12th Cir. — 2008-12.2 Child and Abuse Victims: Limits on Interviews 2 · BenchPath

12th Cir. — 2008-12.2 Child and Abuse Victims: Limits on Interviews 2

High confidence· verified August 2, 2026Administrative Orders12th Jud. Cir., 2008-12.2 Child and Abuse Victims: Limits on Interviews 2 — sha256-hashed 2026-08-02

Summary

3 verbatim requirements from 2008-12.2 Child and Abuse Victims: Limits on Interviews 2.

Applies to

Twelfth Judicial Circuit (Manatee, Sarasota, DeSoto). Procedural information only; not legal advice.

Requirement

Verbatim from the operative section of https://www.jud12.flcourts.org/Portals/0/AdminOrders/Section02/08-12-12.pdf, harvested 2026-08-02; whitespace normalised only. • Additional interviews. No additional interviews shall be allowed except by court order and with good cause shown. Any interested party may request an additional interview by filing a written motion with the Court having jurisdiction over the matter; in the motion, the party shall set forth the exceptional circumstances supporting the request. If tbe request is granted, the Court shall limit the scope of such interviews, including the place and the manner in which the interview is conducted in order to minimize the impact on the victim. • Guardian Ad Litem. If the court appoints a Guardian Ad Litem (GAL) or other advocate, the GAL or advocate shall be provided notice of all interviews with the victim. See§ 914.17, Fla. Statutes. • Coordinated efforts. Parties and agencies shall coordinate their efforts so as to avoid unnecessary duplication of victim interviews, and shall use their best efforts to reduce the number of interview events.

Source of truth

Additional interviews. No additional interviews shall be allowed except by court order and with good cause shown. Any interested party may request an additional interview by filing a written motion with the Court having jurisdiction over the matter; in the motion, the party shall set forth the exceptional circumstances supporting the request. If tbe request is granted, the Court shall limit the scope of such interviews, including the place and the manner in which the interview is conducted in order to minimize the impact on the victim.

Official source: 12th Circuit — Administrative Orders (all on one page)
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Last verified: August 2, 2026benchpath-12th-2026-08-02

Reviewer note: PDF sha256: 2b9a794e7269399c48ebcf941f784fd15759fa88ddf9473f3359655621c67e0e. Read from the ORDERED section as numbered paragraphs. 3 paragraph(s) withheld as too scan-damaged to quote.

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