Professional guardianship state of Florida EXAM ACTUAL Exam ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR

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Professional guardianship state of Florida EXAM
ACTUAL Exam ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR


QUESTION: When would a surrogate guardian be appointed? - ANSWER-Surrogate guardian

may be appointed when the regular guardian is unable to act due to illness or an extended

vacation or unable to be reached.




QUESTION: How long is a surrogate guardians authority good for? - ANSWER-Surrogate

guardian is good for 30 days but may be extended if the court approves.




QUESTION: Define fiduciary - ANSWER-Fiduciary is defined as a person who occupies a position

of trust and acts in the best interest of another person.




QUESTION: If the ward wishes to express his religious beliefs the guardian should? - ANSWER-

Help the ward to do so




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QUESTION: What is the advantage of preparing a form designating a preneed guardian? -

ANSWER-The person may choose who he wants to be his guardian. This must be done prior to

incapacitation.




QUESTION: Durable power of attorney or DPOA. - ANSWER-Durable power of attorney must be

signed by a person who is mentally competent. The difference between a DPOA & POA is the

DPOA goes on after death. DPOAand POA are trumped by guardianship.




QUESTION: What can happen if you add a cosigner to an bank account? - ANSWER-Potential tax

liens, May disqualify person for public benefits and cosigner can clean out the account




QUESTION: A durable power of attorney or health care surrogate cannot do what? - ANSWER-

DPOA or HCS cannot enforce medical decisions or enforce placement if the principle is

unwilling.




QUESTION: Who audits the Guardian reports? - ANSWER-Clerk of the courts




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QUESTION: Three key components to informed consent. What are they? - ANSWER-Full

disclosure of all the issues, capacity to understand the information provided, and the ability to

make the decision without coercion or force.




Q; Parents patriae is a Latin term that translates to - ANSWER-King as father parents of the

country




QUESTION: The concept of Prince Porte has given rise to the States authority to intervene in an

individual's life in order to protect the person from harming himself or others in the following

ways - ANSWER-Guardianship or conservatorship. Baker act. Protective services for children or

adults. Involuntary treatment for substance abuse or mental illness.




QUESTION: Who can amend or change the laws governing guardianship. - ANSWER-The Florida

legislature




QUESTION: What court may impose its own rules and policies in addition to state law. -

ANSWER-Each judicial circuit




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QUESTION: Florida statute 744 - ANSWER-Florida statute 744 are where the Florida

guardianship laws are found




QUESTION: Roles that are not appropriate for a guardian to fill are - ANSWER-Therapist

reformer surrogate family caregiver companion warden




QUESTION: Define Plenary guardianship - ANSWER-Plenary guardianship means that all

delegable rights have been removed




QUESTION: The guardian has four major roles. What are they - ANSWER-Surrogate decision

maker, advocate for the ward, administrator and monitor services, and financial planner /asset

manager




QUESTION: A proposed ward must be Mentally competent and wants a guardian. These are two

major requirements to establish what type of guardianship. - ANSWER-Voluntary guardianship




QUESTION: Define veterans guardianship - ANSWER-A veterans guardianship is established to

manage only VA funds or anything derived from those funds.



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