Florida Statute 744.347 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLIII
DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Chapter 744
GUARDIANSHIP

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744.347 Oath of guardian.—Before exercising his or her authority as guardian, every guardian shall take an oath that he or she will faithfully perform his or her duties as guardian. This oath is not jurisdictional.

History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; ss. 19, 26, ch. 75-222; s. 40, ch. 89-96; s. 1082, ch. 97-102.

Note.—Created from former s. 744.36.

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

16 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 557, 1991 Fla. LEXIS 1335, 1991 WL 169366

Cited 5 times | Published

...1989 Revision: Prior rule adopted as temporary emergency rule. 1991 Revision: Permits oath to be incorporated in application for appointment of guardian, adds reference to temporary emergency guardian, and makes editorial change. Statutory Reference § 744.347, Fla....

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

13 Fla. L. Weekly 601, 1988 Fla. LEXIS 1463, 1988 WL 143178

Published

change and deletes genders. Statutory Reference F.S. 744.347 Oath of guardian. RULE 5.610. EXECUTION BY GUARDIAN

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

13 Fla. L. Weekly 601, 1988 Fla. LEXIS 1475, 1988 WL 53983

Published

change and deletes genders. Statutory Reference F.S. 744.347 Oath of guardian. RULE 5.610. EXECUTION BY GUARDIAN

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

17 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 636, 1992 Fla. LEXIS 1622, 1992 WL 249483

Published

Revision: Editorial changes. Statutory Reference § 744.347, Fla.Stat. Oath of guardian. RULE 5.620, INVENTORY

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

9 Fla. L. Weekly 401, 1984 Fla. LEXIS 3390

Published

change and deletes genders. Statutory Reference F.S. 744.347 Oath of guardian. Rule 5.620. INVENTORY; APPRAISALS

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

33 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 542, 2008 Fla. LEXIS 1242, 2008 WL 2686339

Published

...of guardian, adds reference to temporary emergency guardian, and makes editorial change. 1992 Revision: Editorial changes. 2008 Revision: Committee notes revised. Statutory References § 393.12, Fla. Stat. Capacity; appointment of guardian advocate. § 744.347, Fla....

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