Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 744.371 (2025)

Relief to be granted.

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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.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1983–2007 · leading case: In Re Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 584 So. 2d 964 (Fla. 1991).

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In Re Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 584 So. 2d 964 (Fla. 1991). · cites it 4× “§ 744.371, Fla. Stat. Relief to be granted.”

Bergman v. Serns, 443 So. 2d 130 (Fla. 3d DCA 1983). · cites it 2× “361, Florida Statutes (1981) provides that a guardian's selection of a place of residence for his incompetent ward "shall be subject 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…”

In re Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 607 So. 2d 1306 (Fla. 1992). · cites it 4× “§ 744.371, Fla.Stat. Relief to be granted.”

In re Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 948 So. 2d 735 (Fla. 2007). · cites it 4× “§ 744.371, Fla. Stat. Relief to be granted.”

— 744.371(5) — 3 cases

In Re Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 584 So. 2d 964 (Fla. 1991). “§ 744.371, Fla. Stat. Relief to be granted.”

In re Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 607 So. 2d 1306 (Fla. 1992). “§ 744.371, Fla.Stat. Relief to be granted.”

In re Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 948 So. 2d 735 (Fla. 2007). “§ 744.371, Fla. Stat. Relief to be granted.”

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