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.
Purchase model
Approval-gated group purchase and certificate-packet flow
This page defines how couples, co-guardians, third-party payers, and certificate reviewers are handled after approval without combining individual learner attestations.
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.
Group purchase system
Case group purchase with individual guardian completion records
A guardian buyer creates one case group, selects the approved track and number of co-guardians, then invites each guardian to complete under a separate login, attestation, progress record, and certificate line.
Payment stays disabled until written acceptance. The model below is the planned production checkout structure after the applicable clerk, circuit, or chief judge approval path is resolved.
Guardian case group ID
The group ID ties payment, co-guardian invitations, optional case references, learner records, certificate packet generation, and verification together while preserving separate completion records for each guardian.
FL-FGE-8H-CASE-2026-000123
Who can pay
Guardian pays for their own seat.
One co-guardian pays for all co-guardian seats.
An attorney, family member, professional fiduciary office, or agency pays while completion records remain assigned to the guardians.
Purchase options
1 guardian slot
8-hour family guardian - single guardian
$28.95 single
FL-FGE-8H-CASE-2026-000123
Guardian, attorney, family member, fiduciary office, or agency may pay.
Learner roles
Guardian 1
Completion rule: The certificate packet unlocks after the guardian completes the 8-hour course record and attestation.
Certificate packet: One 8-hour certificate packet with guardian name, optional case reference, completion line, approval reference, and verification URL.
- Use when the appointment has only one nonprofessional guardian or only one guardian needs this provider's certificate.
- Can upgrade to a 2- or 3-guardian group before certificate issuance by paying the difference and inviting co-guardians.
2 guardian slots
8-hour family guardian - 2 co-guardians
$39.95 for 2 co-guardians
FL-FGE-8H-CASE-2026-000124
One co-guardian or third-party payer pays once and invites both guardians.
Learner roles
Guardian 1Guardian 2
Completion rule: The group packet can show both completed guardians after both finish; each guardian also has a separate completion line.
Certificate packet: One case packet with two individual 8-hour completion lines and a shared verification URL.
- Mirrors the public co-guardian bundle model reviewers and attorneys may already recognize.
- If only one guardian completes, support can issue the completed learner's individual certificate packet when approval rules allow it.
3 guardian slots
8-hour family guardian - 3 co-guardians
$49.95 for 3 co-guardians
FL-FGE-8H-CASE-2026-000125
One co-guardian, attorney, family payer, fiduciary office, or agency pays and invites all three guardians.
Learner roles
Guardian 1Guardian 2Guardian 3
Completion rule: The group packet lists all completed guardians and preserves separate completion lines for each guardian.
Certificate packet: One case packet with up to three individual 8-hour completion lines and a shared verification URL.
- Use when the appointment order names three family or nonprofessional co-guardians.
- A 3-guardian group can downgrade before progress starts under the ordinary refund policy.
1 parent guardian slot
4-hour minor-property guardian - single parent
$19.95 single
FL-FGE-MP-CASE-2026-000123
Parent guardian, attorney, family member, or settlement-support payer may pay.
Learner roles
Parent guardian
Completion rule: The minor-property certificate packet unlocks after the parent guardian completes the 4-hour record and attestation.
Certificate packet: One 4-hour minor-property certificate packet using the FL-FGE-MP prefix, with completion line and verification URL.
- Use when one parent is appointed guardian of the minor child's property.
- Track-specific prefix prevents confusion with the 8-hour family guardian course.
2 parent guardian slots
4-hour minor-property guardian - 2 co-guardian parents
$29.95 for 2 co-guardian parents
FL-FGE-MP-CASE-2026-000124
One parent, attorney, family member, or settlement-support payer pays once and invites both parent guardians.
Learner roles
Parent guardian 1Parent guardian 2
Completion rule: The group packet can show both completed parent guardians after both finish; each parent has a separate completion line.
Certificate packet: One 4-hour minor-property case packet using the FL-FGE-MP prefix, with two individual completion lines and a shared verification URL.
- Use when both parents or two co-guardians are appointed over the minor child's property.
- If only one parent completes, support can issue only the completed learner's individual record when approval rules allow it.
Checkout flow
Step 1
Choose track and guardian count
The buyer selects 8-hour family/adult ward or 4-hour minor-property, then chooses the number of co-guardian learner slots allowed for that track.
Step 2
Create case group
The buyer enters guardian names/emails and optional case number, ward initials, attorney contact, or nonpublic case reference if the circuit permits those fields.
Step 3
Invite separate learners
Each guardian receives an individual invite link and completes the course under their own attestation and progress record.
Step 4
Generate packet for completed learners
The certificate packet lists the track, group ID, completed guardians, individual completion lines, and verification URL. Incomplete invited guardians remain visible as incomplete in the internal group record.
Shared rules
Enrollment and payment stay disabled until written circuit or chief judge approval or acceptance is documented.
Each guardian has a separate login, identity/attestation record, progress record, and completion timestamp.
The payer can invite or resend invite links, but cannot complete course attestations for a guardian.
The certificate packet belongs to the completing guardian group or individual guardian, not merely to the payer.
Hardship review can reduce or waive a group balance case by case without changing the certificate or completion rules.
Packet contents
Case group ID and track-specific certificate ID.
Payer record separated from guardian completion records.
Track label: 8-hour family/nonprofessional guardian or 4-hour minor-property guardian.
Optional court case number, ward initials, attorney contact, or nonpublic case reference if allowed by the circuit.
Individual completion lines for each completed guardian.
One public verification URL showing course, track, duration, delivery method, completion status, and circuit approval posture.
Edge case handling
Add a co-guardian before certificate issuance: collect the difference and invite the additional learner.
Downgrade 3 co-guardians to 2 before progress starts: refund the difference under the ordinary policy.
Replace an invited co-guardian before either learner starts: support can swap the invite without charge.
Replace a learner after progress starts: support review required so court-facing records stay clean.
One co-guardian never joins: issue only completed learner records when approval rules allow; do not mark the missing guardian complete.
Attorney or family payer requests the certificate: release only the certificate packet and learner records permitted by the enrolled guardian consent and applicable policy.
Hardship approval applies to the group balance without changing the course length, certificate prefix, or individual completion requirements.