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Florida Statute 744.381 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 744.381 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
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744.381 Appraisals.When the court deems it necessary, appraisers may be appointed to appraise the property of the ward that is subject to the guardianship.
History.s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 61, ch. 89-96; s. 46, ch. 90-271.
Note.Created from former s. 744.54.

Cases Citing F.S. 744.381

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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

...1988 Revision: Editorial changes. Committee notes revised. Citation form change in committee notes. 1989 Revision: Prior rule deleted and replaced by temporary emergency rule. 1991 Revision: Former FPR 5.620(b) has been deleted as partly substantive and addressed in section 744.381, Florida Statutes, and the procedural part is unnecessary....
...e accomplishment of this act. Statutory References § 199.062(4), Fla. Stat. Annual tax information reports. § 744.362, Fla. Stat. Initial guardianship report. § 744.365, Fla. Stat. Verified inventory. § 744.3701, Fla. Stat. Inspection of report. § 744.381, Fla....
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Cited as authorityMorgenthau (2009)
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Cited as authorityHayes (2006)
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Adopted(citing case) (2003)
phrase: "adopted by"
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·Yazdzik v. Scott, 129 So. 3d 482 (Fla. 2d DCA 2014).

Cited 2 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2014 WL 51382, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 126

...5th DCA 2009); Severson, 985 So.2d at 640 . Though section 744.331(7)(a) specifically entitles court-appointed attorneys and examining committee members to reasonable fees, said fees cannot' be paid by the guardian from the ward’s property pursu *485 ant to section 744.381(7)(b) if a guardian is never appointed....
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2024)
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Cited as authorityKemp (2016)
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2016)
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·In Re Amendments to the Fl. Prob. Rules, 964 So. 2d 140 (Fla. 2007).

Cited 1 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 32 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 505, 2007 Fla. LEXIS 1234, 2007 WL 2002458

...1988 Revision: Editorial changes. Committee notes revised. Citation form change in committee notes. 1989 Revision: Prior rule deleted and replaced by temporary emergency rule. *158 1991 Revision: Former rule 5.620(b) has been deleted as partly substantive and addressed in section 744.381, Florida Statutes, and the procedural part is unnecessary....
...2007 Revision: Committee notes revised. Statutory References § 199.062(4), Fla. Stat. Annual tax information reports. § 744.362, Fla. Stat. Initial guardianship report. § 744.365, Fla. Stat. Verified inventory. § 744.3701, Fla. Stat. Inspection of report. § 744.381, Fla....
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Cited as authorityTaplin (2012)
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Cited as authorityReid (2008)
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·Florida Bar, 537 So. 2d 500 (Fla. 1988).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 13 Fla. L. Weekly 601, 1988 Fla. LEXIS 1463, 1988 WL 143178

...Committee notes revised. 1988 Revision: Editorial changes. Committee notes revised. Citation form change in committee notes. Statutory References F.S. 199.062(4) Annual tax information returns. F.S. 744.377(4) Duties of guardian of the property. F.S. 744.381 Appraisals....
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ApprovedIn Re Hill (1991)
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Cited as authorityIn Re Hill (1991)
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ApprovedHill (1991)
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·In Re Amend. to Florida Prob. Rules, 986 So. 2d 576 (Fla. 2008).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 33 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 542, 2008 Fla. LEXIS 1242, 2008 WL 2686339

...1988 Revision: Editorial changes. Committee notes revised. Citation form change in committee notes. 1989 Revision: Prior rule deleted and replaced by temporary emergency rule. 1991 Revision: Former rule 5.620(b) has been deleted as partly substantive and addressed in section 744.381, Florida Statutes, and the procedural part is unnecessary....
...Committee notes revised. Statutory References § 393.12, Fla. Stat. Capacity; appointment of guardian advocate. § 744.362, Fla. Stat. Initial guardianship report. § 744.365, Fla. Stat. Verified inventory. § 744.3701, Fla. Stat. Inspection of report. § 744.381, Fla....
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2014)
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Cited as authorityShellito (2013)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authority(citing case) (2011)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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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

...1988 Revision: Editorial changes. Committee notes revised. Citation form change in committee notes. 1989 Revision: Prior rule deleted and replaced by temporary emergency rule. 1991 Revision: Former FPRruIe 5.620(b) has been deleted as partly substantive and addressed in section 744.381, Florida Statutes, and the procedural part is unnecessary....
...1992 Revision: Citation form changes in committee notes. Statutory References § 199.062(4), Fla.Stat. Annual tax information reports. § 744.362, Fla.Stat. Initial guardianship report. § 744.365, Fla.Stat. Verified inventory. § 744.3701, Fla.Stat. Inspection of report. § 744.381, Fla.Stat....
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AdoptedHammock (2005)
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·Faulkner v. Faulkner, 65 So. 3d 1167 (Fla. 1st DCA 2011).

Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 11450, 2011 WL 2937302

...(defining “ward” as “a person for whom a guardian has been appointed”). The examining committee fees were incurred, and ordered, while the emergency temporary guardian had legal control over Appellant’s property and, therefore, the fees were properly assessed against her under section 744.381(7)(b)....
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Cited as authorityKemp (2016)
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In re Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 912 So. 2d 1178 (Fla. 2005).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 30 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 666, 2005 Fla. LEXIS 1917, 2005 WL 2385258

...1988 Revision: Editorial changes. Committee notes revised. Citation form change in committee notes. 1989 Revision: Prior rule deleted and replaced by temporary emergency rule. 1991 Revision: Former rule 5.620(b) has been deleted as partly substantive and addressed in section 744.381, Florida Statutes, and the procedural part is unnecessary....
...2005 Revision: Editorial changes in (d). Statutory References § 199.062(4), Fla. Stat. Annual tax information reports. § 744.362, Fla. Stat. Initial guardianship report. § 744.365, Fla. Stat. Verified inventory. § 744.3701, Fla. Stat. Inspection of report. § 744.381, Fla....
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Florida Bar, 531 So. 2d 1261 (Fla. 1988).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 13 Fla. L. Weekly 601, 1988 Fla. LEXIS 1475, 1988 WL 53983

...Committee notes revised. 1988 Revision: Editorial changes. Committee notes revised. Citation form change in committee notes. Statutory References F.S. 199.062(4) Annual tax information returns. F.S. 744.377(4) Duties of guardian of the property. F.S. 744.381 Appraisals....
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Molnar v. Maltz, 786 So. 2d 1276 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001).

Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2001 Fla. App. LEXIS 8293, 2001 WL 686428

...We reverse an order dismissing petitions to determine incapacity and appoint a guardian. The petitioner alleged that his sister was suffering from dementia and unable to manage her own affairs. The trial court appointed a three-person examining committee pursuant to section 744.381(3)(a), Florida Statutes....
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Martinez v. Cramer, 125 So. 3d 974 (Fla. 4th DCA 2013).

Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2013 WL 3014005, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 9647

constituted fundamental error. This court noted that section 744.381 (2)(a) requires a trial court to appoint counsel

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