Florida Probate Rule 5.590

Application for Appointment as Guardian; Disclosure Statement; Filing

Text of the rules effective October 1, 2026.

  1. (a)
    Individual Applicants.
    1. (1)
      The application for appointment shall contain:
      1. (A)
        the applicant’s qualifications to serve as a guardian, including a statement indicating whether the applicant has ever been (i) arrested or (ii) convicted of a felony, even if the record of such arrest or conviction has been expunged, unless the expunction was ordered pursuant to section 943.0583, Florida Statutes; and
      2. (B)
        the names of all wards who are adults and the initials of any ward who is a minor for whom the applicant is then acting as guardian, the court file number and circuit court in which each case is pending, and a statement as to whether the applicant is acting as a limited or plenary guardian of the person or property, or both, of each ward.
    2. (2)
      The application for appointment shall be filed and served a reasonable time before the hearing on the appointment of a guardian.
  2. (b)
    Nonprofit Corporate Guardians.
    1. (1)
      No application for appointment shall be required of a nonprofit corporate guardian.
    2. (2)
      A disclosure statement shall contain:
      1. (A)
        the corporation’s qualifications to serve as a guardian; and
      2. (B)
        the names of all wards who are adults and the initials of any ward who is a minor for whom the corporation is then acting as guardian, the court file number and circuit court in which each case is pending, and a statement as to whether the corporation is acting as a limited or plenary guardian of the person or property, or both, of each ward.
    3. (3)
      The disclosure statement of a nonprofit corporate guardian shall be filed quarterly with the clerk of the court for each circuit in which the corporation has been appointed, or is seeking appointment, as guardian.
  3. (c)
    For Profit Corporations and Associations. No application for appointment or disclosure statement shall be required of any for profit corporation or association authorized to exercise fiduciary powers under Florida law.
  4. (d)
    Public Guardians. No application for appointment or disclosure statement shall be required of a public guardian.

Notes

Rule History
1988
Prior rule deleted; text of rule moved to rule 5.650.
1989
Rule reactivated with different title and text.
1991
Implements 1989 and 1990 amendments to section 744.3125, Florida Statutes.
1992
Citation form change in committee notes.
1996
Adds filing and service provisions consistent with rule 5.560. Corrects reference to corporations qualified to exercise fiduciary powers. Editorial changes. Adds statutory references.
2003
Committee notes revised.
2006
Committee notes revised.
2008
Committee notes revised.
2014
Amends subdivisions (a)(1)(B) and (b)(1)(B) to conform to Fla. R. Gen. Prac. & Jud. Admin. 2.425. Creates a rule reference. Committee notes revised.
2014
Amends subdivision (a)(1)(A) to conform to sections 744.309(3), 943.0583, and 943.0585, Florida Statutes. Committee notes revised.

References

Statutory References

  • § 393.063(17), Fla. Stat. Definitions.
  • § 393.12, Fla. Stat. Capacity; appointment of guardian advocate.
  • § 744.102(4), (9), (11), (14), (22) Fla. Stat. Definitions.
  • § 744.3085, Fla. Stat. Guardian advocates.
  • § 744.309, Fla. Stat. Who may be appointed guardian of a resident ward.
  • § 744.3125, Fla. Stat. Application for appointment.
  • § 744.331(1), Fla. Stat. Procedures to determine incapacity.
  • § 744.3371, Fla. Stat. Notice of petition for appointment of guardian and hearing.
  • § 943.0583, Fla. Stat. Human trafficking victim expunction.
  • § 943.0585, Fla. Stat. Court-ordered expunction of criminal history records.

Rule References

  • Fla. R. Gen. Prac. & Jud. Admin. 2.425 Minimization of the Filing of Sensitive Information.