12th Cir. — 2014-05.2 In Re: Creation of a Uniform Ex Parte Process for all Probate and Guardianship Cases and "Division H" Case Assignment for Probate and Guardianship Cases in South County Judicial District of Sarasota County 2 · BenchPath

12th Cir. — 2014-05.2 In Re: Creation of a Uniform Ex Parte Process for all Probate and Guardianship Cases and "Division H" Case Assignment for Probate and Guardianship Cases in South County Judicial District of Sarasota County 2

High confidence· verified August 2, 2026Administrative Orders12th Jud. Cir., 2014-05.2 In Re: Creation of a Uniform Ex Parte Process for all Probate and Guardianship Cases and "Division H" Case Assignment for Probate and Guardianship Cases in South County Judicial District of Sarasota County 2 — sha256-hashed 2026-08-02

Summary

1 verbatim requirement from 2014-05.2 In Re: Creation of a Uniform Ex Parte Process for all Probate and Guardianship Cases and "Division H" Case Assignment for Probate and Guardianship Cases in South County Judicial District of Sarasota County 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/Section02/14-05-2.pdf, harvested 2026-08-02; whitespace normalised only. • Ex Parte hearings in Probate and Guardianship cases will be heard by the Division judge under the following requirements: a. All initiating documents to establish the Probate or Guardianship case have been electronically filed, and b. Prior to submitting the original paper Will with the Clerk, the Will shall be electronically filed with the Clerk. Upon request, the Clerk shall make the original paper Will available to the court in its original form, pursuant to Florida Statute 732.901. c. The attorney desiring an ex parte hearing shall notify the judicial assistant for the Division judge, no later than by 3 p.m. the preceding business day of the hearing.

Source of truth

Ex Parte hearings in Probate and Guardianship cases will be heard by the Division judge under the following requirements: a. All initiating documents to establish the Probate or Guardianship case have been electronically filed, and b. Prior to submitting the original paper Will with the Clerk, the Will shall be electronically filed with the Clerk. Upon request, the Clerk shall make the original paper Will available to the court in its original form, pursuant to Florida Statute 732.901. c. The attorney desiring an ex parte hearing shall notify the judicial assistant for the Division judge, no later than by 3 p.m. the preceding business day of the hearing.

Official source: 12th Circuit — Administrative Orders (all on one page)
Source health: Healthy · checked August 1, 2026
Effective date: —
Last verified: August 2, 2026benchpath-12th-2026-08-02

Reviewer note: PDF sha256: 5800c561646f49d9fa542da40b238e0df4770da3388e8e1de6df357272d684c0. Read from the ORDERED section as numbered paragraphs.

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