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2010 Florida Statutes
Grounds for appointment of a guardian advocate.
Grounds for appointment of a guardian advocate.
—The court shall appoint the person named in the petition as a guardian advocate with all the powers and duties specified in s. 39.829 for an initial term of 1 year upon a finding that:
The child named in the petition is or was a drug dependent newborn as described in s. 39.01(32)(g);
The parent or parents of the child have voluntarily relinquished temporary custody of the child to a relative or other responsible adult;
The person named in the petition to be appointed the guardian advocate is capable of carrying out the duties as provided in s. 39.829; and
A petition to adjudicate the child dependent under this chapter has not been filed.
The appointment of a guardian advocate does not remove from the parents the right to consent to medical treatment for their child. The appointment of a guardian advocate does not prevent the filing of a subsequent petition under this chapter to have the child adjudicated dependent.
s. 2, ch. 89-345; s. 62, ch. 94-164; s. 109, ch. 98-403; s. 32, ch. 2006-86; s. 29, ch. 2008-245.
Former s. 415.5087.