2016 Florida Statutes
TITLE XLIII - DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 744 - GUARDIANSHIP
Part VII - TERMINATION (ss. 744.464-744.534)
744.517 - Proceedings for contempt.

FL Stat § 744.517 (2016) What's This?

744.517 Proceedings for contempt.—If a removed guardian of the property fails to file a true, complete, and final accounting of his or her guardianship; to turn over to his or her successor or to the ward all the property of his or her ward and copies of all records that are in his or her control and that concern the ward; or to pay over to the successor guardian of the property or to the ward all money due the ward by him or her, the court shall issue a show cause order. If cause is shown for the default, the court shall set a reasonable time within which to comply, and, on failure to comply with this or any subsequent order, the removed guardian may be held in contempt. Proceedings for contempt may be instituted by the court, by any interested person, including the ward, or by a successor guardian.

History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; ss. 21, 26, ch. 75-222; s. 88, ch. 89-96; s. 62, ch. 90-271; s. 1109, ch. 97-102.

Note.—Created from former ss. 746.07, 746.08.

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