Official statutory Probate, Guardianship, Mental Health (Baker Act / Marchman Act), and Vulnerable Adult Abuse Injunction filing and court-auditing authority for the 10th Judicial Circuit in and for Hardee County, presided over by the Honorable Victoria L. 'Vickie' Rogers, Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller, at the Hardee County Courthouse, 417 W Main St, Suite 202, Wauchula, FL 33873 (Mailing: P.O. Drawer 1749, Wauchula, FL 33873; (863) 773-4174). The Probate & Guardianship Division processes all Formal Administrations (F.S. Ch. 733), Summary Administrations (F.S. Ch. 735, estates under $75,000 or decedents deceased >2 years), Dispositions of Personal Property Without Administration (F.S. § 735.301), Safekeeping of Original Wills (F.S. § 732.901), Plenary and Limited Adult Incapacity Guardianships (F.S. Ch. 744), Annual Guardianship Plan and Accounting Audits, and Vulnerable Adult Exploitation/Abuse Injunctions (F.S. § 825.1035), while the Comptroller's Recording Department records Enhanced Life Estate ('Lady Bird') Deeds and Durable Powers of Attorney. Paired with Tenth Circuit Public Guardian, Inc. (Florida Sunbiz Doc# N08000011081, active 501(c)(3) non-profit, FEI/EIN 90-0413256, 549 Pope Ave NW, Winter Haven, FL 33881, (863) 875-5626, https://10cpg.com, led by President Peggy L. DeVivo), contracted by the Florida Department of Elder Affairs Office of Public & Professional Guardians (OPPG, F.S. § 744.2006) as the court-appointed guardian of last resort for indigent, incapacitated seniors across Hardee, Highlands, and Polk counties who have no willing or qualified family member to serve.