1. (1) A successor guardian should be identified and documented on the Guardianship Assistance Agreement.
2. (2) The successor guardian is not required to be a relative, fictive kin or a licensed caregiver.

3. (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:

   1. (a) Fingerprints;
   2. (b) Statewide criminal records check through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement;
   3. (c) Records check of the Florida Sexual Offenders and Predators registry;
   4. (d) Federal criminal records check through the Federal Bureau of Investigations;
   5. (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;
   6. (f) Abuse and neglect records check through the child welfare information system; and
   7. (g) Civil court records check regarding domestic violence complaints and orders of domestic violence complaints and orders of protection.
4. (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.

Rulemaking Authority 39.6225(11) FS. Law Implemented 39.6225 FS. History–New 7-23-19, Amended 12-29-24.