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Florida Guardianship state review Exam with precise ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




detailed answers ||//\\||




Florida Guardianship Chapter - correct answer✔✔744 ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




Plenary Guardianship - correct answer✔✔Total loss of rights of a person; Guardian can make
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all decisions regarding healthcare, and financial
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Incompetency was replaced by... - correct answer✔✔Incapacity ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




Qualifications to serve as a guardian.... - correct answer✔✔1- over the age of 18 ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




2- no felony charges
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3- not a service provider
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4- never charged with abuse, abandonment, or neglect
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5- not a creditor
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Qualifications Florida Statute - correct answer✔✔744.309 ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




Criminal investigation statute - correct answer✔✔744.3135 ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




Criminal investigation statute terms - correct answer✔✔guardians, including all of their
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employees that have a fiduciary responsibility to the guardian's wards undergo LEVEL 2 ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




criminal investigations initially, then every 5 years. It is completed VIA Electronic
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fingerprinting . A LEVEL 1 must be conducted every 2 years ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




Blanket Fiduciary Bond - correct answer✔✔Each professional guardian who files a petition
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for appointment is required to post a blanket fiduciary bond with the clerk of the court in
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,the county where the guardian's primary place of business is located. The bond must be in
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the amount of $50,000. Annual premium can range from 250-500
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Registration - correct answer✔✔Each guardian must register with the OPPG, formally SPGO. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




you need: ||//\\|| ||//\\||




1- completion of 40-hour course
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2- letter indicating passage of state exam
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3- copy of 50,000 blanket bond
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4- credit history report
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5- check for registration fee- $35
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Parens Patrie - correct answer✔✔"King as Father"- responsibility and protection and care for
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the mentally disabled person with the King. Current practices recognize the state as the
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"Father".



Guardian Advocate for mentally ill - correct answer✔✔394.4598 ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




-Persona appointed to make medical and mental health decisions for an individual who has ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




been hospitalized under FS 394 ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




Guardian Advocate - correct answer✔✔Appoints guardian for people who have ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




developmental disabilities. Once appointed, the guardian advocate is governed by FS 744 and ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




must abide by same requirements as other court appointed guardians
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Pre-need guardian - correct answer✔✔744.3045 ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




- Competent adult may name a preneed guardian to serve in the event of becoming
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incapacitated. Written declaration can be filed with the clerk of court ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




- Within 20 days after assuming duties, the preneed guardian must petition the court for
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confirmation of appointment ||//\\|| ||//\\||

,Natural Guardian - correct answer✔✔744.301
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-Mother and father ||//\\|| ||//\\||




-Or parent who holds sole custody
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-Or mother who gave birth out of wedlock
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Voluntary Guardian - correct answer✔✔744.341 ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




-petition for appointment of a guardian must be accompanied by a certificate of licensed
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physician specifying he or she has examined the petitioner and that the petitioner is
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competent to understand ||//\\|| ||//\\||




Advantages for ward under voluntary guardianship - correct answer✔✔- receive copies of||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




initial and annual reports
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-approve or disapprove actions of guardian ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




-approve or disapprove of guardian fees ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




-terminate the guardianship at any time as long as he or she is competent ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




Emergency Temporary Guardianship - correct answer✔✔744.3031 ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




-Prior to appointment of a guardian but after a petition for determination has been filed,
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appoint an emergency temporary guardian for the person or property, or both of an alleged
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incapacitated person. ||//\\|| ||//\\||




-court must find there appears to be imminent danger that the physical or mental health or
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safety of the person will be seriously impaired. Or that the property is in danger of being
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wasted. The Temp. guardianship ends after 90 days or when the temp. guardian becomes
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permanent ,whichever comes first ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




Plenary Guardianship - correct answer✔✔744.102
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-guardian can exercise all delegable legal rights and powers||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




Limited guardianship - correct answer✔✔744.102
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, -appointed by the court to exercise only those rights specifically designated by the court ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




order which has been entered after the court has found the incapacitated person lacks
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capacity. ||//\\||




-the ward will receive notice of petitions and reports because there is assumed some degree
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of capacity under a limited guardianship
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Standby guardian - correct answer✔✔744.304 ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




-given the power to serve as guardian in the event the currently serving guardian dies or
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becomes incapacitated himself. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




-Allows for continuity of care of the ward ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




Veterans guardianship - correct answer✔✔744.602 ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




-Veterans Administration may determine that a person who is receiving a veteran's pension is
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not able to manage these funds and requires someone to do this for him.
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-Veteran's Administration is the petitioner for the appointment of a guardian ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




Appointment of VA Guardian - correct answer✔✔744.613 ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




-Veteran's Guardianship is over ward's property only, so initial and annual plans are not ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




required

-However, if the ward has also been adjudicated as being incapacitated through the court, ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




then initial and annual plans must be completed
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Inventory of Ward's property - correct answer✔✔744.621 ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




-guardian must file with the circuit court and veteran's administration an inventory of the
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ward's property within 30 days ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




-failing to submit initial = discharge of guardian ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




Guardian compensation - correct answer✔✔-must not exceed 5% of the VA income of the ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||




ward during any year ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||

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