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4 verbatim requirements from Eleventh Circuit administrative order 22-06.
Eleventh Judicial Circuit (Miami-Dade). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from the operative section of Eleventh Circuit administrative order 22-06, harvested 2026-08-02; whitespace normalised only. • Consent of minor’s parents. The following applies when a minor’s parent’s consent to another person obtaining guardianship or custody of the minor: a. If an extended family member of a minor (as defined in section 751.011(2), Florida Statutes) seeks Guardianship or Custody of the minor with the consent of the minor’s legal parents, and there is no related dependency case in the UCC division, then the matter shall be filed in the Family Division to be treated as a Petition for Temporary Custody by Extended Family. See § 751.02, Fla. Stat.; § 751.03(9), Fla. Stat.; Local Rule R-1-7. b. If a person who does not qualify as an extended family member under 751.011(2), but qualifies as a “person interested in the welfare of a minor” under 744.3021(1), seeks Guardianship of the Person of the Minor with the consent of the minor’s legal parents and there are no allegations of abuse, abandonment or neglect, and there is no related dependency case in the UCC division, then the matter shall be filed in the Probate Division as a Petition for Guardianship of the Person of the Minor. • Guardianships of Person and Property of Minors. The following applies when someone is petitioning to become the Guardian of the Person and the Property of a Minor: a. If a person described in 744.3021(1) is petitioning to become the Guardian of the Person and the Property of a Minor, and there are no allegations of abuse, abandonment or neglect, and there is no related dependency case in the UCC division, then such hybrid case will remain in the Probate Division. b. The Administrative Judge of the Probate Division is authorized to create a protocol for these cases, including a protocol for when the petitioner is not a family member who can prove consanguinity. • Guardianship of a Minor’s property and Minor Settlements pursuant to section 744.387, Florida Statutes are properly heard in the Probate Division where action has not been filed in the Civil Division. See Local Rule R-1-9; Administrative Order No. 08-18, “In Re: Re- Establishment of Standards and Procedures for The Protection of Minors in The Settlement of Personal Injury, Wrongful Death and Medical Malpractice Lawsuits and Claims,” as it may be modified, amended, or replaced. • If a case subject to this order is filed in the wrong division of the court, it shall be transferred to the proper division. A form order of transfer is attached hereto, which may be used when a case resides in the improper Division.
Consent of minor’s parents. The following applies when a minor’s parent’s consent to another person obtaining guardianship or custody of the minor: a. If an extended family member of a minor (as defined in section 751.011(2), Florida Statutes) seeks Guardianship or Custody of the minor with the consent of the minor’s legal parents, and there is no related dependency case in the UCC division, then the matter shall be filed in the Family Division to be treated as a Petition for Temporary Custody by Extended Family. See § 751.02, Fla. Stat.; § 751.03(9), Fla. Stat.; Local Rule R-1-7. b. If a person who does not qualify as an extended family member under 751.011(2), but qualifies as a “person interested in the welfare of a minor” under 744.3021(1), seeks Guardianship of the Person of the Minor with the consent of the minor’s legal parents and there are no allegations of abuse, abandonment or
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