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29 verbatim mandatory provisions from S-2024-013.
Thirteenth Judicial Circuit. Check the order's own effective and rescission dates before relying on it. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from the order's own text layer, harvested 2026-07-24; whitespace normalised only. No OCR was used. Only sentences containing mandatory language (shall, must, may not, no later than, within N) are reproduced — the full document is in custody and is the controlling text. • Descri p tion of Real and Personal Prop ert y Each item of real or personal property identified in a petition, order or other document must be listed with a complete and correct description. • Each item of tangible personal property must be separately described if it is valued at more than $500 or specifically devised. • Counsel must determine if it is appropriate to file a Notice of Confidential Information within Court Filing or a Motion to Determine Confidentiality of Court Records in accordance with Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.420. 5. • Substitution of Counsel and Resident Agent Any stipulation for the substitution of counsel for a personal representative or other represented person must be signed by the attorneys involved and by the personal representative or other represented person. • Notice of Hearing All notices of hearing must state the length of the time reserved on the judge's calendar for the hearing and specify the matters to be heard. • The party filing a notice of hearing must Page 4 of 11 - Administrative Order S-2024-013 (Probate Proceedings) -- 4 of 11 -- provide a copy of the notice to the presiding judge's judicial assistant. • Attorneys must also cancel the hearing through JAWS if the hearing was scheduled on JAWS. 8. • Hearin gs Any petition, pleading, motion, or other document that is the subject of a hearing or a conference set before the court must be filed with the clerk no later than five days before the hearing or conference. • Courtesy copies of any case law, statutes, or other authority relied upon for the hearing must be provided to the judge at the hearing. 10. • General Application for emergency relief in a probate case must be made to the presiding judge of the division in which the case is pending. • Matters scheduled for hearing as an emergency may not Page 5 of 11 - Administrative Order S-2024-013 (Probate Proceedings) -- 5 of 11 -- be heard with less than 48 hours' actual prior notice to an opposing interested person unless all interested persons agree. • Consultation with O pp osin g Counsel or Interested Person Unless the presiding judge directs otherwise, prior to counsel submitting a proposed order for the court's consideration, counsel Page 6 of 11 - Administrative Order S-2024-013 (Probate Proceedings) -- 6 of 11 -- must consult with opposing counsel or the appropriate interested person within five days after the court's decision and make a genuine effort to agree on the language of the proposed order. • Timely Submission All proposed orders must be submitted to the court by the attorney directed to prepare the order within 10 days after the court's decision. • Portal - All Parties Rep resented by Counsel None of Whom are Excused from E-Service Unless the presiding judge directs otherwise, if all parties are represented by attorneys, none of whom have been excused from e- mail service under Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.516, an attorney who is requested to submit a proposed order must do so through the Florida Courts E- Filing Portal (Portal) in searchable PDF or PDF/ A. • All proposed orders submitted to the presiding judge must include a cover letter certifying that one of the following statements is true: • If, after consultation with opposing counsel or the appropriate interested person, the parties cannot agree on the language in the proposed order to be submitted to the court, then the attorney or interested person submitting the proposed order must document in a cover letter that the opposing counsel or opposing interested person has registered an objection and specifically state what the objection is. • At the time the cover letter and proposed order is submitted to the court, a copy must simultaneously be sent to all parties and interested persons or their counsel. • Hard Co p ies and Envelo p es - Self-Rep resented Interested Person or Party 's Attorne y Excused from E-Service If any interested person is self-represented or if any party is represented by an attorney who has been excused from e-mail Page 7 of 11 - Administrative Order S-2024-013 (Probate Proceedings) -- 7 of 11 -- service under Rule 2.516, the interested person or attorney who is requested to submit a proposed order must do so by submitting to the presiding judge sufficient hard copies of the proposed order along with stamped, addressed envelopes. 111. • Title The title of every proposed order submitted must contain the subject matter of the pleading or motion upon which the ruling is made and must fairly apprise the reader of the action being ordered. • Form In all proposed orders, the page containing the court's signature must also contain substantive language of the proposed order so that a proposed order does not contain a signature page consisting only of the court's signature. • Case Mana g ement Conference A case management conference will be scheduled by the petitioner within 60 days of the commencement of an adversary proceeding as defined by Rule 5.025. • All trials of adversary proceedings must be set by a uniform order setting pre-trial and nonjury trial. • Milit ary Service - Memorandum for Certificate of Milit ary Service If a petitioner does not know whether the respondent is on active duty in a branch of the military service of the United States, the petitioner must complete a memorandum for certificate of military service substantially similar to the memorandum designated as Florida Family Law Rule of Procedure Form 12. 912(a). • Default Judgment-Affidavit of Military Service If a petitioner seeks a default judgment and the respondent has been properly served and has not responded to the petition, the petitioner must complete and file an affidavit of military service substantially similar to the affidavit designated as Florida Family Law Rule of Procedure Form 12.912(b). • Motions to Compel - Order Without Hearing When a motion to compel that complies with the good faith certification in Florida Rule of Civil Procedure l .380(a)(2) - motion "must include a certification that the movant, in good faith, has conferred or attempted to confer with the person or party failing to make the discovery in an effort to secure the information or material without court action" - alleges the absence of a response or objection to discovery and there has been no request for an extension of time to respond, the court, without a hearing, may enter an order requiring compliance with the original discovery request within 10 days of the signing of the order, provided no written showing of good cause has been filed by the non-moving party. • Unless the presiding judge directs otherwise, if all parties are represented by attorneys, none of whom have been excused from e- mail service under Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.516, the movant's attorneys must submit to the court a proposed order through the Portal in searchable PDF or PDF/ A format. • If any interested person is self-represented or if any party is represented by an attorney who has been excused from e- mail service under Rule 2.516, the movant or movant's attorney must submit to the presiding judge sufficient hard copies of the proposed order along with stamped, addressed envelopes. • Motions to Set Case for Trial - Certificate by Attorney All motions to set a case for trial must contain a certificate by the attorney filing such motion that the attorney has discussed the subject matter of the motion with the opposing counsel or self- represented interested person and has been unable to reach agreement concerning the setting of the case for trial, or that Page 9 of 11 - Administrative Order S-2024-013 (Probate Proceedings) -- 9 of 11 -- opposing counsel or self-represented interested person has failed to respond. 13. • Professional Conduct and Courtroom Decorum Counsel must adhere to The Florida Bar's Guidelines for Professional Conduct, 1 The Florida Bar's Professionalism Expectations 2 and the Hillsborough County Bar Association's Standards of Professionalism. 3 Each judge may announce and enforce additional requirements, or may excuse compliance with any provision(s) of the Guidelines, Expectations, or Standards, as that judge deems appropriate. 15.
Descri p tion of Real and Personal Prop ert y Each item of real or personal property identified in a petition, order or other document must be listed with a complete and correct description.
Reviewer note: Document sha256: ba8d1b7511f23e2f79fae8b8f6c1f028be81937215181cd5fbd8fca5149b2c83 (6240717 bytes). BenchPath harvested this circuit itself because no research corpus existed for it. Extraction is conservative: mandatory-language sentences only, so this rule is a faithful subset of the order, never a summary of it.
The Eighteenth Judicial Circuit (Seminole and Brevard) requires cover letters in PDF format and proposed orders in .docx format using DJMCA formatting codes, submitted through the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal.
Florida attorneys must file court documents electronically through the statewide Florida Courts E-Filing Portal (myflcourtaccess.com). Self-represented litigants may e-file through the same portal. Local circuits layer their own formatting and routing quirks on top.
Effective June 15, 2026, every signer of a Florida court filing — attorney or self-represented — represents that "the legal authorities identified exist and are accurately cited," with express sanctions (reprimand, contempt, striking, dismissal, costs, fees) for violations. Companion order AOSC26-12 preempts ALL circuit- and judge-level AI disclosure/certification requirements.