Fla. Stat. 744.421
Petition for support of ward’s dependents

Any person dependent on the ward for support may petition for an order directing the guardian of the property to contribute to the support of the dependent person from the property of the ward. The court may enter an order for suitable support and education of the dependent person out of the ward’s property that is subject to the guardianship. The grant or denial of an order for support shall not preclude a further petition for increase, decrease, modification, or termination of allowance for support by either the petitioner or the guardian. The order for support shall be valid for payments made pursuant to it, but no valid payments can be made after the termination of the guardianship. The receipt of the petitioner shall be a sufficient release of the guardian for payments made pursuant to the order. If the property of the ward is derived in whole or in part from payments of compensation, adjusted compensation, pension, insurance, or other benefits made directly to the guardian by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, notice of the petition for support shall be given by the petitioner to the office of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs having jurisdiction over the area in which the court is located and the chief attorney for the Department of Veterans’ Affairs in this state at least 15 days before the hearing on the petition. The court may not authorize payments from the ward’s property unless the ward has been adjudicated incapacitated to handle such property in accordance with s. 744.331; except in a voluntary guardianship, in which case such petition may be granted only upon the written consent of the ward.

Source: Section 744.421 — Petition for support of ward’s dependents, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0744.­421 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

744.361
Powers and duties of guardian 744.362
Initial guardianship report 744.363
Initial guardianship plan 744.365
Verified inventory 744.367
Duty to file annual guardianship report 744.368
Responsibilities of the clerk of the circuit court 744.369
Judicial review of guardianship reports 744.371
Relief to be granted 744.372
Judicial review of guardianships 744.373
Production of property 744.374
Payments to guardian 744.381
Appraisals 744.384
Subsequently discovered or acquired property 744.387
Settlement of claims 744.391
Actions by and against guardian or ward 744.394
Suspension of statutes of limitations in favor of guardian 744.397
Application of income of property of ward 744.421
Petition for support of ward’s dependents 744.422
Petition for support for a dependent adult child 744.441
Powers of guardian upon court approval 744.442
Delegation of authority 744.444
Power of guardian without court approval 744.446
Conflicts of interest 744.447
Petition for authorization to act 744.451
Order 744.454
Guardian forbidden to borrow or purchase 744.457
Conveyance of various property rights by guardians of the property 744.461
Purchasers and lenders protected 744.462
Determination regarding alternatives to guardianship 744.3675
Annual guardianship plan 744.3678
Annual accounting 744.3679
Simplified accounting procedures in certain cases 744.3685
Order requiring guardianship report 744.3701
Confidentiality 744.3715
Petition for interim judicial review 744.3725
Procedure for extraordinary authority 744.3735
Annual appearance of the guardian 744.4431
Guardianship power regarding life-prolonging procedures

Current through Fall 2025

§ 744.421. Petition for support of ward’s dependents's source at flsenate​.gov