PROFESSIONAL GUARDIANSHIP STATE OF FLORIDA EXAM
TEST QUESTIONS & 100% CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
2026/2027 GRADED A+
Three methods to initiate the Baker act are
1. Law enforcement office.
2. Position/licensed mental health counselor.
3. Clinical social worker or Exparte petition filed with the
court.
What is a developmental disorder involving impairment in
social interactions, verbal and nonverbal communication, and
imaginative ability
Autism
What counsel is responsible for monitoring the proper
application of the Baker act process.
Florida local advocacy Council
Who decides if the adjudicatory hearing is open or closed?
The alleged incapacitated person/AIP, or the court appointed
attorney
,Prior to the adjudicatory hearing who will receive copies of the
examining committee report/ECR?
The court, the petitioners attorney, and the court appointed
attorney.
Letters of guardianship give the guardian
Authority to act
Plenary guardianship means what rights have been removed?
All rights have been removed
Limited guardianship means?
One or more, but not all rights have been removed.
A guardian appointed in another state is referred to as a?
Foreign guardian
When can emergency temporary guardian/ETG be appointed
for an individual?
When a petition to determine capacity and appointment of a
guardian has been filed.
,If the word is indigent, the fees for the court appointed
attorney and the examining committee will be paid for by
State
What guardian is good for 90 days and may be extended for an
additional 90 days?
The authority of an emergency temporary guardian or ETG
The law allows for a relative who lives out of state to be
appointed as a guardian for the ward in this state
True
The examining committee report must be received by the court
how many days before the scheduled incapacitating hearing
10 days
What affidavit can be filed if the alleged incapacitated person is
purported to have very little funds.
An affidavit of indigency
, What criteria is usually used to determine that an individual is
indigent
Usually the criteria to qualify for Medicaid
If the petitioner pays the filing fees to initiate a guardianship
the guardian made petition to reimburse the petitioner after
the guardianship has been established.
True
The standard of proof that must be met to find an individual
legally incapacitated is,
Clear and convincing evidence.
The guardian is required to take an oath that he or she
faithfully will perform his or her duties as required by the
court in Florida statutes.
True
The functional assessment measures the wards ability to
perform
Adls. Bathing, dressing, toileting/continence, transferring,
feeding, ambulating.
TEST QUESTIONS & 100% CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
2026/2027 GRADED A+
Three methods to initiate the Baker act are
1. Law enforcement office.
2. Position/licensed mental health counselor.
3. Clinical social worker or Exparte petition filed with the
court.
What is a developmental disorder involving impairment in
social interactions, verbal and nonverbal communication, and
imaginative ability
Autism
What counsel is responsible for monitoring the proper
application of the Baker act process.
Florida local advocacy Council
Who decides if the adjudicatory hearing is open or closed?
The alleged incapacitated person/AIP, or the court appointed
attorney
,Prior to the adjudicatory hearing who will receive copies of the
examining committee report/ECR?
The court, the petitioners attorney, and the court appointed
attorney.
Letters of guardianship give the guardian
Authority to act
Plenary guardianship means what rights have been removed?
All rights have been removed
Limited guardianship means?
One or more, but not all rights have been removed.
A guardian appointed in another state is referred to as a?
Foreign guardian
When can emergency temporary guardian/ETG be appointed
for an individual?
When a petition to determine capacity and appointment of a
guardian has been filed.
,If the word is indigent, the fees for the court appointed
attorney and the examining committee will be paid for by
State
What guardian is good for 90 days and may be extended for an
additional 90 days?
The authority of an emergency temporary guardian or ETG
The law allows for a relative who lives out of state to be
appointed as a guardian for the ward in this state
True
The examining committee report must be received by the court
how many days before the scheduled incapacitating hearing
10 days
What affidavit can be filed if the alleged incapacitated person is
purported to have very little funds.
An affidavit of indigency
, What criteria is usually used to determine that an individual is
indigent
Usually the criteria to qualify for Medicaid
If the petitioner pays the filing fees to initiate a guardianship
the guardian made petition to reimburse the petitioner after
the guardianship has been established.
True
The standard of proof that must be met to find an individual
legally incapacitated is,
Clear and convincing evidence.
The guardian is required to take an oath that he or she
faithfully will perform his or her duties as required by the
court in Florida statutes.
True
The functional assessment measures the wards ability to
perform
Adls. Bathing, dressing, toileting/continence, transferring,
feeding, ambulating.
