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Fla. Stat. § 744.477 (2025)
Proceedings for removal of a guardian.
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744.477 Proceedings for removal of a guardian.—Proceedings for removal of a guardian may be instituted by the court, by any surety or other interested person, or by the ward. Reasonable notice shall be given to the guardian. On the hearing, the court may enter an order that is proper considering the pleadings and the evidence.
Note.—Created from former s. 746.04.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 18
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1984–2024 · leading case: In Re Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 584 So. 2d 964 (Fla. 1991).
In Re Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 584 So. 2d 964 (Fla. 1991). “§ 744.477, Fla. Stat. Proceedings for removal.”
Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 848 So. 2d 1069 (Fla. 2003). “§ 744.477, Fla. Stat. Proceedings for removal of a guardian.”
Florida Bar, 537 So. 2d 500 (Fla. 1988). “F.S. 744.477 Proceedings for removal. Rule References FPR 5.”
Bivins v. Rogers, 147 So. 3d 549 (Fla. 4th DCA 2014). “8715(1), Florida Statutes (2012), if the guardian is exceeding his powers under the annual guardianship plan and is not acting in the ward’s best interest, or to petition for removal of the guardian pursuant to section 744.477, Florida Statutes (2012).”
In Re Amend. to Florida Prob. Rules, 986 So. 2d 576 (Fla. 2008). “§ 744.477, Fla. Stat. Proceedings for removal of a guardian.”
In Re Amendments to the Fl. Prob. Rules, 964 So. 2d 140 (Fla. 2007). “§ 744.477, Fla. Stat. Proceedings for removal of a guardian.”
In Re Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 73 So. 3d 205 (Fla. 2011). “§ 744.477, Fla. Stat. Proceedings for removal of a guardian.”
Florida Bar re Amendment to Rules, 458 So. 2d 1079 (Fla. 1984). “Statutory References F.S. 744.477 Proceedings for removal. F.S.”
In re Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 607 So. 2d 1306 (Fla. 1992). “§ 744.477, Fla.Stat. Proceedings for removal of a guardian.”
In Re Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 959 So. 2d 1170 (Fla. 2007). “§ 744.477, Fla. Stat. Proceedings for removal of a guardian.”
Amendments to Florida Prob. Rules, 807 So. 2d 622 (Fla. 2001). “§ 744.477, Fla. Stat. Proceedings for removal of a guardian.”
In re Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 948 So. 2d 735 (Fla. 2007). “§ 744.477, Fla. Stat. Proceedings for removal of a guardian.”
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