RULE 5.903. LETTERS OF GUARDIANSHIP
(a) Letters of Guardianship of the Person.
FORM LETTERS OF GUARDIANSHIP OF THE PERSON
In the Circuit Court of the
Judicial Circuit,
in and for
County, Florida
Probate Division
Case No.
In Re: Guardianship of the Person
Ward
An Incapacitated Person
LETTERS OF .....(PLENARY OR LIMITED)..... GUARDIANSHIP OF THE PERSON
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
WHEREAS, .....(guardian’s name)..... has been appointed .....(plenary or limited).....
guardian of the person of .....(the ward)..... and has taken the prescribed oath and performed all
other acts prerequisite to issuance of .....(plenary or limited)..... letters of guardianship of the
person of the ward.
NOW THEREFORE, I, the undersigned judge, declare .....(guardian’s name)..... duly
qualified under the laws of the State of Florida to act as .....(plenary or limited)..... guardian of
the person of .....(ward’s name)..... with full power to exercise all power or the following powers
and duties pertaining to the ward’s person:
( ) 1. to determine his or her residence;
( ) 2. to consent to medical and mental health treatment; and
( ) 3. to make decisions about his or her social environment or other social
aspects of his or her life;
except the guardian shall not exercise any rights enumerated under section 744.3215(1),
Florida Statutes.
The guardian shall not execute any power over any health care surrogate
appointed by any valid advance directive executed by the ward, pursuant to section 744.345,
Florida Statutes, except upon order of this court.
ORDERED this .....(date)......
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