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The Honorable Thomas E. Penick, Jr. Circuit Court Judge Sixth Judicial Circuit The Judicial Building, Room 300 545 First Avenue North St. Petersburg, Florida 33701

Dear Judge Penick:

You ask the following question:

Does an attorney representing a guardian of a person adjudicated incapacitated and who is compensated from the ward's estate for such services assume a duty to the ward as well as to the guardian?

In sum:

Since the ward is the intended beneficiary of the guardianship, an attorney who represents a guardian of a person adjudicated incapacitated and who is compensated from the ward's…