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Fla. Stat. § 744.521 (2025)
Termination of guardianship.
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744.521 Termination of guardianship.—When a ward becomes sui juris or is restored to capacity, when the guardian has been unable to locate the ward through diligent search, or, for a guardian of the property, when the property subject to the guardianship has been exhausted, the guardian shall file a final report and receive his or her discharge. A guardian of the person is discharged without further proceeding upon filing a certified copy of the ward’s death certificate. The court may require proof of the removal of incapacity.
History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; ss. 21, 26, ch. 75-222; s. 4, ch. 86-120; s. 89, ch. 89-96; s. 63, ch. 90-271; s. 1110, ch. 97-102.
Note.—Created from former s. 746.12.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 16
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1983–2022 · leading case: Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 848 So. 2d 1069 (Fla. 2003).
Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 848 So. 2d 1069 (Fla. 2003). “§ 744.521, Fla. Stat. Termination of guardianship.”
In Re Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 584 So. 2d 964 (Fla. 1991). “§ 744.521, Fla. Stat. Termination of guardianship.”
Amend. to Rules of App. Proc., Civ. Proc., 887 So. 2d 1090 (Fla. 2004). “§ 744.521, Fla. Stat. Termination of guardianship.”
Romano v. Olshen, 153 So. 3d 912 (Fla. 4th DCA 2014). “See § 744.521, Fla. Stat. (2012); Fla. Prob. R.”
Florida Bar, 537 So. 2d 500 (Fla. 1988). “F.S. 744.521 Termination of guardianship.”
In Re Amend. to Florida Prob. Rules, 986 So. 2d 576 (Fla. 2008). “§ 744.521, Fla. Stat. Termination of guardianship.”
In re Guardianship of Anderson, 568 So. 2d 958 (Fla. 4th DCA 1990). “” In addition, although neither party pointed it out to the court, section 744.521, Florida Statutes (1987) providing for termination of a guardianship was amended effective October 1, 1989.”
Florida Bar re Amendment to Rules, 458 So. 2d 1079 (Fla. 1984). “F.S. 744.521 Termination of guardianship.”
Novotny v. Est. of Dantone, 848 So. 2d 398 (Fla. 4th DCA 2003). “Although section 744.521, Florida Statutes (1981) and Florida Rule of Probate and Guardianship 5.”
In re Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 607 So. 2d 1306 (Fla. 1992). “§ 744.521, Fla.Stat. Termination of guardianship.”
Stabinski v. Meyer, Weiss, Rose, Arkin, Shampanier, Ziegler & Barash, P.A., 439 So. 2d 330 (Fla. 3d DCA 1983). “Although section 744.521, Florida Statutes (1981) and Florida Rule of Probate and Guardianship 5.”
Deborah Duross Guibord v. Guardianship of Kathleen Duross Ford (Fla. 4th DCA 2022). “” § 744.521, Fla. Stat. (2020); see also Fla.”
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