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Fla. Stat. § 744.527 (2025)

Final reports and application for discharge; hearing.

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744.527 Final reports and application for discharge; hearing.—

(1) When the court terminates the guardianship for any of the reasons set forth in s. 744.521, the guardian shall promptly file his or her final report. If the ward has died, the guardian must file a final report with the court no later than 45 days after he or she has been served with letters of administration or letters of curatorship. If no objections are filed and if it appears that the guardian has made full and complete distribution to the person entitled and has otherwise faithfully discharged his or her duties, the court shall approve the final report. If objections are filed, the court shall conduct a hearing in the same manner as provided for a hearing on objections to annual guardianship reports.

(2) The guardian applying for discharge may retain from the funds in his or her possession a sufficient amount to pay the final costs of administration, including guardian and attorney’s fees regardless of the death of the ward, accruing between the filing of his or her final returns and the order of discharge.

History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; ss. 21, 26, ch. 75-222; s. 91, ch. 89-96; s. 65, ch. 90-271; s. 1112, ch. 97-102; s. 25, ch. 2006-178.

Note.—Created from former s. 746.13.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 18 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1984–2025 · leading case: Hayes v. Guardianship of Thompson, 952 So. 2d 498 (Fla. 2006).

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Hayes v. Guardianship of Thompson, 952 So. 2d 498 (Fla. 2006). · cites it 2× “§ 744.527(1), Fla. Stat. (2006). In determining whether the heirs had standing to object to the petition for final discharge, the Fourth District looked to Florida Probate Rule 5.”

Midland Nat. Bank & Trust v. Comerica Trust Co., 616 So. 2d 1081 (Fla. 4th DCA 1993). · cites it 8× “680, Florida Probate Rules, does no more nor less than provide the mechanism to carry out the statutory scheme of section 744.527, Florida Statutes (1991).”

Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 848 So. 2d 1069 (Fla. 2003). · cites it 6× “§ 744.527, Fla. Stat. Final reports and applications for discharge; hearing.”

Romano v. Olshen, 153 So. 3d 912 (Fla. 4th DCA 2014). · cites it 3× “” § 744.527(2), Fla. Stat. (2012); Fla. Prob.”

In Re Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 584 So. 2d 964 (Fla. 1991). · cites it 4× “§ 744.527, Fla. Stat. Final reports and application for discharge; hearing.”

Amend. to Rules of App. Proc., Civ. Proc., 887 So. 2d 1090 (Fla. 2004). · cites it 2× “§ 744.527, Fla. Stat. Final reports and applications for discharge; hearing.”

Florida Bar, 537 So. 2d 500 (Fla. 1988). · cites it 3× “F.S. 744.527 Final returns and applications for discharge; hearing.”

In Re Amend. to Florida Prob. Rules, 986 So. 2d 576 (Fla. 2008). · cites it 8× “§ 744.527, Fla. Stat. Final reports and applications for discharge; hearing.”

Batzle v. Baraso, 776 So. 2d 1107 (Fla. 5th DCA 2001). · cites it 2× “In her response to the certiorari petition, Baraso basically contends that any error by the Lake County Court in extending the guardianship is harmless because its purpose is merely to allow her more time to complete her final guardianship accounting as required by section…”

Sowden v. Brea, 47 So. 3d 341 (Fla. 4th DCA 2010). · cites it 3× “Specifically, the court held that upon the ward’s death, the only proceedings authorized under section 744.527(1), Florida Statutes (2008), 2 were the consid *343 eration of the guardians’ petition for discharge and any objections thereto.”

Florida Bar re Amendment to Rules, 458 So. 2d 1079 (Fla. 1984). “F.S. 744.527 Final returns and application for discharge; hearing.”

In re Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 607 So. 2d 1306 (Fla. 1992). · cites it 4× “⅜⅝§ 744.527, Fla.Stat. Final retur-nsre-ports and applications for discharge; hearing.”

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— 744.527(1) — 7 cases

Hayes v. Guardianship of Thompson, 952 So. 2d 498 (Fla. 2006). “§ 744.527(1), Fla. Stat. (2006). In determining whether the heirs had standing to object to the petition for final discharge, the Fourth District looked to Florida Probate Rule 5.”

In Re Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 584 So. 2d 964 (Fla. 1991). “§ 744.527, Fla. Stat. Final reports and application for discharge; hearing.”

Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 848 So. 2d 1069 (Fla. 2003). “§ 744.527, Fla. Stat. Final reports and applications for discharge; hearing.”

Sowden v. Brea, 47 So. 3d 341 (Fla. 4th DCA 2010). “Specifically, the court held that upon the ward’s death, the only proceedings authorized under section 744.527(1), Florida Statutes (2008), 2 were the consid *343 eration of the guardians’ petition for discharge and any objections thereto.”

In Re Amend. to Florida Prob. Rules, 986 So. 2d 576 (Fla. 2008). “§ 744.527, Fla. Stat. Final reports and applications for discharge; hearing.”

— 744.527(2) — 3 cases

Midland Nat. Bank & Trust v. Comerica Trust Co., 616 So. 2d 1081 (Fla. 4th DCA 1993). “680, Florida Probate Rules, does no more nor less than provide the mechanism to carry out the statutory scheme of section 744.527, Florida Statutes (1991).”

Romano v. Olshen, 153 So. 3d 912 (Fla. 4th DCA 2014). “” § 744.527(2), Fla. Stat. (2012); Fla. Prob.”

Bivins v. Guardianship of Bivins, 223 So. 3d 1006 (Fla. 4th DCA 2017).

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