{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-39.828","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 39.828","heading":"Grounds for appointment of a guardian advocate.","body":"(1) The court shall appoint the person named in the petition as a guardian advocate with all the powers and duties specified in s. 39.829 for an initial term of 1 year upon a finding that:\n(a) The child named in the petition is or was a drug dependent newborn as described in s. 39.01;\n(b) The parent or parents of the child have voluntarily relinquished temporary custody of the child to a relative or other responsible adult;\n(c) The person named in the petition to be appointed the guardian advocate is capable of carrying out the duties as provided in s. 39.829; and\n(d) A petition to adjudicate the child dependent under this chapter has not been filed.\n(2) The appointment of a guardian advocate does not remove from the parents the right to consent to medical treatment for their child. The appointment of a guardian advocate does not prevent the filing of a subsequent petition under this chapter to have the child adjudicated dependent.\nHistory.—s. 2, ch. 89-345; s. 62, ch. 94-164; s. 109, ch. 98-403; s. 32, ch. 2006-86; s. 29, ch. 2008-245; s. 19, ch. 2012-178.","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":"55f410f60bd9e204829c98b17cd78fefbcc45d3371687c466f80ff9dfeeb6416","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-39.827","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-39.829"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}