The Florida Bar RPPTL Section

Committees
Probate & Trust

The Guardianship, Power of Attorney, and Advance Directives Committee is responsible for the study of

and preparation of proposed reforms of existing guardianship and mental health statutes. It is also responsible

for monitoring legislative and case law developments relating to the care and protection of the person and

property of individuals physically or mentally incapable of caring for themselves.

If you are interested in joining the Committee, please contact any of the Chairs.

The Committee’s next meeting is scheduled to be held in Tampa on November 8-12, 2023.

The Committee is actively working on the following projects:

Assisting with implementation of the initiatives raised in the Judicial Management Council Guardianship Workgroup Final Report
Addressing the dismissal of incapacity petitions
Addressing trustee accountings when there are guardianship proceedings
Addressing examining committees
Addressing access to tenancy by the entireties accounts for necessary expenses of a guardianship ward.
Matters relating to the Office of Public and Professional Guardian

The Committee’s current officers are:

Stacy Beth Rubel Chairperson Virgil & Rubel LLP 305-448-6333 stacy@virgillaw.com
Elizabeth M. Hughes Vice-Chairperson Akerman LLP 305-982-5545 liz.hughes@akerman.com	Caitlin M. Powell Vice-Chairperson Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns, LLP 727-461-1818 caitlinp@jpfirm.com
Jacobeli J. Behar Vice-Chairperson Behar Law P.A. 786-551-1426 jacobeli@beharfirm.com	Stephanie L. Cook Vice-Chairperson Shuffield Lowman 407-581-9800 scook@shuffieldlowman.com

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