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Florida Statute 744.371 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 744.371 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
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744.371 Relief to be granted.—If it appears from the annual guardianship report that:
(1) The condition of the ward requires further examination;
(2) Any change in the proposed care, maintenance, or treatment is needed;
(3) The ward is qualified for restoration of some or all rights;
(4) The condition or maintenance of the ward requires the performance or doing of any other thing for the best interest of the ward which is not indicated in the plan; or
(5) There is any other matter necessary to protect the interests of the ward,

the court shall, after a hearing with appropriate notice, amend the plan or enter any other order necessary to protect the ward.

History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; ss. 6, 26, ch. 75-222; s. 55, ch. 89-96; s. 40, ch. 90-271.
Note.—Created from former s. 744.484.

Cases Citing F.S. 744.371

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

Cited 5 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 16 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 557, 1991 Fla. LEXIS 1335, 1991 WL 169366

...The committee was concerned that actual service on a ward of the accounting or guardianship plan may give uninterested persons access to financial or personal information to the detriment of the ward. The committee believes that under such circumstances, the guardian of the property could seek an order under section 744.371(5), Florida Statutes, even if the ward's circumstances were set out in detail in a pleading other than the annual guardianship report....
...Duty to file annual guardianship report. § 744.3675, Fla. Stat. Annual guardianship plan. § 744.3678, Fla. Stat. Annual accounting. § 744.3685, Fla. Stat. Order requiring guardianship report; contempt. § 744.3701, Fla. Stat. Inspection of report. § 744.371, Fla....
...the best interest of the ward. (b) Service. The petition shall be served by formal notice. (c) Hearing. The petitioner or any interested person may set the matter for hearing. Committee Notes Rule History 1991 Revision: New rule. Statutory Reference § 744.3715, Fla....
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Bergman v. Serns, 443 So. 2d 130 (Fla. 3d DCA 1983).

Cited 6 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal

...t to review by the [circuit] court;" and upon the guardian's petition for "[a]ny change of care, maintenance or treatment" for his ward, "[t]he [circuit] court shall enter such orders, with or without notice to interested persons, as may be proper." § 744.371, Fla....
...This petition was acquiesced in by Edward Golden, Mrs. Greenfield's court-appointed guardian, and was opposed only by Mrs. Greenfield's daughter Carol Bergman. The circuit court, therefore, had the authority to rule on this petition as if it had been filed by the guardian himself. See §§ 744.361, 744.371, Fla....
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·In re Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 607 So. 2d 1306 (Fla. 1992).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 17 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 636, 1992 Fla. LEXIS 1622, 1992 WL 249483

...The committee was concerned that actual service on a ward of the accounting or guardianship plan may give uninterested persons access to financial or personal information to the detriment of the ward. The committee believes that under such circumstances, the guardian of the property could seek an order under section 744.371(5), Florida Statutes, even if the ward’s circumstances were set out in detail in a pleading other than the annual guardianship report....
...Duty to file annual guardianship report. § 744.3675, Fla.Stat. Annual guardianship plan. § 744.3678, Fla.Stat. Annual accounting. *1384 § 744.3685, Fla.Stat. Order requiring guardianship report; contempt. § 744.3701, Fla.Stat. Inspection of report. § 744.371, Fla.Stat....
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In re Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 948 So. 2d 735 (Fla. 2007).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 32 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 79, 2007 Fla. LEXIS 132, 2007 WL 268753

...The committee was concerned that actual service on a ward of the accounting or guardianship plan may give uninterested persons access to financial or personal information to the detriment of the ward. The committee believes that under such circumstances, the guardian of the property could seek an order under section 744.371(5), Florida Statutes, even if the ward’s circumstances were set out in detail in a pleading other than the annual guardianship report....
...Duty to file annual guardianship report. § 744.3675, Fla. Stat. Annual guardianship plan. § 744.3678, Fla. Stat. Annual accounting. § 744.3685, Fla. Stat. Order requiring guardianship report; contempt. § 744.3701, Fla. Stat. Inspection of report. § 744.371, Fla....

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