From EB: oversight on Florida’s “professional guardians” results in 0 investigations after 134 complaints

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State watchdog does little to hold court-appointed guardians accountable

No guardians removed, 132 investigations open
Posted: 5:36 PM, Feb 20, 2019
Updated: 5:21 PM, Feb 20, 2019
By: Adam Walser , Erin Smith

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A state watchdog set up to police Florida’s troubled guardianship system has taken little action to hold court-appointed guardians accountable for serious violations, the I-Team found.

The Office of Public and Professional Guardians – set up by lawmakers in 2016 – has handed out only 19 warning letters since it was established, state records show.

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