Guardian forbidden to borrow or purchase; exceptions.
F.S. 744.454
in effectA professional guardian may not purchase property or borrow money from his or her ward. A guardian who is not a professional guardian may do so if:
(1)
A court by written order authorizes the sale or loan after a hearing to which interested persons were given notice; or
(2)
The property is sold at public sale and the guardian is a spouse, parent, child, brother, or sister of the ward or a cotenant of the ward in the property to be sold.
Source: FL Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2025/Chapter744/AllFetched: 7/8/2026
