{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-39.824","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 39.824","heading":"Jurisdiction.","body":"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.\nHistory.—s. 2, ch. 89-345; s. 105, ch. 98-403; s. 21, ch. 2012-116.","path":["CHAPTER 39 PROCEEDINGS RELATING TO CHILDREN"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0000-0099/0039/0039.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:57:25Z","sha256":"1b38d904360dfc795acf89287eab7bc1d6bb0d908a56d6d65e313501592f80ec","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-39.823","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-39.825"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}