FLORIDA GUARDIAN 2026 EXAMS SCRIPT
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔If an elderly or disabled person is taken out of his/her residential facility for an
involuntary exam, either a law enforcement report, a previously prepared _______ or
_______ must accompany that individual to the receiving facility. - ✔✔certificate or
order
✔✔The _______ ________ presents evidence at the Baker Act hearing and is
acknowledged as the real party in interest acting on behalf of the public to protect the
individual from harming himself or others. - ✔✔State Attorney
✔✔If an individual is admitted on an involuntary basis, the _______ or ________ must
be given notice no later than the filing of the petition. - ✔✔guardian or representative
✔✔If an individual is admitted on an involuntary basis the Agency for Healthcare
Administration must be notified within ______ hours of the patient's arrival at the new
facility. - ✔✔24
✔✔A patient must be transferred from a hospital to a Baker Act receiving facility within
_____ hours after the condition that required the evaluation or treatment has stabilized.
- ✔✔12
✔✔ Modern guardianship law comes from the 14th century idea of - ✔✔Parens Patriae
✔✔This concept has replaced the concept of "competency" - ✔✔Capacity
✔✔This is the incapacitated person who is the subject of a guardianship - ✔✔Ward
✔✔What chapter of the Florida Statutes contains guardianship law? - ✔✔744
, ✔✔Guardianship should be considered only as a choice of - ✔✔Last resort
✔✔What type of guardian is appointed to exercise all rights of a ward? - ✔✔Plenary
guardian
✔✔A guardian appointed to exercise only individual rights designated by the court is a -
✔✔limited guardian
✔✔A guardian who replaces another guardian is a - ✔✔Successor guardian
✔✔If a ward moves to a different state, what kind of guardian is appointed? - ✔✔A
foreign guardian
✔✔This guardian is appointed after a petition to determine incapacity but before a
permanent guardian is appointed. - ✔✔Emergency Temporary Guardian
✔✔Which courts have jurisdiction over guardianship cases in Florida? - ✔✔Circuit
courts
✔✔List four actions of a guardian that require a petition for authority to act and court
approval - ✔✔Ordinary or extraordinary repairs to guardianship property
Abandon property
Pay reasonable funeral expenses
Sell, mortgage, or lease guardianship property
✔✔List four actions of a guardian that do not require a petition for authority to act and
court approval - ✔✔Pay reasonable living expenses for ward
Receive assets
Pay taxes and assessments on the ward's property
Pay valid encumbrances against ward's property
✔✔GIve two reasons why the court would not appoint a person as guardian. - ✔✔Felon
Incapacity
✔✔A blanket fiduciary bond must be posted in the circuit in which the guardian
practices and must be at least - ✔✔$50,000
✔✔Professional guardians must complete a minimum course in guardianship of how
many hours? - ✔✔40
✔✔A family member interested in becoming a guardian must complete a course of how
many hours? - ✔✔8
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔If an elderly or disabled person is taken out of his/her residential facility for an
involuntary exam, either a law enforcement report, a previously prepared _______ or
_______ must accompany that individual to the receiving facility. - ✔✔certificate or
order
✔✔The _______ ________ presents evidence at the Baker Act hearing and is
acknowledged as the real party in interest acting on behalf of the public to protect the
individual from harming himself or others. - ✔✔State Attorney
✔✔If an individual is admitted on an involuntary basis, the _______ or ________ must
be given notice no later than the filing of the petition. - ✔✔guardian or representative
✔✔If an individual is admitted on an involuntary basis the Agency for Healthcare
Administration must be notified within ______ hours of the patient's arrival at the new
facility. - ✔✔24
✔✔A patient must be transferred from a hospital to a Baker Act receiving facility within
_____ hours after the condition that required the evaluation or treatment has stabilized.
- ✔✔12
✔✔ Modern guardianship law comes from the 14th century idea of - ✔✔Parens Patriae
✔✔This concept has replaced the concept of "competency" - ✔✔Capacity
✔✔This is the incapacitated person who is the subject of a guardianship - ✔✔Ward
✔✔What chapter of the Florida Statutes contains guardianship law? - ✔✔744
, ✔✔Guardianship should be considered only as a choice of - ✔✔Last resort
✔✔What type of guardian is appointed to exercise all rights of a ward? - ✔✔Plenary
guardian
✔✔A guardian appointed to exercise only individual rights designated by the court is a -
✔✔limited guardian
✔✔A guardian who replaces another guardian is a - ✔✔Successor guardian
✔✔If a ward moves to a different state, what kind of guardian is appointed? - ✔✔A
foreign guardian
✔✔This guardian is appointed after a petition to determine incapacity but before a
permanent guardian is appointed. - ✔✔Emergency Temporary Guardian
✔✔Which courts have jurisdiction over guardianship cases in Florida? - ✔✔Circuit
courts
✔✔List four actions of a guardian that require a petition for authority to act and court
approval - ✔✔Ordinary or extraordinary repairs to guardianship property
Abandon property
Pay reasonable funeral expenses
Sell, mortgage, or lease guardianship property
✔✔List four actions of a guardian that do not require a petition for authority to act and
court approval - ✔✔Pay reasonable living expenses for ward
Receive assets
Pay taxes and assessments on the ward's property
Pay valid encumbrances against ward's property
✔✔GIve two reasons why the court would not appoint a person as guardian. - ✔✔Felon
Incapacity
✔✔A blanket fiduciary bond must be posted in the circuit in which the guardian
practices and must be at least - ✔✔$50,000
✔✔Professional guardians must complete a minimum course in guardianship of how
many hours? - ✔✔40
✔✔A family member interested in becoming a guardian must complete a course of how
many hours? - ✔✔8
