Florida Statute 744.3201 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLIII
DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Chapter 744
GUARDIANSHIP

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F.S. 744.3201

744.3201 Petition to determine incapacity.—

(1) A petition to determine incapacity of a person may be executed by an adult person.

(2) The petition must be verified and must:

(a) State the name, age, and present address of the petitioner and his or her relationship to the alleged incapacitated person;

(b) State the name, age, county of residence, and present address of the alleged incapacitated person;

(d) State whether the alleged incapacitated person uses assistance to exercise his or her rights, including, but not limited to, supported decisionmaking, and if so, why the assistance is inappropriate or insufficient to allow the person to independently exercise the person’s rights;

(e) Allege that the petitioner believes the alleged incapacitated person to be incapacitated and specify the factual information on which such belief is based and the names and addresses of all persons known to the petitioner who have knowledge of such facts through personal observations;

(f) State the name and address of the alleged incapacitated person’s attending or family physician, if known;

(g) State which rights enumerated in s. 744.3215 the alleged incapacitated person is incapable of exercising, to the best of petitioner’s knowledge. If the petitioner has insufficient experience to make such judgments, the petition must so state; and

(h) State the names, relationships, and addresses of the next of kin of the alleged incapacitated person, so far as are known, specifying the dates of birth of any who are minors.

(3) A copy of any petition for appointment of guardian or emergency temporary guardian, if applicable, shall be filed with the petition to determine incapacity.

History.—s. 33, ch. 89-96; s. 18, ch. 90-271; s. 22, ch. 95-401; s. 1078, ch. 97-102; s. 4, ch. 2024-242.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 744.3201

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 744.3201

Total Results: 20

In Re: Amendments to Florida Probate Rules - 2024 Legislation

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-09-05

Snippet: subdivision (a)(9) adopted to conform to section 744.3201(2)(d), Florida Statutes. Committee notes revised

THOMAS J. FOSTER, SR. v. CHRISTA RADULOVICH, THE EMERGENCY TEMPORARY GUARDIAN

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2021-09-29

Snippet: to determine incapacity pursuant to sections 744.3201 and 744.331(1), the trial court is required to

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

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2021-02-18

Snippet: Advance directives for health care. § 744.3201, Fla. Stat. Petition to determine incapacity.

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

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2020-12-31

Snippet: Advance directives for health care. § 744.3201, Fla. Stat. Petition to determine incapacity.

In Re: Amendments to the Florida Probate Rules - Guardianship

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2020-09-03

Snippet: -6- § 744.3201, Fla. Stat. Petition to determine incapacity.

Wallace v. Comprehensive Pers. Care Servs., Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-06-26

Citation: 275 So. 3d 782

Snippet: Milton Wallace ("Milton"), pursuant to sections 744.3201 and 744.331, Florida Statutes (2018), informed

Wallace v. Comprehensive Pers. Care Servs., Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-06-26

Citation: 275 So. 3d 782

Snippet: Milton Wallace ("Milton"), pursuant to sections 744.3201 and 744.331, Florida Statutes (2018), informed

Sarfaty v. in Re: M.S.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-11-01

Snippet: complied with the statutory requirements of section 744.3201, Florida Statutes (2015). The verified

Sarfaty v. in Re: M.S.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-05-10

Snippet: complied with the statutory requirements of section 744.3201, Florida Statutes (2015). The verified

Juan Mendez, Jr., etc. v. Hampton Court Nursing Center, LLC.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-09-22

Citation: 203 So. 3d 146, 41 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 394, 2016 Fla. LEXIS 2074

Snippet: father incapacitated and appoint a guardian. See §§ 744.3201, 744.334, Fla. Stat. An appointed guardian would

In Re AMENDMENTS TO the FLORIDA PROBATE RULES

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-09-15

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

Snippet: 744.3085, Fla. Stat. Guardian advocates. § 744.3201, Fla. Stat. Petition to determine incapacity.

Linde v. Linde

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-09-07

Citation: 199 So. 3d 1102, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 13400, 2016 WL 4651336

Snippet: emergency guardianship petition pursuant to section 744.3201 of the Florida Statutes to determine the capacity

In Re AMENDMENTS TO the FLORIDA PROBATE RULES

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-09-01

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

Snippet: § 744.3085, Fla. Stat. Guardian advocates. § 744.3201, Fla. Stat. Petition to determine incapacity.

Silveira v. Guardianship of Quiroga

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-01-28

Citation: 156 So. 3d 574, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 1000

Snippet: Digna Lopez (“Ms. Lopez”), as required by section 744.3201(l)(g), Florida Statutes (2013). The petition also

Katke v. Bersche

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-11-20

Citation: 161 So. 3d 574, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 19080, 2014 WL 6488688

Snippet: the Second Petition, holding that under section 744.3201(1), Florida Statutes, Kardos has standing to file

Faulkner v. Faulkner

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2011-07-22

Citation: 65 So. 3d 1167, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 11450, 2011 WL 2937302

Snippet: petition for incapacity was dismissed. Section 744.3201 sets forth the requirements for a petition to

In Re Amendments to the Florida Probate Rules

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2010-09-02

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

Snippet: § 744.3085, Fla. Stat. Guardian advocates. § 744.3201, Fla. Stat. Petition to determine incapacity.

In Re Amend. to Florida Probate Rules

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2008-07-10

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

Snippet: § 744.3085, Fla. Stat. Guardian advocates. § 744.3201, Fla. Stat. Petition to determine incapacity.

In Re Amendments to the Fl. Probate Rules

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2007-07-12

Citation: 964 So. 2d 140, 32 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 505, 2007 Fla. LEXIS 1234, 2007 WL 2002458

Snippet: Final discharge. § 744.106, Fla. Stat. Notice. § 744.3201, Fla. Stat. Petition to determine incapacity.

In Re Amendments to the Florida Probate Rules

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2007-07-05

Citation: 959 So. 2d 1170, 32 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 413, 2007 Fla. LEXIS 1193, 2007 WL 1932256

Snippet: Notice. § 744.301, Fla. Stat. Natural guardians. § 744.3201, Fla. Stat. Petition to determine incapacity.