Florida Senate - 2005 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 1958
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CHAMBER ACTION
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11 The Committee on Judiciary (Aronberg) recommended the
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14 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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18 Section 23. Subsection (19) of section 744.474,
19 Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
20 744.474 Reasons for removal of guardian.--A guardian
21 may be removed for any of the following reasons, and the
22 removal shall be in addition to any other penalties prescribed
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24 (19) Upon a showing by a person who did not receive
25 notice of the petition for adjudication of incapacity, when
26 such notice is required, or who is related to the ward within
27 the relationships specified for nonresident relatives in ss.
28 744.309(2) and 744.312(2) and who has not previously been
29 rejected by the court as a guardian that:
30 (a) the current guardian is not a family member; and
31 subsection (20) applies.
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Florida Senate - 2005 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 1958
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1 (20)(b) Removal of the current guardian is in the best
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4 the court may remove the current guardian and appoint the
5 petitioner, or such person as the court deems in the best
6 interest of the ward, either as guardian of the person or of
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13 And the title is amended as follows:
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17 amending s. 744.474, F.S.; revising the
18 circumstances under which a guardian may be
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