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The 2025 Florida Statutes
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F.S. 744.421744.421 Petition for support of ward’s dependents.—Any person dependent on the ward for support may petition for an order directing the guardian of the property to contribute to the support of the dependent person from the property of the ward. The court may enter an order for suitable support and education of the dependent person out of the ward’s property that is subject to the guardianship. The grant or denial of an order for support shall not preclude a further petition for increase, decrease, modification, or termination of allowance for support by either the petitioner or the guardian. The order for support shall be valid for payments made pursuant to it, but no valid payments can be made after the termination of the guardianship. The receipt of the petitioner shall be a sufficient release of the guardian for payments made pursuant to the order. If the property of the ward is derived in whole or in part from payments of compensation, adjusted compensation, pension, insurance, or other benefits made directly to the guardian by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, notice of the petition for support shall be given by the petitioner to the office of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs having jurisdiction over the area in which the court is located and the chief attorney for the Department of Veterans’ Affairs in this state at least 15 days before the hearing on the petition. The court may not authorize payments from the ward’s property unless the ward has been adjudicated incapacitated to handle such property in accordance with s. 744.331; except in a voluntary guardianship, in which case such petition may be granted only upon the written consent of the ward.History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; ss. 16, 26, ch. 75-222; s. 1, ch. 77-174; s. 1, ch. 78-305; s. 80, ch. 81-167; s. 84, ch. 83-55; s. 30, ch. 88-290; s. 67, ch. 89-96; s. 51, ch. 90-271; s. 37, ch. 93-268. Note.—Created from former s. 744.65.
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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:
Cases Citing Statute 744.421
Total Results: 4
648 So. 2d 193, 19 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. D 2617
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 16, 1994 | Docket: 1342691
Cited 6 times | Published
hearing to be held on the guardian's petition. See § 744.421, Fla. Stat. (1993).
We also note that in the event
553 So. 2d 299, 1989 WL 145728
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 30, 1989 | Docket: 1675608
Cited 5 times | Published
to confirm her existing alimony award, and section 744.421, Florida Statutes, authorizes any person dependent
67 So. 3d 432, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 12905, 2011 WL 3586106
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 17, 2011 | Docket: 2363910
Published
wife's support. § 744.397, Fla. Stat. (2011). Section 744.421 "authorizes any person dependent on the ward
564 So. 2d 180, 1990 Fla. App. LEXIS 4619, 1990 WL 88095
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 26, 1990 | Docket: 64651621
Published
upon his wife for support, as contemplated by Section 744.421, Florida Statutes (1987). His savings and pension
