Florida Statute 744.357 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLIII
DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Chapter 744
GUARDIANSHIP

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F.S. 744.357

744.357 Liability of surety.—No surety for a guardian shall be charged beyond the property of the ward.

History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; ss. 19, 26, ch. 75-222; s. 43, ch. 89-96; s. 27, ch. 90-271.

Note.—Created from former s. 744.43.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 744.357

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 744.357.

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Cases Citing Statute 744.357

Total Results: 5

Sanchez v. AN Luxury Imports of Pembroke Pines, Inc.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2017-04-12T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 216 So. 3d 723

Snippet: under section 627.428, the provision of section 744.357, Florida Statutes (1995), that “[n]o surety for…733payment of a claim was “not protected by section 744.357.” Id. We, therefore, held that awards of attorneys…such cases were limited by the mandate of section 744.357 unless the fees claimant establishes that the surety…-27 (emphasis added).4 The language of section 744.357 providing that “[n]o surety for a guardian shall…Nichols and the instant case; in Nichols, section 744.357 provided such a limit for guardianship bonds, and

David Boland, Inc. v. Trans Coastal Roofing Co.

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2003-07-11T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 851 So. 2d 724

Snippet: under section 627.428, the provision of section 744.357, Florida Statutes (1995), that "[n]o surety… of a claim was "not protected by section 744.357." Id. We, therefore, held that awards of attorneys…such cases were limited by the mandate of section 744.357 unless the fees claimant establishes that the surety… addresses a performance bond to which section 744.357 does not apply, Intercargo urges that the logic…Nichols decision, however, rests entirely on section 744.357's limit to total recovery under guardianship

Old Republic Sur. Co. v. Reischmann

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1998-06-03T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 713 So. 2d 434

Snippet: at 1373-74. Nichols also concluded that section 744.357, Florida Statutes (1995),[3] does not preclude …suit in which the recovery is had. [3] Section 744.357, Florida Statutes (1995) provides: "No surety

Nichols v. Preferred Nat. Ins. Co.

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1997-10-29T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 704 So. 2d 1371

Snippet: The district court found, however, that section 744.357, Florida Statutes (1995), limited any such fees… not apply to sureties. The Effect of Section 744.357 Having determined that attorney's fees may …such attorney's fees are limited by section 744.357 to the amount of the bond. In this regard, we disagree…the district court's conclusion that section 744.357 limits the damages to the face amount of the bond…bond in all cases. As previously stated, section 744.357 provides that "[n]o surety for a guardian

Preferred National Insurance Co. v. Nichols

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1996-10-22T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 682 So. 2d 585

Snippet: exceed the penal sum of the bond, citing section 744.357, Florida Statutes (1993). We affirm in part and…be paid by appellant, but we find that section 744.357 explicitly limits the liability of the surety to