65C-44.0045. Successor Guardians

(1) A successor guardian should be identified and documented on the Guardianship Assistance Agreement. (2) The successor guardian is not required to be a relative, fictive kin or a licensed caregiver. (3) The successor guardian must successfully complete the following criminal, delinquency and abuse/neglect history checks prior to being added to the Guardianship Assistance Agreement: (a) Fingerprints; (b) Statewide criminal records check through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement; (c) Records check of the Florida Sexual Offenders and Predators registry; (d) Federal criminal records check through the Federal Bureau of Investigations; (e) Local criminal records check through law enforcement agencies, including records of any responses to the home by law enforcement that did not result in criminal charges; (f) Abuse and neglect records check through the child welfare information system; and (g) Civil court records check regarding domestic violence complaints and orders of domestic violence complaints and orders of protection. (4) Successor guardians are not required to have a completed Unified Home Study at the point of being identified but must have a home study completed and approved in child welfare information system prior to placement.