Professional Guardianship Exam Questions
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advance .directive .- .correct .answer.a .formal, .legally .endorsed .document .that .provides
.instructions .for .care .("living . will")
Adjudication .- .correct .answer.the .act .of .a .court .in .making .an .order, .judgment, .or .decree.
Annual .accounting .- .correct .answer.A .report, .filed .by .the .guardian .of .the .property, .due .to
.the .court .each .year .itemizing .expenditures .and .receipts .made .on .behalf .of .the .ward
.during .the .previous .year
Annual .plan .- .correct .answer.A .report, .filed .by .the .guardian .of .the .person, .due .to .the
.court .each .year .specifying .the .medical, .mental .and .physical .care .of .the .ward .for .the
.upcoming .year
Minimum .amount .for .Blanket .Bond? .- .correct .answer.$50,000
Clerk .of .the .Court .- .correct .answer.Responsible .for .auditing .guardian .reports .and
.processes .and .maintains .guardianship .documentation
Co-Guardianship .- .correct .answer.A .guardianship .with .two .or .more .persons .or .entities
.acting .as .guardian .for .the .person .or .property .or .both
conflict .of .interest .- .correct .answer.Any .situation .in .which .a .guardian .may .receive
.financial .or .material .gain .or .advantage .based .on .the .decision .made .on .behalf .of .the .ward
due .process .- .correct .answer.(law) .the .administration .of .justice .according .to .established
.rules .and .principles
Emergency .Temporary .Guardian .(ETG) .- .correct .answer.Appointed .by .the .court .to
.perform .the .specific .duties .of .guardian .for .an .AIP .after .a .petition .for .determination .of
.incapacity .has .been .filed, .but .before .a .guardian .has .been .appointed
ex .parte .- .correct .answer.Latin .term .describing .a .type .of .court .proceeding .or .petition
.where .one .of .the .involved .parties .is .not .present
,fiduciary .- .correct .answer.A .person .held .in .the .highest .position .of .trust .and .confidence
.who .must .always .act .in .the .best .interest .of .the .ward
Final .accounting .- .correct .answer.A .report .filed .by .the .guardian .of .the .property .prior .to .the
.guardian's .removal, .upon .petitioning .for .discharge .or .termination .of .the .guardianship
Foreign .guardian .- .correct .answer.A .guardian .appointed .in .another .state .or .country
Guardian .- .correct .answer.Appointed .by .the .court .to .act .on .behalf .of .a .ward's .person .or
.property, .or .both
Guardian .advocate .- .correct .answer.Appointed .by .the .court .to .act .on .behalf .of .an
.individual .for .various .reasons, .including .mental .heath .treatment .and .developmental
.disabilities, .and .drug .dependent .newborns.
Guardian .ad .litem .- .correct .answer.Appointed .by .the .court .having .jurisdiction .of .the
.guardianship .or .a .court .in .which .a .particular .legal .matter .is .pending .to .represent .a .ward
.in .that .proceeding
Guardian .of .the .person .- .correct .answer.Appointed .by .the .court .to .exercise .all .or .some .of
.the .rights .to .manage .any .personal .affairs .or .or .make .medical .decisions .for .the .ward
Guardian .of .the .property .- .correct .answer.Appointed .by .the .court .to .exercise .all .or .some
.of .the .powered .and .rights .over .the .property .of .the .ward
Habeas .corpus .- .correct .answer.Latin .term .meaning ."you .have .the .body". .A .court .order
.(writ) .which .directs .the .officials .who .have .custody .of .an .individual .to .appear .in .court .with
.the .person .in .order .to .determine .the .legality .of .the .person's .confinement.
incapacitated .person .- .correct .answer.A .person .who .has .been .judicially .determined .to
.lack .the .capacity .to .manage .at .least .some .of .the .property .or .to .meet .at .least .some .of .the
.essential .health .and .safety .requirements .of .the .person
informed .consent .- .correct .answer.A .person's .agreement .to .a .particular .course .of .action
.based .on .a .full .disclosure .of .facts .needed .to .make .the .decision .intelligently
Initial .inventory .- .correct .answer.A .report, .filed .by .the .guardian .of .the .property, .which
.describes .the .ward's .assets.
When .must .the .initial .inventory .be .filed .with .the .court? .- .correct .answer.Within .60 .days
.after .being .appointed .guardian .of .the .property .(when .letters .of .guardianship .are .signed)
Intestacy .- .correct .answer.The .situation .that .exists .when .a .person .dies .without .a .valid .will
Least .restrictive .alternative .- .correct .answer.An .ethical .standards .that .dictates .that .the
.guardian .shall .carefully .evaluate .the .alternatives .that .are .available .and .choose .the .one
, .that .best .meets .the .needs .of .the .ward .while .places .the .least .restrictions .on .his .or .her
.freedom, .rights, .and .ability .to .control .his .or .her .environment
Letters .of .guardianship .- .correct .answer.Legal .document .issued .by .the .court .designating
.and .authorizing .a .person .to .act .as .guardian .on .behalf .of .another .person. .These .Letters
.specific .the .type .fo .guardianship .as .well .as .the .powers .and .duties .of .the .guardian.
Limited .guardian .- .correct .answer.Appointed .by .the .court .to .exercise .only .those .rights
.specifically .designated .by .court .order
Medicaid .- .correct .answer.U.S. .health .program .for .eligible .individuals .and .families .with
.low .incomes .and .resources. .Jointly .funded .by .state .and .federal .governments, .and .is
.managed .by .the .states
Medicare .- .correct .answer.U.S. .national .health .insurance .program .for .people .age .65 .or
.older, .some .disabled .people .under .65, .and .people .of .all .ages .with .End-Stage .Renal
.Disease
parens .patriae .- .correct .answer."Parent .of .the .country"; .traditionally .the .role .of .the .state
.as .sovereign
Physician's .Orders .for .life .Sustaining .Treatment .(POLST) .- .correct .answer.A .program
.designed .to .improve .the .quality .of .care .people .receive .at .the .end .of .life. .Based .on
.effective .communication .of .patient .wishes, .documentation .of .medical .orders .on .a .brightly
.colored .form .and .a .promise .by .health .care .professionals .to .honor .these .wishes
Plenary .guardian .- .correct .answer.Appointed .by .the .court .to .exercise .all .rights .and
.powered .of .the .ward .as .ordered .by .the .court .to .care .for .the .ward's .person .and .property
Professional .guardian .- .correct .answer.Any .guardian .who .receives .or .has .at .any .time
.rendered .services .to .three .or .more .wards .as .their .guardian .(not .relatives)
Public .guardian .- .correct .answer.A .guardian .who .provides .services .for .incapacitated
.persons .who .have .limited .financial .means .and .no .willing .family .member .or .friend .to .serve
.as .guardian
Restricted .depository .- .correct .answer.An .account .set .up .on .the .ward's .behalf .from .which
.withdrawal .may .be .authorized .only .by .court .order
Standby .guardian .- .correct .answer.A .person .empowered .to .assume .the .duties .of
.guardianship .upon .the .death .or .adjudication .of .incapacity .of .the .last .surviving .natural .or
.appointed .guardian
Statewide .Public .Guardianship .Office .(SPGO) .- .correct .answer.Government .body
.responsible .for .designating .local .offices .or .public .guardian .as .well .as .the .registration .and
.education .of .professional .guardians .throughout .Florida
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advance .directive .- .correct .answer.a .formal, .legally .endorsed .document .that .provides
.instructions .for .care .("living . will")
Adjudication .- .correct .answer.the .act .of .a .court .in .making .an .order, .judgment, .or .decree.
Annual .accounting .- .correct .answer.A .report, .filed .by .the .guardian .of .the .property, .due .to
.the .court .each .year .itemizing .expenditures .and .receipts .made .on .behalf .of .the .ward
.during .the .previous .year
Annual .plan .- .correct .answer.A .report, .filed .by .the .guardian .of .the .person, .due .to .the
.court .each .year .specifying .the .medical, .mental .and .physical .care .of .the .ward .for .the
.upcoming .year
Minimum .amount .for .Blanket .Bond? .- .correct .answer.$50,000
Clerk .of .the .Court .- .correct .answer.Responsible .for .auditing .guardian .reports .and
.processes .and .maintains .guardianship .documentation
Co-Guardianship .- .correct .answer.A .guardianship .with .two .or .more .persons .or .entities
.acting .as .guardian .for .the .person .or .property .or .both
conflict .of .interest .- .correct .answer.Any .situation .in .which .a .guardian .may .receive
.financial .or .material .gain .or .advantage .based .on .the .decision .made .on .behalf .of .the .ward
due .process .- .correct .answer.(law) .the .administration .of .justice .according .to .established
.rules .and .principles
Emergency .Temporary .Guardian .(ETG) .- .correct .answer.Appointed .by .the .court .to
.perform .the .specific .duties .of .guardian .for .an .AIP .after .a .petition .for .determination .of
.incapacity .has .been .filed, .but .before .a .guardian .has .been .appointed
ex .parte .- .correct .answer.Latin .term .describing .a .type .of .court .proceeding .or .petition
.where .one .of .the .involved .parties .is .not .present
,fiduciary .- .correct .answer.A .person .held .in .the .highest .position .of .trust .and .confidence
.who .must .always .act .in .the .best .interest .of .the .ward
Final .accounting .- .correct .answer.A .report .filed .by .the .guardian .of .the .property .prior .to .the
.guardian's .removal, .upon .petitioning .for .discharge .or .termination .of .the .guardianship
Foreign .guardian .- .correct .answer.A .guardian .appointed .in .another .state .or .country
Guardian .- .correct .answer.Appointed .by .the .court .to .act .on .behalf .of .a .ward's .person .or
.property, .or .both
Guardian .advocate .- .correct .answer.Appointed .by .the .court .to .act .on .behalf .of .an
.individual .for .various .reasons, .including .mental .heath .treatment .and .developmental
.disabilities, .and .drug .dependent .newborns.
Guardian .ad .litem .- .correct .answer.Appointed .by .the .court .having .jurisdiction .of .the
.guardianship .or .a .court .in .which .a .particular .legal .matter .is .pending .to .represent .a .ward
.in .that .proceeding
Guardian .of .the .person .- .correct .answer.Appointed .by .the .court .to .exercise .all .or .some .of
.the .rights .to .manage .any .personal .affairs .or .or .make .medical .decisions .for .the .ward
Guardian .of .the .property .- .correct .answer.Appointed .by .the .court .to .exercise .all .or .some
.of .the .powered .and .rights .over .the .property .of .the .ward
Habeas .corpus .- .correct .answer.Latin .term .meaning ."you .have .the .body". .A .court .order
.(writ) .which .directs .the .officials .who .have .custody .of .an .individual .to .appear .in .court .with
.the .person .in .order .to .determine .the .legality .of .the .person's .confinement.
incapacitated .person .- .correct .answer.A .person .who .has .been .judicially .determined .to
.lack .the .capacity .to .manage .at .least .some .of .the .property .or .to .meet .at .least .some .of .the
.essential .health .and .safety .requirements .of .the .person
informed .consent .- .correct .answer.A .person's .agreement .to .a .particular .course .of .action
.based .on .a .full .disclosure .of .facts .needed .to .make .the .decision .intelligently
Initial .inventory .- .correct .answer.A .report, .filed .by .the .guardian .of .the .property, .which
.describes .the .ward's .assets.
When .must .the .initial .inventory .be .filed .with .the .court? .- .correct .answer.Within .60 .days
.after .being .appointed .guardian .of .the .property .(when .letters .of .guardianship .are .signed)
Intestacy .- .correct .answer.The .situation .that .exists .when .a .person .dies .without .a .valid .will
Least .restrictive .alternative .- .correct .answer.An .ethical .standards .that .dictates .that .the
.guardian .shall .carefully .evaluate .the .alternatives .that .are .available .and .choose .the .one
, .that .best .meets .the .needs .of .the .ward .while .places .the .least .restrictions .on .his .or .her
.freedom, .rights, .and .ability .to .control .his .or .her .environment
Letters .of .guardianship .- .correct .answer.Legal .document .issued .by .the .court .designating
.and .authorizing .a .person .to .act .as .guardian .on .behalf .of .another .person. .These .Letters
.specific .the .type .fo .guardianship .as .well .as .the .powers .and .duties .of .the .guardian.
Limited .guardian .- .correct .answer.Appointed .by .the .court .to .exercise .only .those .rights
.specifically .designated .by .court .order
Medicaid .- .correct .answer.U.S. .health .program .for .eligible .individuals .and .families .with
.low .incomes .and .resources. .Jointly .funded .by .state .and .federal .governments, .and .is
.managed .by .the .states
Medicare .- .correct .answer.U.S. .national .health .insurance .program .for .people .age .65 .or
.older, .some .disabled .people .under .65, .and .people .of .all .ages .with .End-Stage .Renal
.Disease
parens .patriae .- .correct .answer."Parent .of .the .country"; .traditionally .the .role .of .the .state
.as .sovereign
Physician's .Orders .for .life .Sustaining .Treatment .(POLST) .- .correct .answer.A .program
.designed .to .improve .the .quality .of .care .people .receive .at .the .end .of .life. .Based .on
.effective .communication .of .patient .wishes, .documentation .of .medical .orders .on .a .brightly
.colored .form .and .a .promise .by .health .care .professionals .to .honor .these .wishes
Plenary .guardian .- .correct .answer.Appointed .by .the .court .to .exercise .all .rights .and
.powered .of .the .ward .as .ordered .by .the .court .to .care .for .the .ward's .person .and .property
Professional .guardian .- .correct .answer.Any .guardian .who .receives .or .has .at .any .time
.rendered .services .to .three .or .more .wards .as .their .guardian .(not .relatives)
Public .guardian .- .correct .answer.A .guardian .who .provides .services .for .incapacitated
.persons .who .have .limited .financial .means .and .no .willing .family .member .or .friend .to .serve
.as .guardian
Restricted .depository .- .correct .answer.An .account .set .up .on .the .ward's .behalf .from .which
.withdrawal .may .be .authorized .only .by .court .order
Standby .guardian .- .correct .answer.A .person .empowered .to .assume .the .duties .of
.guardianship .upon .the .death .or .adjudication .of .incapacity .of .the .last .surviving .natural .or
.appointed .guardian
Statewide .Public .Guardianship .Office .(SPGO) .- .correct .answer.Government .body
.responsible .for .designating .local .offices .or .public .guardian .as .well .as .the .registration .and
.education .of .professional .guardians .throughout .Florida
