Florida Statutes Part VII - Termination (Ss. 744.464-744.534)

• 744.464 - Restoration To Capacity.
  (1) VENUE.—A suggestion of capacity must be filed with the court in which the guardianship is pending.(2) SUGGESTION OF CAPACITY.—(a) Any interested person, including the ward, may file...
• 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...
• 744.471 - Appointment Of Successor.
  A successor guardian must be appointed and duly qualified before a guardian shall be relieved of his or her duties and obligations as provided in...
• 744.474 - Reasons For Removal Of Guardian.
  A guardian may be removed for any of the following reasons, and the removal shall be in addition to any other penalties prescribed by law:(1) Fraud...
• 744.477 - Proceedings For Removal Of A Guardian.
  Proceedings for removal of a guardian may be instituted by the court, by any surety or other interested person, or by the ward. Reasonable notice...
• 744.511 - Accounting Upon Removal.
  A removed guardian shall file with the court a true, complete, and final report of his or her guardianship within 20 days after removal and...
• 744.514 - Surrender Of Property Upon Removal.
  The successor guardian shall demand of the removed guardian or her or his heirs, personal representative, or surety all the property of the ward and...
• 744.517 - Proceedings For Contempt.
  If a removed guardian of the property fails to file a true, complete, and final accounting of his or her guardianship; to turn over to...
• 744.521 - Termination Of Guardianship.
  When a ward becomes sui juris or is restored to capacity, when the guardian has been unable to locate the ward through diligent search, or,...
• 744.524 - Termination Of Guardianship On Change Of Domicile Of Resident Ward.
  When the domicile of a resident ward has changed as provided in s. 744.2025, and the foreign court having jurisdiction over the ward at the...
• 744.527 - Final Reports And Application For Discharge; Hearing.
  (1) When the court terminates the guardianship for any of the reasons set forth in s. 744.521, the guardian shall promptly file his or her final...
• 744.528 - Discharge Of Guardian Named As Personal Representative.
  (1) A guardian authorized to manage property, who is subsequently appointed personal representative, must serve a copy of the guardian’s final report and petition for discharge...
• 744.531 - Order Of Discharge.
  If the court is satisfied that the guardian has faithfully discharged her or his duties, has rendered a complete and accurate final report, and, in...
• 744.534 - Disposition Of Unclaimed Funds Held By Guardian.
  (1) In all cases in which it is appropriate for the guardianship to terminate due to the ward’s death and in which property in the hands...

Last modified: September 23, 2016