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10th Circuit: child support enforcement hearing officers — all nine officers appointed under AO 5-31.12

High confidence· verified September 9, 2026Divisional InstructionsFla. 10th Jud. Cir. Admin. Order No. 5-31.12, In re: Child Support Enforcement Hearing Officer

Summary

Title IV-D child support matters in the 10th Circuit are heard by nine child support enforcement hearing officers appointed by the chief judge under Fla. Fam. L. R. P. 12.491.

Applies to

Title IV-D child support enforcement proceedings in Hardee, Highlands and Polk Counties. Five of these nine (Matis-Jackson, Steimle, Vandenbosch, Sirmons and Zucker) hold a SECOND appointment as magistrates under AO 5-44.5 and AO 6-10.6 — the same person may appear in either role depending on the case type.

Requirement

AO 5-31.12 creates the position of child support enforcement hearing officer and appoints nine officers: Robin Matis-Jackson, Christine Daly, Maria Zucker, Philip Vandenbosch, Jennifer Steimle, Jeffrey Sirmons, Kymberly Clements, Donald Frenette, and Patrick Vincent. The chief judge appoints one or more hearing officers pursuant to the procedures established by Rule 12.491, following a vote of a majority of the circuit judges.

Source of truth

There is hereby created the position of child support enforcement hearing officer. The chief judge shall appoint one or more hearing officers pursuant to the procedures established by Rule 12.491. ... Robin Matis-Jackson, Christine Daly, Maria Zucker, Philip Vandenbosch, Jennifer Steimle, Jeffrey Sirmons, Kymberly Clements, Donald Frenette ... and Patrick Vincent are hereby appointed as hearing officers pursuant to the provisions described herein.

Official source: 10th Circuit — Administrative Orders, Division 5 (Domestic Relations & Domestic Violence)
Source health: Healthy · checked October 24, 2026
Effective date: —
Last verified: September 9, 2026benchpath-reverify-2026-09-08 (custody hash match) | prior: BenchPath arbitration 2026-07-22 — live fetch + sha256 custody of the order PDF; operative text read verbatim

Reviewer note: Applicability 2026-09-09 (fix program 2026-09-09, Phase 5, audit M7): specific -> universal — the row binds every court in its state/circuit/county scope and names no court, judge or division.

Child Support

Change history

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