Eleventh Circuit 8-hour family guardian reference
Guardianship Program of Dade County$75 online 8-hour family guardian course
National Course Portal planned 8-hour price is $28.95 single / $39.95 for 2 / $49.95 for 3 after approval.
Florida approval course
Florida Family Guardian Education Course
An 8-hour family guardian track and 4-hour minor-property track covering legal duties, ward rights, local resources, habilitation and annual reports, inventories, accountings, use of guardianship assets, and reviewer-visible mastery checks.
Current status
Prepared for circuit and chief judge review - not yet approved by any Florida judicial circuit
Enrollment, payment, and certificates are closed until a circuit or chief judge approves the provider and course.
Delivery
Review-ready online or live-online packet with English, Spanish, and Haitian Creole 8-hour family guardian and 4-hour minor-property tracks
Approval path
Circuit-by-circuit curriculum submission to court administration, probate division, or the chief judge's designated process. Eleventh Judicial Circuit submissions are accepted on a rolling RFQ basis through the Probate Division Director of Operations.
Planned price
8-hour family guardian (adult ward): $28.95 single, $39.95 for 2 co-guardians, $49.95 for 3 co-guardians. Hardship review available.
4-hour minor-property price
4-hour minor-property guardian (parent of minor): $19.95 single, $29.95 for 2 co-guardian parents. Hardship review available.
Credential need
Needs circuit/chief judge approval and a named qualified instructor. The Eleventh Judicial Circuit RFQ requires courses to be taught by Professional Guardians licensed and practicing for at least 5 years, or by an attorney practicing in guardianship for at least 5 years. Dr. Fadia's MD helps medical/capacity credibility but does not replace the legal/probate instructor requirement.
Lowest price posture
Planned lowest-price posture after circuit approval
The planned guardian prices are lower than the verified public Eleventh Judicial Circuit provider pricing located during the May 19-20, 2026 review. One lower-looking $29 public page was also checked, but it identifies itself as not the court-ordered guardian course; the planned 8-hour price is still below it by $0.05 while keeping approval-circuit matching separate.
Eleventh Circuit 4-hour minor-property reference
Guardianship Program of Dade County$50 online 4-hour family guardian course
National Course Portal planned 4-hour online price is $19.95 single / $29.95 for 2 co-guardian parents after approval.
Florida family guardian provider list reference
Florida State Guardianship AssociationProvider list checked May 20, 2026; page emphasizes chief-judge/circuit approval and lists family-guardian providers without a lower visible online price.
National Course Portal remains approval-gated and will compare only circuit-accepted courses for the same track.
Low public non-comparable price check
ACE Classes$29 public 8-hour guardianship CE page checked May 20, 2026; page states it is not the court-ordered course.
National Course Portal planned 8-hour price is $28.95 after approval, but this reference is not treated as approval-comparable because of the page's own limitation language.
After circuit approval and launch, price-match review is limited to comparable current public Florida guardian certificate courses accepted for the same circuit and track. Checked on 2026-05-19/20 across visible public provider pages and the Florida State Guardianship Association family-guardian provider list. Free court-run, nonprofit, grant-funded, in-person-only, expired, bundled, non-court-ordered CE, or non-certificate offers are excluded. Hardship review remains available case by case.
Reviewer fit
This page says prepared for review, not Florida approved. Certificates should not issue until a specific circuit approves or accepts the provider.
Florida nonprofessional guardians and guardian-of-minor-property appointees after circuit or chief judge approval.
Authority
F.S. 744.3145 - guardian education requirements
Circuit administrative orders and chief judge course approvals
Required content crosswalk
| Requirement | Where covered |
|---|---|
8-hour family guardian track Most guardians must receive a minimum of 8 hours of instruction and training. | The main track is 480 minutes across eight timed 60-minute modules. |
8-hour topics Legal duties and responsibilities, rights of the ward, availability of local resources, habilitation plans, annual reports, and financial accounting. | Modules 1-8 cover each required topic with lesson text, outcomes, checks, and compliance calendar work. |
4-hour minor-property track Parent guardian of minor-child property must receive 4 hours of instruction and training. | The minor-property track is 240 minutes across four timed 60-minute modules. |
4-hour topics Legal duties and responsibilities of guardian of the property, initial inventory, annual accountings, and use of guardianship assets. | Minor-property Modules 1-4 map directly to those required topics. |
Approval Course must be approved by the chief judge of the circuit court and taught by a court-approved organization, or offered by OPPG. | Reviewer page keeps approval circuit-specific and lists the curriculum packet, SME, certificate, and local-resource appendix items. |
Eleventh Circuit instructor qualification RFQ instruction must be by Professional Guardians licensed and practicing for at least 5 years, or by an attorney practicing in guardianship for at least 5 years. | The submission packet requires a named qualified instructor or co-instructor before formal Eleventh Circuit approval submission. |
Eleventh Circuit language access RFQ minimum qualifications call for courses in English, Spanish, and Creole. | The submission packet flags Spanish and Haitian Creole course delivery materials or interpreter/instructor support as required before final RFQ submission. |
Completion deadline Appointed guardians must complete the required instruction within 4 months after appointment unless the court waives, modifies, or adds requirements. | The four-month deadline is introduced in Module 1 orientation and reinforced in the final compliance calendar. |
8 hours / 480 minutes
8-hour family / nonprofessional guardian track
Nonprofessional guardians appointed for adults or broader guardianship duties
8 modules
Module 1. Guardian role, court authority, and least restrictive alternatives
Guardianship purpose, court appointment, letters of guardianship, limits of authority, attorney role, and alternatives to guardianship.
60 minutes
Required coverage: Introduces legal duties and responsibilities of the guardian, the rights context for the ward, and the four-month post-appointment education deadline.
Module 2. Legal duties, fiduciary standards, and prohibited conduct
Guardian duties, fiduciary loyalty, conflict avoidance, recordkeeping, court approval, and boundaries around gifts, borrowing, and self-dealing.
60 minutes
Required coverage: Covers legal duties and responsibilities of the guardian.
Module 3. Rights of the ward, dignity, participation, and communication
Ward rights, retained rights, dignity, privacy, communication access, visitation, decision participation, and respectful support.
60 minutes
Required coverage: Covers rights of the ward.
Module 4. Care planning, health context, capacity, and local resources
Health-system navigation, capacity as decision-specific, care teams, benefits, housing, transportation, crisis resources, and local support mapping.
60 minutes
Required coverage: Covers availability of local resources to aid the ward and supports annual care planning.
Module 5. Property, inventory, budgets, restricted accounts, and asset protection
Guardian-of-property duties, initial inventory, safeguarding assets, budgets, insurance, benefits, taxes, and restricted-account controls.
60 minutes
Required coverage: Covers financial accounting for ward property and guardian-of-property legal duties.
Module 6. Annual plans, habilitation plans, reports, and accountings
Annual guardianship plans, habilitation plans, care updates, annual reports, accountings, deadlines, and documentation.
60 minutes
Required coverage: Covers preparation of habilitation plans and annual guardianship reports, including financial accounting for ward property.
Module 7. Emergencies, changes, ethics, termination, and restoration
Emergency decision-making, changes in residence or condition, ethical boundaries, restoration of rights, resignation, successor guardians, and case closure.
60 minutes
Required coverage: Extends legal duties and rights-of-ward coverage with practical lifecycle decisions.
Module 8. Final review, court filing, certificate, and ongoing compliance
Course review, completion attestation, certificate handling, court filing instructions, ongoing education habits, and support resources.
60 minutes
Required coverage: Confirms completion of the 8-hour family guardian education track and reinforces all statutory topic areas.
4 hours / 240 minutes
4-hour guardian of minor-child property track
Parents appointed guardian of the property of a minor child
4 modules
Minor-property Module 1. Court role and guardian-of-property duties
Appointment for minor-child property, letters of guardianship, fiduciary duty, attorney/court communication, and scope limits.
60 minutes
Required coverage: Covers legal duties and responsibilities of the guardian of the property.
Minor-property Module 2. Initial inventory and safeguarding assets
Initial inventory, asset sources, bank controls, settlement or inheritance proceeds, insurance, documentation, and restricted depository rules.
60 minutes
Required coverage: Covers initial inventory.
Minor-property Module 3. Annual accounting and use of guardianship assets
Annual accounting, income, expenses, receipts, permissible spending, court approval, and child-benefit decision-making.
60 minutes
Required coverage: Covers annual guardianship accountings and use of guardianship assets.
Minor-property Module 4. Completion review, certificate, and ongoing duties
Final review, certificate handling, deadlines, communication with attorney or clerk, and planning through the child's majority or court discharge.
60 minutes
Required coverage: Closes the 4-hour minor-property track and reinforces all required minor-property topics.