{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-740.04","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 740.04","heading":"Disclosure of digital assets to guardian of ward.","body":"(1) After an opportunity for a hearing under chapter 744, the court may grant a guardian access to the digital assets of a ward.\n(2) Unless otherwise ordered by the court or directed by the user, a custodian shall disclose to a guardian the catalog of electronic communications sent or received by the ward and any digital assets in which the ward has a right or interest, other than the content of electronic communications, if the guardian gives the custodian:\n(a) A written request for disclosure which is in physical or electronic form;\n(b) A certified copy of letters of plenary guardianship of the property or the court order that gives the guardian authority over the digital assets of the ward; and\n(c) If requested by the custodian:\n1. A number, username, address, or other unique subscriber or account identifier assigned by the custodian to identify the ward’s account; or\n2. Evidence linking the account to the ward.\n(3) A guardian with general authority to manage the property of a ward may request a custodian of the digital assets of the ward to suspend or terminate an account of the ward for good cause. A request made under this section must be accompanied by a certified copy of the court order giving the guardian authority over the ward’s property.\nHistory.—s. 14, ch. 2016-46.","path":["CHAPTER 740 FIDUCIARY ACCESS TO DIGITAL ASSETS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0700-0799/0740/0740.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:13:35Z","sha256":"48c9445b1d042336f958dead5c6bed05e577cd33835268f9d65a83e35669fed9","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-740.03","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-740.05"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}