.3685, Fla. Stat. Order requiring guardianship report; contempt. § 744.369, Fla. Stat. Judicial review of guardianship reports. § 744.467, Fla....

...§ 744.441, Fla. Stat. Powers of guardian upon court approval. § 744.446, Fla. Stat. Conflicts of interest; prohibited activities; court approval; breach of fiduciary duty. § 744.447, Fla. Stat. Petition for authorization to act. § 744.451, Fla. Stat. Order. § 744.467, Fla....

...This rule shall apply to guardian advocates, except that a final report shall be required of a guardian advocate only if the guardian advocates authority included the management of the property of the person with a developmental disability. Committee Notes Rule History 1975 Revision: Substantially the same as sections 744.467 and 744.471, Florida Statutes, with editorial changes....

...2008 Revision: Subdivision (k) added to include guardian advocates. Committee notes revised. Statutory References § 393.12, Fla. Stat. Capacity; appointment of guardian advocate. § 744.102(11), Fla. Stat. Definitions. § 744.3085, Fla. Stat. Guardian advocates. § 744.467, Fla....