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Somewhere around my original posting of this statute is a listing of guardianship statutes which have been violated by Michael Schiavo, et al. As controller of what happens with regard to Schiavo's guardianship and the trust fund, I would think Greer would be as guilty of those crimes as Schiavo -- and they are all misdemeanors.

And no, he has to be indicted OR informed against commission of a felony or misdemeanor. To my thinking, the very accusation of a misdemeanor or felony offense by Greer would give Jeb the ammunition to suspend him until formal charges can be issued and prosecuted, or dropped.

Yes, but doesn't the accusation have to be "formalized" (is that a word?)? Otherwise, the governor could appoint someone in any official's place on a whim. All I'm thinking is that Greer must actually be charged (accused) with the crime. Then Jeb could act.

Somewhere around my original posting of this statute is a listing of guardianship statutes which have been violated by Michael Schiavo, et al.

I was reading the Guardianship Review section of The 2001 Annual Perfomance Report for the 6th Judicial court, page 45.

www.jud6.org/GeneralInfo/AboutTheCircuit/Performancereport/ 2001AnnualPerformance.pdf

It seems that guardianship monitors are supposed to make sure guardians are behaving themselves.

Do we know the name of a guardianship monitor who is supposed to be watching over Schiavo?

Does anyone know if Michael has been filing the new forms that are now required of guardians? (They need to be filled out annually I think)

Would the new rules for guardians make it too hard for Michael to get away with neglecting/abusing Terri in the coming years?

Do the guardianship monitors only oversee court appointed guardians who are unrelated to their wards, or can they oversee all guardians?

A guardianship monitor investigates allegations of abuse, neglect or exploitation of the elderly in guardianship cases. The monitor is also responsible for investigating the parents of minor children who have failed to report to the Court or have misappropriated the assets of the guardianship.
Many investigations initiated by the court staff have resulted in criminalconvictions. More importantly, many of these same investigations have avoided potentially dangerous and harmful situations for the elderly.
The monitor has been responsible for identifying cases of misappropriated funds and has been instrumental in retrieving some of those funds or assisting the court in bringing appropriate actions against these parties.
The guardianship review office also conducts background investigations on all proposed guardians prior to appointment and monitors compliance with guardian education requirements.
Staff in this office works closely with General Masters and their support staff assigned in the Guardianship, Probate and Mental Health area. (See General Master section of this report.) A general master serves as administrator over the guardianship review function
During 2001, The Sixth Judicial Circuit implemented new forms and procedures in the guardianship arena that are directed at improving the Court’s role in protecting wards.
The proposed guardians – upon filing the petition for appointment – are required per Florida Statute to undergo criminal and credit background investigations.
The Court is providing the vehicle for the guardians to complete the requirement at filing and annually thereafter at a minimal cost to the guardians.
By implementing these new procedures the Court is attempting to insure all guardians remain qualified under the law to act on behalf of the incapacitated person.
The Sixth Judicial Circuit has also developed new accounting forms for use by the guardians. These new forms are available on the Internet and will also be helpful as the Circuit proceeds with plans to implement electronic filing.