Florida Administrative Code
65 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
65C - Family Safety and Preservation Program
Chapter 65C-44 - GUARDIANSHIP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Section 65C-44.0045 - Successor Guardians

Universal Citation: FL Admin Code R 65C-44.0045

Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024

(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 FSFN; 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 FSFN prior to placement.

Rulemaking Authority 39.6225(11) FS. Law Implemented 39.6225 FS.

New 7-23-19.

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