Florida Regulations 65C-44.0045: Successor Guardians
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(1) A successor guardian should be identified and documented on the Guardianship Assistance Agreement.
(2) The successor guardian is not required to be a relative, fictive kin or a licensed caregiver.
(3) The successor guardian must successfully complete the following criminal, delinquency and abuse/neglect history checks prior to being added to the Guardianship Assistance Agreement:
(a) Fingerprints;
(b) Statewide criminal records check through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement;
(c) Records check of the Florida Sexual Offenders and Predators registry;
(d) Federal criminal records check through the Federal Bureau of Investigations;
(e) Local criminal records check through law enforcement agencies, including records of any responses to the home by law enforcement that did not result in criminal charges;
(f) Abuse and neglect records check through the FSFN; and
(g) Civil court records check regarding domestic violence complaints and orders of domestic violence complaints and orders of protection.
(4) Successor guardians are not required to have a completed Unified Home Study at the point of being identified but must have a home study completed and approved in FSFN prior to placement.
Rulemaking Authority Florida Statutes § 39.6225(11). Law Implemented Florida Statutes § 39.6225. History-New 7-23-19.
Terms Used In Florida Regulations 65C-44.0045
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
(3) The successor guardian must successfully complete the following criminal, delinquency and abuse/neglect history checks prior to being added to the Guardianship Assistance Agreement:
(a) Fingerprints;
(b) Statewide criminal records check through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement;
(c) Records check of the Florida Sexual Offenders and Predators registry;
(d) Federal criminal records check through the Federal Bureau of Investigations;
(e) Local criminal records check through law enforcement agencies, including records of any responses to the home by law enforcement that did not result in criminal charges;
(f) Abuse and neglect records check through the FSFN; and
(g) Civil court records check regarding domestic violence complaints and orders of domestic violence complaints and orders of protection.
(4) Successor guardians are not required to have a completed Unified Home Study at the point of being identified but must have a home study completed and approved in FSFN prior to placement.
Rulemaking Authority Florida Statutes § 39.6225(11). Law Implemented Florida Statutes § 39.6225. History-New 7-23-19.