Linda L. Gaustad
Circuit Judge · Seventh Judicial Circuit Court
High confidence· verified July 25, 2026
Circuit Judge · Seventh Judicial Circuit Court
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378 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Linda L. Gaustad across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Divs 10; 48 Probate/Guardianship — Volusia County
Circuit Judge Linda L. Gaustad was elected to the bench in 2018. She earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Central Florida and her Juris Doctor from the University of Florida. She was admitted to The Florida Bar in 2000 and previously served as an Assistant Public Defender in the appellate division of the Public Defender’s Office before entering private practice in 2002. She currently hears probate and guardianship cases at the Volusia County Courthouse in DeLand and at the Kim C. Hammond Justice Center in Bunnell.
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Published forms & procedures: Worksheet Formal Estate; Formal Administration – Intestate; Formal Administration – Lost Will; Formal Administration – Testate; Formal Administration Ancillary; Formal Administration -Discharge of Personal Representative
Verified against Judge Linda L. Gaustad's own court profile page, 2026-07-24.
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Appeals from this courtroom go to the Fifth District Court of Appeal (Daytona Beach).
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Jurisdiction per § 35.043, Fla. Stat. (six-district alignment eff. Jan. 1, 2023).
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How Florida’s appellate courts disposed of the 18 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (May 28, 2019–July 23, 2026) that name this judge as the lower-tribunal judge — the courts’ own disposition labels, counted verbatim. This is a census of the appellate record we hold, not a complete case history, an affirmance rate, or a performance rating.
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I. H. vs STATE OF FLORIDA
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
last checked September 3, 2026
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Divs 10; 48 Probate/Guardianship — Volusia Countycurrent
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M.R., FATHER OF S.R., A CHILD vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
B.M., MOTHER OF E.G. AND A.G., CHILDREN vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
LISA WILSON vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
RANDI WILSON vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
S.J., FATHER OF J.J., N.J. AND S.J., CHILDREN vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
M.H-C., FATHER OF C.H.C., A CHILD vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
E.J., Mother of Y.H., I.H. and B.B.J., Minor Children v. Department of Children and Families
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Kathleen Keller a/k/a Emma Kathleen Keller v. Kristen Simon f/k/a Kristen Williams, as the Personal Representative of the Estate of Douglas H. Keller
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
G.H. AND C.H., PARENTS OF G.H. AND A.H., CHILDREN vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
GUARDIAN AD LITEM AND DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES VS M.S., MOTHER OF E.S., A CHILD
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
N.C., MOTHER OF D.S. AND M.A., CHILDREN VS DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
K.P., MOTHER OF I.P., A CHILD VS DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Luigi Audi and Francesca Audi v. Nichole Mueller and The Estate of Antonio Audi
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Flagler County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
E.L., MOTHER OF N.L., A CHILD vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
V.H., MOTHER OF E.M.H., A.D.S., AND S.O.S., CHILDREN vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
E.T., FATHER OF W.T., A CHILD vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
J.B., FATHER OF J.B., A CHILD vs DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Fifth District Court of Appeal · Volusia County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
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