Fla. Stat. § 39.824: Jurisdiction.

The circuit court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction of a proceeding in which appointment of a guardian advocate is sought. The court shall retain jurisdiction over a child for whom a guardian advocate is appointed until specifically relinquished by court order.

History.—s. 2, ch. 89-345; s. 105, ch. 98-403; s. 21, ch. 2012-116.