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1 verbatim requirement extracted from judge-laurie-e-buchanan__Closing-a-Formal-Administration-Checklist-LEB.pdf, across 1 topic.
Nineteenth Judicial Circuit (Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, St. Lucie). Check the order's own effective and rescission dates before relying on it. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from the order, captured 2026-07-24; whitespace normalised only. No OCR was used anywhere in this chain. PROPOSED ORDERS • Checklist for Closing a Formal Administration Laurie E. Buchanan, Circuit Judge Page 1 of 2 updated: January 2023 Estate of: _________________________________________________ Case Number: _________________________________________________ Date case was filed: _________________________________________________ 1. Petition for Administration: Date Filed: ___________________ 2. Original Death Certificate: Date Filed: ___________________ 3. Original Last Will & Codicil(s): Yes No Intestate 4. Order Admitting Last Will & Codicil(s) to Probate: Date Filed: ___________________ N/A 5. Order Appointing Personal Representative: Date Filed: ___________________ 6. Letters of Administration: Date Filed: ___________________ 7. Notice of Administration: Date Filed: ___________________ Proof of Service of Notice of Administration: Date Filed: ___________________ Sole beneficiary: Date Filed: ___________________ Waivers by interested parties: Date Filed: ___________________ 8. Statement of diligent search for creditors: Date Filed: ___________________ 9. Proof of service of Notice to Creditors: Date Filed: ___________________ Agency for Health Care Administration: Date Filed: ___________________ Florida Department of Revenue (if creditor - §733.2121(e)): Date Filed: ___________________ 10. Proof of Publication: Date Filed: ___________________ 11. Creditor Period: (see pg. 2 for creditor claims) From: ________________ To: ________________ 12. Verified Inventory: Date Filed: ___________________ Proof of Service of Verified Inventory Date Filed: ___________________ 13. Notice of Federal Estate Tax Return and Federal Estate Tax Closing Letter (if required): Date Filed: ___________________ 14. Affidavit of No Florida Estate Tax Due: Date Filed: ___________________ 15. Petition for Discharge Date Filed: ___________________ 16. Report of Distribution Date Filed: ___________________ 17. Final Accounting or Waivers by all interested parties: Date Filed: ___________________ 18. Proof of Service of Final Accounting (unless waived) Date Filed: ___________________ I have reviewed the file and completed the Checklist in this matter. Everything on the Checklist is accounted for and proposed Orders ( in Word format) are now proper to be sent to the Judge’s office with a cover letter via e-mail only to Probate@circuit19.org. Attorney Signature (no e-signatures): Printed Name: Date: ________________________________________________ _______________________________________________
Checklist for Closing a Formal Administration Laurie E. Buchanan, Circuit Judge Page 1 of 2 updated: January 2023 Estate of: _________________________________________________ Case Number: _________________________________________________ Date case was filed: _________________________________________________ 1. Petition for Administration: Date Filed: ___________________ 2. Original Death Certificate: Date Filed: ___________________ 3. Original Last Will & Codicil(s): Yes No Intestate 4. Order Admitting Last Will & Codicil(s) to Probate: Date Filed: ___________________ N/A 5. Order Appointing Personal Representative: Date Filed: ___________________ 6. Letters of Administration: Date Filed: ___________________ 7. Notice of Administration: Date Filed: ___________________ Proof of Service of Notice of Administration: Date Filed: ___________________ Sole beneficiary: Date Filed: _____________
Reviewer note: Document sha256: 5e6c547d92466e2bbd1cc6d50363c1579374729ffce2380c29e0c6d916bd6fd2. One rule per order rather than per topic, so an order's requirements stay together. Published during the completeness pass.
Division AO requires proposed orders to be submitted in Word format through the 15th Circuit Online Services System. Orders submitted online do not need a date or signature line.
3 verbatim requirements published by Palm Beach Division M on proposed orders & online scheduling.
When counsel is asked to prepare an order after a hearing, it must be drafted and circulated to opposing counsel within three working days and submitted to the Court within seven days of the hearing.