1 August Updates to Guardianship Reporting Forms August 1, 2018 By ClerkWeb News Archive Guardianship 0 Posted: February 28, 2018 Updates to Guardianship Reporting Forms In an effort to provide more efficient customer service, the Clerk's Probate Court Records Department has monitored feedback and taken steps to improve the new reporting forms released last year. Most of the changes to the Inventory, Accounting, and Simplified Accounting forms were cosmetic. However, the principal change included placing a red border around the required fields and removing the yellow background to prevent any quality issues when scanning and e-filing. Another change involved increasing the font in the field where the form indicates if it's an Annual, Amended, or Final Report. Lastly, for the Initial and Annual Plan, an additional question was added asking if the ward has been relocated to another county. Please be sure to download an updated copy for your cases by visiting the Guardianship section of our Forms page. If you have any questions, please feel free to call the Probate Court Records Department at (727) 464-3321 or send an email to Probate@mypinellasclerk.org Related Articles New Guardianship Forms Demo Set for Wednesday, December 7th The Sixth Judicial Circuit Court recently approved new Guardianship Reporting forms under Administrative Order No. 2009-036. Guardians and Guardianship Attorneys are expected to start using the new forms starting January 1, 2017. Pinellas Clerk Receives Award Winning Recognition for Financial Reporting The Pinellas County Clerk’s office was once again recognized by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) with two national awards in government financial reporting. For the 37th consecutive year, the Clerk’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) received the prestigious Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting. The Clerk’s Popular Annual Financial Report (PAFR), known as the Citizens’ Guide to County Finances, also received the association's award for Outstanding Achievement in Popular Annual Financial Reporting for the 12th consecutive year. Pinellas Clerk's Financial Reporting Received Award Winning Recognition The Pinellas County Clerk's office was once again recognized by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) with two national awards in government financial reporting. Guardianship Accounting Audit Fees Pursuant to FS 744.3678(4), an audit fee is charged for the annual accounting in a guardianship case. The fee is based on the net amount of the ward's assets and is paid through the portal at the time of filing. Hurricane Dorian - Office Updates The Clerk's office continues to monitor Hurricane Dorian and will be updating this page, along with our Facebook and Twitter pages, as more information is received. New Online Service Helps You Save Time and Get Filing Assistance Saving a trip to the Clerk’s office, while obtaining Supreme Court approved forms online just got easier. The Pinellas County Clerk is pleased to announce a new service to help guide self-represented litigants through personalized questions online, which will then create forms for filing with the Clerk’s office. Comments are closed.
