Guardianship State Review Exam
Questions With Correct Answers 2024
Florida .Guardianship .Chapter .- .correct .answer.744
Plenary .Guardianship .- .correct .answer.Total .loss .of .rights .of .a .person; .Guardian .can
.make .all .decisions .regarding .healthcare, .and .financial
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
3- .not .a .service .provider
4- .never .charged .with .abuse, .abandonment, .or .neglect .
5- .not .a .creditor
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
.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
.fingerprinting .. .A .LEVEL .1 .must .be .conducted .every .2 .years
Blanket .Fiduciary .Bond .- .correct .answer.Each .professional .guardian .who .files .a .petition
.for .appointment .is .required .to .post .a .blanket .fiduciary .bond .with .the .clerk .of .the .court .in
.the .county .where .the .guardian's .primary .place .of .business .is .located. .The .bond .must .be
.in .the .amount .of .$50,000. .Annual .premium .can .range .from .250-500
Registration .- .correct .answer.Each .guardian .must .register .with .the .OPPG, .formally
.SPGO. .you .need: .
1- .completion .of .40-hour .course .
2- .letter .indicating .passage .of .state .exam
3- .copy .of .50,000 .blanket .bond
4- .credit .history .report
,5- .check .for .registration .fee- .$35
Parens .Patrie .- .correct .answer."King .as .Father"- .responsibility .and .protection .and .care
.for .the .mentally .disabled .person .with .the .King. .Current .practices .recognize .the .state .as
.the ."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
Pre-need .guardian .- .correct .answer.744.3045
- .Competent .adult .may .name .a .preneed .guardian .to .serve .in .the .event .of .becoming
.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
.confirmation .of .appointment
Natural .Guardian .- .correct .answer.744.301
-Mother .and .father
-Or .parent .who .holds .sole .custody .
-Or .mother .who .gave .birth .out .of .wedlock
Voluntary .Guardian .- .correct .answer.744.341
-petition .for .appointment .of .a .guardian .must .be .accompanied .by .a .certificate .of .licensed
.physician .specifying .he .or .she .has .examined .the .petitioner .and .that .the .petitioner .is
.competent .to .understand
Advantages .for .ward .under .voluntary .guardianship .- .correct .answer.- .receive .copies .of
.initial .and .annual .reports .
-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,
.appoint .an .emergency .temporary .guardian .for .the .person .or .property, .or .both .of .an
.alleged .incapacitated .person. .
-court .must .find .there .appears .to .be .imminent .danger .that .the .physical .or .mental .health .or
.safety .of .the .person .will .be .seriously .impaired. .Or .that .the .property .is .in .danger .of .being
.wasted. .The .Temp. .guardianship .ends .after .90 .days .or .when .the .temp. .guardian
.becomes .permanent .,whichever .comes .first
Plenary .Guardianship .- .correct .answer.744.102
,-guardian .can .exercise .all .delegable .legal .rights .and .powers
Limited .guardianship .- .correct .answer.744.102
-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
.capacity. .
-the .ward .will .receive .notice .of .petitions .and .reports .because .there .is .assumed .some
.degree .of .capacity .under .a .limited .guardianship
Standby .guardian .- .correct .answer.744.304
-given .the .power .to .serve .as .guardian .in .the .event .the .currently .serving .guardian .dies .or
.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 .not .able .to .manage .these .funds .and .requires .someone .to .do .this .for .him. .
-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
Inventory .of .Ward's .property .- .correct .answer.744.621
-guardian .must .file .with .the .circuit .court .and .veteran's .administration .an .inventory .of .the
.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 .
-Attorney's .fees .for .filing .the .petition .and .conducting .proceedings .shall .be .fixed .by .the
.court .and .not .exceed .$250
Corporate .Guardian .- .correct .answer.744.309 .
-Appointment .of .trust .company, .state .bank, .savings .association, .or .national .bank .or
.federal .savings .and .loan .association .to .serve .as .guardian .of .the .property .only. .
-However, .a .non-profit .may .serve .as .guardian .of .the .person .and .property .of .the .ward
Public .guardians .- .correct .answer.744.702 .
-Public .guardian .is .established .to .take .on .indigent .cases
Pro .bono .work .- .correct .answer.for .free
Foreign .guardian .- .correct .answer.744.306
, -when .the .residence .of .a .ward .of .a .foreign .guardian .(one .appointed .as .guardian .in
.another .state) .is .moved .to .this .stated
-foreign .guardian .must, .within .60 .days .file .the .authenticated .order
Resident .guardian .of .the .property .of .a .non-resident .ward .- .correct .answer.744.308
-Court .may .appoint .a .person .qualified .under .744.309 .as .guardian .of .a .nonresident .ward's
.property .upon .the .petition .of .a .foreign .guardian, .next .of .kin, .or .creditor
Successor .guardian .- .correct .answer.744.471
- .successor .guardian .will .be .appointed .if .a .guardian .is .removed, .becomes .incapacitated,
.or .dies.
Surrogate .guardian .- .correct .answer.744.442
a .guardian .may .designate .a .surrogate .guardian .to .exercise .the .powers .of .the .guardian .if
.the .guardian .is .unavailable .to .act, .perhaps .due .to .illness .or .an .extended .vacation .
-surrogate .guardian .may .not .exceed .30 .days
co-guardianships .- .correct .answer.all .guardians .must .agree .and .sign .guardianship
.reports .
- .not .uncommon .for .two .separate .guardians .to .be .appointed; .one .for .property .and .one .for
.person
guardianship .of .minors .- .correct .answer.744.3021
in .any .case .where .a .minor .is .a .beneficiary .under .a .Will .orcas .a .claim .for .personal .injury,
.property .damage, .or .wrongful .death .in .which .gross .settlement .for .the .claim .of .the .minor
.equals .or .exceeds .15k. .court .may .appoint .guardian .ad .litem .to .represent .minor's .interest.
Role .the .guardian .- .correct .answer.-advocate .for .the .ward .
-surrogate .decision-maker .
-coordinator .and .monitor .of .services
-financial .planner .and .asset .manager
Role .of .the .courts .- .correct .answer.-appointing .counsel .to .represent .alleged
.incapacitated .person
-presiding .at .the .adjudicatory .hearing .and .making .determination .of .capacity
-reviewing .and .approving .guardianship .initial .and .annual .reports
-adjudicating .claims .and .lawsuits .related .to .guardianship .matters
-monitoring .the .conduct .of .guardians
Initial/Annual .guardian .plans .- .correct .answer.Clerk's .office .has .30 .days .to .complete .the
.review .once .it .has .been .filed .and .90 .days .from .the .date .of .filing .to .complete .the .review.
Role .of .attorneys .- .correct .answer.-To .represent .alleged .incapacitated .persons .during
.proceedings
-Last .duty .is .to .review .initial .plan .and .inventory .then .they .are .dismissed .
-Known .as .Attorney .of .Record
Questions With Correct Answers 2024
Florida .Guardianship .Chapter .- .correct .answer.744
Plenary .Guardianship .- .correct .answer.Total .loss .of .rights .of .a .person; .Guardian .can
.make .all .decisions .regarding .healthcare, .and .financial
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
3- .not .a .service .provider
4- .never .charged .with .abuse, .abandonment, .or .neglect .
5- .not .a .creditor
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
.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
.fingerprinting .. .A .LEVEL .1 .must .be .conducted .every .2 .years
Blanket .Fiduciary .Bond .- .correct .answer.Each .professional .guardian .who .files .a .petition
.for .appointment .is .required .to .post .a .blanket .fiduciary .bond .with .the .clerk .of .the .court .in
.the .county .where .the .guardian's .primary .place .of .business .is .located. .The .bond .must .be
.in .the .amount .of .$50,000. .Annual .premium .can .range .from .250-500
Registration .- .correct .answer.Each .guardian .must .register .with .the .OPPG, .formally
.SPGO. .you .need: .
1- .completion .of .40-hour .course .
2- .letter .indicating .passage .of .state .exam
3- .copy .of .50,000 .blanket .bond
4- .credit .history .report
,5- .check .for .registration .fee- .$35
Parens .Patrie .- .correct .answer."King .as .Father"- .responsibility .and .protection .and .care
.for .the .mentally .disabled .person .with .the .King. .Current .practices .recognize .the .state .as
.the ."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
Pre-need .guardian .- .correct .answer.744.3045
- .Competent .adult .may .name .a .preneed .guardian .to .serve .in .the .event .of .becoming
.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
.confirmation .of .appointment
Natural .Guardian .- .correct .answer.744.301
-Mother .and .father
-Or .parent .who .holds .sole .custody .
-Or .mother .who .gave .birth .out .of .wedlock
Voluntary .Guardian .- .correct .answer.744.341
-petition .for .appointment .of .a .guardian .must .be .accompanied .by .a .certificate .of .licensed
.physician .specifying .he .or .she .has .examined .the .petitioner .and .that .the .petitioner .is
.competent .to .understand
Advantages .for .ward .under .voluntary .guardianship .- .correct .answer.- .receive .copies .of
.initial .and .annual .reports .
-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,
.appoint .an .emergency .temporary .guardian .for .the .person .or .property, .or .both .of .an
.alleged .incapacitated .person. .
-court .must .find .there .appears .to .be .imminent .danger .that .the .physical .or .mental .health .or
.safety .of .the .person .will .be .seriously .impaired. .Or .that .the .property .is .in .danger .of .being
.wasted. .The .Temp. .guardianship .ends .after .90 .days .or .when .the .temp. .guardian
.becomes .permanent .,whichever .comes .first
Plenary .Guardianship .- .correct .answer.744.102
,-guardian .can .exercise .all .delegable .legal .rights .and .powers
Limited .guardianship .- .correct .answer.744.102
-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
.capacity. .
-the .ward .will .receive .notice .of .petitions .and .reports .because .there .is .assumed .some
.degree .of .capacity .under .a .limited .guardianship
Standby .guardian .- .correct .answer.744.304
-given .the .power .to .serve .as .guardian .in .the .event .the .currently .serving .guardian .dies .or
.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 .not .able .to .manage .these .funds .and .requires .someone .to .do .this .for .him. .
-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
Inventory .of .Ward's .property .- .correct .answer.744.621
-guardian .must .file .with .the .circuit .court .and .veteran's .administration .an .inventory .of .the
.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 .
-Attorney's .fees .for .filing .the .petition .and .conducting .proceedings .shall .be .fixed .by .the
.court .and .not .exceed .$250
Corporate .Guardian .- .correct .answer.744.309 .
-Appointment .of .trust .company, .state .bank, .savings .association, .or .national .bank .or
.federal .savings .and .loan .association .to .serve .as .guardian .of .the .property .only. .
-However, .a .non-profit .may .serve .as .guardian .of .the .person .and .property .of .the .ward
Public .guardians .- .correct .answer.744.702 .
-Public .guardian .is .established .to .take .on .indigent .cases
Pro .bono .work .- .correct .answer.for .free
Foreign .guardian .- .correct .answer.744.306
, -when .the .residence .of .a .ward .of .a .foreign .guardian .(one .appointed .as .guardian .in
.another .state) .is .moved .to .this .stated
-foreign .guardian .must, .within .60 .days .file .the .authenticated .order
Resident .guardian .of .the .property .of .a .non-resident .ward .- .correct .answer.744.308
-Court .may .appoint .a .person .qualified .under .744.309 .as .guardian .of .a .nonresident .ward's
.property .upon .the .petition .of .a .foreign .guardian, .next .of .kin, .or .creditor
Successor .guardian .- .correct .answer.744.471
- .successor .guardian .will .be .appointed .if .a .guardian .is .removed, .becomes .incapacitated,
.or .dies.
Surrogate .guardian .- .correct .answer.744.442
a .guardian .may .designate .a .surrogate .guardian .to .exercise .the .powers .of .the .guardian .if
.the .guardian .is .unavailable .to .act, .perhaps .due .to .illness .or .an .extended .vacation .
-surrogate .guardian .may .not .exceed .30 .days
co-guardianships .- .correct .answer.all .guardians .must .agree .and .sign .guardianship
.reports .
- .not .uncommon .for .two .separate .guardians .to .be .appointed; .one .for .property .and .one .for
.person
guardianship .of .minors .- .correct .answer.744.3021
in .any .case .where .a .minor .is .a .beneficiary .under .a .Will .orcas .a .claim .for .personal .injury,
.property .damage, .or .wrongful .death .in .which .gross .settlement .for .the .claim .of .the .minor
.equals .or .exceeds .15k. .court .may .appoint .guardian .ad .litem .to .represent .minor's .interest.
Role .the .guardian .- .correct .answer.-advocate .for .the .ward .
-surrogate .decision-maker .
-coordinator .and .monitor .of .services
-financial .planner .and .asset .manager
Role .of .the .courts .- .correct .answer.-appointing .counsel .to .represent .alleged
.incapacitated .person
-presiding .at .the .adjudicatory .hearing .and .making .determination .of .capacity
-reviewing .and .approving .guardianship .initial .and .annual .reports
-adjudicating .claims .and .lawsuits .related .to .guardianship .matters
-monitoring .the .conduct .of .guardians
Initial/Annual .guardian .plans .- .correct .answer.Clerk's .office .has .30 .days .to .complete .the
.review .once .it .has .been .filed .and .90 .days .from .the .date .of .filing .to .complete .the .review.
Role .of .attorneys .- .correct .answer.-To .represent .alleged .incapacitated .persons .during
.proceedings
-Last .duty .is .to .review .initial .plan .and .inventory .then .they .are .dismissed .
-Known .as .Attorney .of .Record
