Florida Statute 744.454 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLIII
DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Chapter 744
GUARDIANSHIP

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F.S. 744.454

744.454 Guardian forbidden to borrow or purchase; exceptions.—A professional guardian may not purchase property or borrow money from his or her ward. A guardian who is not a professional guardian may do so if:

(1) A court by written order authorizes the sale or loan after a hearing to which interested persons were given notice; or

(2) The property is sold at public sale and the guardian is a spouse, parent, child, brother, or sister of the ward or a cotenant of the ward in the property to be sold.

History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; ss. 24, 26, ch. 75-222; s. 1, ch. 77-174; s. 78, ch. 89-96; s. 2, ch. 96-184; s. 12, ch. 96-354; s. 1787, ch. 97-102; s. 5, ch. 97-161.

Note.—Created from former s. 745.14.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 744.454

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 744.454.

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Cases Citing Statute 744.454

Total Results: 1

Webster & Moorefield v. City Nat. Bk.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1984-07-10

Citation: 453 So. 2d 441

Snippet: forbidden to borrow or purchase from the ward, Section 744.454, it goes without saying that a nonrelated guardian