Florida Professional Guardianship
FLORIDA PROFESSIONAL GUARDIANSHIP | EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | LATEST
2026/2027
FLORIDA PROFESSIONAL GUARDIANSHIP
1. Which chapter of the Florida Statutes is known as the Florida
Guardianship Law?
A. Chapter 744
B. Chapter 393
C. Chapter 709
D. Chapter 765
A. Chapter 744
Chapter 744 governs guardianship in Florida; Chapter 765 covers health
care advance directives, Chapter 709 powers of attorney, and Chapter 393
developmental disabilities.
2. Under Florida law, a professional guardian is any guardian who has
at any time rendered services to how many or more wards?
A. Five
B. Two
C. Three
D. Ten
C. Three
The statutory definition of professional guardian is triggered once a
guardian has served three or more wards at any time.
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3. A person who serves as guardian for two or more of his or her own
relatives is generally considered:
A. A guardian advocate
B. Not a professional guardian
C. A public guardian
D. A professional guardian
B. Not a professional guardian
The relative exception in the definition means a guardian serving two or
more relatives is not treated as a professional guardian.
4. For purposes of regulation, education, and registration, a public
guardian is considered:
A. A family guardian
B. Exempt from all requirements
C. A professional guardian
D. A court monitor
C. A professional guardian
Florida law expressly treats public guardians as professional guardians
for regulation, education, and registration.
5. An incapacitated person under Chapter 744 is a person who has
been:
A. Admitted to a nursing home for long-term care
B. Judicially determined to lack the capacity to manage at least some of
his or her property or to meet at least some essential health and safety
requirements
C. Diagnosed by a physician with a progressive neurocognitive disorder
D. Named as a principal in a durable power of attorney
B. Judicially determined to lack the capacity to manage at least some
of his or her property or to meet at least some essential health and
safety requirements
Incapacity is a legal finding made by the court, not a medical diagnosis or
a placement decision.
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6. The legislative intent of the Florida Guardianship Law favors which
approach?
A. Guardianship as a first resort before any private planning tools are
considered
B. Automatic appointment of the state as guardian for all vulnerable
adults
C. The least restrictive form of guardianship that allows the ward to
participate in decisions to the maximum extent possible
D. Plenary guardianship for every person over age 75 who lives alone
C. The least restrictive form of guardianship that allows the ward to
participate in decisions to the maximum extent possible
The law directs that guardianship be tailored and least restrictive,
preserving the ward's self-determination wherever possible.
7. The term ward refers to:
A. A person for whom a guardian has been appointed
B. Any person receiving Social Security benefits
C. Any person who is the subject of a pending petition
D. Any resident of an assisted living facility
A. A person for whom a guardian has been appointed
A person becomes a ward only after a guardian has been appointed by
the court.
8. A plenary guardian is appointed to:
A. Supervise other guardians appointed in the same circuit
B. Exercise only the specific powers listed in the ward's durable power of
attorney
C. Act only during a 90-day emergency period
D. Exercise all delegable legal rights and powers of the ward after the
court finds the ward lacks capacity to perform all tasks needed to care for
person or property
D. Exercise all delegable legal rights and powers of the ward after
the court finds the ward lacks capacity to perform all tasks needed
to care for person or property
Plenary guardianship follows a finding that the ward cannot perform any
of the required tasks, so all delegable rights pass to the guardian.
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9. A limited guardian is appointed when the court finds the ward:
A. Lacks capacity to do some, but not all, of the tasks necessary to care for
his or her person or property
B. Is a minor whose parents are deceased
C. Has a developmental disability and consents to assistance
D. Has full capacity but requests help with paperwork
A. Lacks capacity to do some, but not all, of the tasks necessary to
care for his or her person or property
A limited guardian exercises only the rights the court specifically removes
and delegates.
10. The legal term sui juris describes a person who:
A. Is under a plenary guardianship
B. Has been placed under a court monitor
C. Is under the age of 18
D. Has full legal capacity to act on his or her own behalf
D. Has full legal capacity to act on his or her own behalf
Sui juris means having full legal capacity; a guardian must generally be
sui juris to serve.
Section 2: Office of Public and Professional Guardians and Registration
11. Which entity regulates professional guardians in Florida?
A. The Department of Children and Families
B. The Office of Public and Professional Guardians
C. The Florida Bar
D. The Agency for Health Care Administration
B. The Office of Public and Professional Guardians
The Office of Public and Professional Guardians oversees registration,
standards, and discipline of professional guardians.
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FLORIDA PROFESSIONAL GUARDIANSHIP | EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | LATEST
2026/2027
FLORIDA PROFESSIONAL GUARDIANSHIP
1. Which chapter of the Florida Statutes is known as the Florida
Guardianship Law?
A. Chapter 744
B. Chapter 393
C. Chapter 709
D. Chapter 765
A. Chapter 744
Chapter 744 governs guardianship in Florida; Chapter 765 covers health
care advance directives, Chapter 709 powers of attorney, and Chapter 393
developmental disabilities.
2. Under Florida law, a professional guardian is any guardian who has
at any time rendered services to how many or more wards?
A. Five
B. Two
C. Three
D. Ten
C. Three
The statutory definition of professional guardian is triggered once a
guardian has served three or more wards at any time.
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3. A person who serves as guardian for two or more of his or her own
relatives is generally considered:
A. A guardian advocate
B. Not a professional guardian
C. A public guardian
D. A professional guardian
B. Not a professional guardian
The relative exception in the definition means a guardian serving two or
more relatives is not treated as a professional guardian.
4. For purposes of regulation, education, and registration, a public
guardian is considered:
A. A family guardian
B. Exempt from all requirements
C. A professional guardian
D. A court monitor
C. A professional guardian
Florida law expressly treats public guardians as professional guardians
for regulation, education, and registration.
5. An incapacitated person under Chapter 744 is a person who has
been:
A. Admitted to a nursing home for long-term care
B. Judicially determined to lack the capacity to manage at least some of
his or her property or to meet at least some essential health and safety
requirements
C. Diagnosed by a physician with a progressive neurocognitive disorder
D. Named as a principal in a durable power of attorney
B. Judicially determined to lack the capacity to manage at least some
of his or her property or to meet at least some essential health and
safety requirements
Incapacity is a legal finding made by the court, not a medical diagnosis or
a placement decision.
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6. The legislative intent of the Florida Guardianship Law favors which
approach?
A. Guardianship as a first resort before any private planning tools are
considered
B. Automatic appointment of the state as guardian for all vulnerable
adults
C. The least restrictive form of guardianship that allows the ward to
participate in decisions to the maximum extent possible
D. Plenary guardianship for every person over age 75 who lives alone
C. The least restrictive form of guardianship that allows the ward to
participate in decisions to the maximum extent possible
The law directs that guardianship be tailored and least restrictive,
preserving the ward's self-determination wherever possible.
7. The term ward refers to:
A. A person for whom a guardian has been appointed
B. Any person receiving Social Security benefits
C. Any person who is the subject of a pending petition
D. Any resident of an assisted living facility
A. A person for whom a guardian has been appointed
A person becomes a ward only after a guardian has been appointed by
the court.
8. A plenary guardian is appointed to:
A. Supervise other guardians appointed in the same circuit
B. Exercise only the specific powers listed in the ward's durable power of
attorney
C. Act only during a 90-day emergency period
D. Exercise all delegable legal rights and powers of the ward after the
court finds the ward lacks capacity to perform all tasks needed to care for
person or property
D. Exercise all delegable legal rights and powers of the ward after
the court finds the ward lacks capacity to perform all tasks needed
to care for person or property
Plenary guardianship follows a finding that the ward cannot perform any
of the required tasks, so all delegable rights pass to the guardian.
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9. A limited guardian is appointed when the court finds the ward:
A. Lacks capacity to do some, but not all, of the tasks necessary to care for
his or her person or property
B. Is a minor whose parents are deceased
C. Has a developmental disability and consents to assistance
D. Has full capacity but requests help with paperwork
A. Lacks capacity to do some, but not all, of the tasks necessary to
care for his or her person or property
A limited guardian exercises only the rights the court specifically removes
and delegates.
10. The legal term sui juris describes a person who:
A. Is under a plenary guardianship
B. Has been placed under a court monitor
C. Is under the age of 18
D. Has full legal capacity to act on his or her own behalf
D. Has full legal capacity to act on his or her own behalf
Sui juris means having full legal capacity; a guardian must generally be
sui juris to serve.
Section 2: Office of Public and Professional Guardians and Registration
11. Which entity regulates professional guardians in Florida?
A. The Department of Children and Families
B. The Office of Public and Professional Guardians
C. The Florida Bar
D. The Agency for Health Care Administration
B. The Office of Public and Professional Guardians
The Office of Public and Professional Guardians oversees registration,
standards, and discipline of professional guardians.
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