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The 2025 Florida Statutes
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F.S. 440.17440.17 Guardian for minor or incompetent.—Prior to the filing of a claim, the department, and after the filing of a claim, a judge of compensation claims, may require the appointment by a court of competent jurisdiction, for any person who is mentally incompetent or a minor, of a guardian or other representative to receive compensation payable to such person under this chapter and to exercise the powers granted to or to perform the duties required of such person under this chapter; however, the judge of compensation claims, in the judge of compensation claims’ discretion, may designate in the compensation award a person to whom payment of compensation may be paid for a minor or incompetent, in which event payment to such designated person shall discharge all liability for such compensation.History.—s. 17, ch. 17481, 1935; CGL 1936 Supp. 5966(17); s. 8, ch. 18413, 1937; ss. 17, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 9, ch. 75-209; ss. 13, 124, ch. 79-40; s. 21, ch. 79-312; s. 43, ch. 89-289; s. 56, ch. 90-201; s. 52, ch. 91-1; s. 3, ch. 91-46; s. 480, ch. 2003-261.
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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:
Cases Citing Statute 440.17
Total Results: 6
330 So. 2d 465
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Mar 17, 1976 | Docket: 1797790
Cited 3 times | Published
discretion to direct such an appointment under Section 440.17, Florida Statutes (1973). Allure Shoe Corp
922 So. 2d 252, 2006 Fla. App. LEXIS 826, 2006 WL 176731
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 26, 2006 | Docket: 1683359
Cited 2 times | Published
precipitated the JCC's invocation of the provisions of Section 440.17 and the consequent establishment of a guardianship
423 So. 2d 567
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 17, 1982 | Docket: 544345
Cited 2 times | Published
Cornelius' problems were of genetic origin.
Section 440.17, Florida Statutes (1981), provides that a deputy
584 So. 2d 574, 1991 WL 119674
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 3, 1991 | Docket: 466759
Cited 1 times | Published
were properly recoverable against the E/C.
Section 440.17, Florida Statutes (1989) states in pertinent
852 So. 2d 295, 2003 Fla. App. LEXIS 10857, 2003 WL 21663679
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 17, 2003 | Docket: 64824359
Published
the decedent’s minor survivors, we reverse.
Section 440.17, Florida Statutes (1997), provides that the
704 So. 2d 145, 1997 Fla. App. LEXIS 12976, 1997 WL 716116
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 19, 1997 | Docket: 64778255
Published
an appointment, before the filing of a claim. § 440.17, Fla. Stat. (1995). We therefore grant the petition
