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Fla. Stat. § 744.531 (2025)
Order of discharge.
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744.531 Order of discharge.—If the court is satisfied that the guardian has faithfully discharged her or his duties, has rendered a complete and accurate final report, and, in the case of a guardian of the property, has delivered the property of the ward to the person entitled, and that the interest of the ward is protected, the court shall enter an order of discharge. The discharge shall operate as a release from the duties of the guardianship and as a bar to any action against the guardian or the guardian’s surety unless the action is commenced within 3 years after the date of the order.
History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; ss. 21, 26, ch. 75-222; s. 93, ch. 89-96; s. 67, ch. 90-271; s. 1113, ch. 97-102.
Note.—Created from former s. 746.14.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 16
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1981–2026 · 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). “§ 744.531, Fla. Stat. Order of discharge.”
Romano v. Olshen, 153 So. 3d 912 (Fla. 4th DCA 2014). “See § 744.531, Fla. Stat. (2012). Section 744.”
Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 848 So. 2d 1069 (Fla. 2003). “§ 744.531, Fla. Stat. Order of discharge.”
In Re Est. of Montanez, 687 So. 2d 943 (Fla. 3d DCA 1997). “§ 744.531, Fla. Stat. (1995). Lawyers are officers of the court and they are responsible to the judiciary for the propriety of their professional activities.”
Florida Bar, 537 So. 2d 500 (Fla. 1988). “527 and F.S. 744.531, and also requires the *559 guardian applying for discharge to do so by filing a petition for discharge and provides the procedure pertaining thereto.”
In Re Amend. to Florida Prob. Rules, 986 So. 2d 576 (Fla. 2008). “§ 744.531, Fla. Stat. Order of discharge.”
In re Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 607 So. 2d 1306 (Fla. 1992). “§ 744.531, Fla.Stat. Order of discharge. Rule References FPrFIa.”
In Re Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 959 So. 2d 1170 (Fla. 2007). “§ 744.531, Fla. Stat. Order of discharge.”
DiDiego v. Crockett, Franklin & Chasen, P.A., 687 So. 2d 943 (Fla. 3d DCA 1997). “§ 744.531, Fla. Stat. (1995). Lawyers are officers of the court and they are responsible to the judiciary for the propriety of their professional activities.”
In Re Amendments to the Florida Prob. Rules, 200 So. 3d 761 (Fla. 2016). “§ 744.531, Fla. Stat. Order of discharge.”
Deborah Duross Guibord v. Guardianship of Kathleen Duross Ford (Fla. 4th DCA 2022). “See § 744.531, Fla. Stat. (2012). Section 744.”
Deborah Duross Guibord v. Guardianship of Kathleen Duross Ford (Fla. 4th DCA 2022). “See § 744.531, Fla. Stat. (2012). Section 744.”
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