Successor Guardians.Rule 65C-44.0045
Rulemaking notices (2)
- 2024-11-05 Notice of Proposed Rule · FAR Vol. 50/217 · Align rule language regarding the Guardianship Assistance Program with statute pursuant to Chapter Law 2024-177 and update language and form.
- 2024-10-30 Notice of Rule Development · FAR Vol. 50/213 · Align rule language regarding the Guardianship Assistance Program with statute pursuant to Chapter Law 2024-177 and update language and form.
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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 child welfare information system; 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 child welfare information system prior to placement.
Rulemaking authority. § 39.6225, Fla. Stat. Law implemented. § 39.6225, Fla. Stat.
History. New 7-23-19, Amended 12-29-24.