The Public Guardianship Office for the 8th Judicial Circuit (PGO8) is one of 17 public guardianship offices statewide, under the Office of Public and Professional Guardians housed within the Florida Department of Elder Affairs. PGO8 exists to serve its Wards ensuring their needs are met while maintaining the highest quality of life in the safest way possible... PGO8 respects the personal dignity and civil rights held by each human being. We believe everyone possesses the potential to change and to gain new abilities, even after an adjudication of incapacity. As guardians, we are granted authority to serve only to the extent that the guardianship court determines that guardianship, and guardianship only, will meet the specific needs of the legally incompetent individual. As public guardians, we are available to serve only where the individual is unable to afford a paid professional guardian, no other programs or funding sources are available to secure a professional guardian, and no..