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1997 Florida Code
TITLE XXX SOCIAL WELFARE
Chapter 415 Protection From Abuse, Neglect, And Exploitation  
PART IV PROTECTIVE SERVICES FOR ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN (ss. 415.502-415.514)
415.5087   Grounds for appointment of a guardian advocate.

415.5087  Grounds for appointment of a guardian advocate.--

(1)  The court shall appoint the person named in the petition as a guardian advocate with all the powers and duties specified in s. 415.5088 for an initial term of 1 year upon a finding that:

(a)  The child named in the petition is or was a drug dependent newborn as described in 1s. 415.503(10)(a)2.;

(b)  The parent or parents of the child have voluntarily relinquished temporary custody of the child to a relative or other responsible adult;

(c)  The person named in the petition to be appointed the guardian advocate is capable of carrying out the duties as provided in s. 415.5088; and

(d)  A petition to adjudicate the child dependent pursuant to chapter 39 has not been filed.

(2)  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 chapter 39 to have the child adjudicated dependent.

History.--s. 2, ch. 89-345; s. 62, ch. 94-164.

1Note.--Redesignated as s. 415.503(9)(a)2. by s. 43, ch. 95-228.

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