Members of the public gathered at the central courthouse yesterday afternoon to voice their thoughts and concerns about guardianship in Florida to a group charged with advancing guardianship reforms and increasing the effectiveness of Florida’s guardianship systems. The six-person panel included members of the Florida Supreme Court’s Guardianship Workgroup and Florida’s Working Interdisciplinary Networks of Guardianship Stakeholders. The three-hour public hearing was moderated by 10th Circuit Judge Olin Shinholser and hosted by 17th Circuit Judge Robert Lee.
Speakers were asked to address one of two questions:
- If you could make one change in Florida’s guardianship system, what would it be?
OR
- How can courts improve their processes to better ensure protection of the person, property, and rights of individuals who are under guardianship or who need assistance making decisions?
For those who could not attend, written input can be submitted to: https://flwings.flcourts.org/
