1 verbatim requirement extracted from judge-rebecca-white__ORDER-DETERMINING-INCAPACITY_0.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. EXHIBITS & EVIDENCE • IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: GUARDIANSHIP OF CASE NO.: DIVISION: PROBATE The Ward / ORDER DETERMINIG INCAPACITY On the Petition to Determine Incapacity filed herein with respect to (the Ward), the Court having taken testimony, having considered the report of the Examining Committee, having considered all alternatives to guardianship, and being fully advised in the premises, finds, based on the clear and convincing evidence presented, as follows: 1. The nature and scope of the Ward’s incapacities are: 2. The following facts demonstrate that the Ward is without capacity to care for the Ward’s person or property: 3. The following facts demonstrate the areas in which the Ward lacks capacity to make informed decisions about care and treatment services or to meet the essential requirements for the Ward’s physical or mental health or safety: 4. The specific legal disabilities to which the Ward is subject are: 5. The specific rights the Ward is incapable of exercising are: ( ) to marry ( ) to vote ( ) to contract ( ) to travel ( ) to sue and defend lawsuits ( ) to have a driver’s license ( ) to determine his residency ( ) to seek or retain employment ( ) to personally apply for government benefits ( ) to consent to medical treatment ( ) to manage property or to make any gift or disposition of property ( ) to make decisions about his /her social environment or other social aspects of his/her life. 6. After consideration of reasonable alternatives to guardianship, the Court finds that no alternative will sufficiently address the problems and needs of the Ward. 7. Other than those rights set forth in Florida Statutes, Section 744.3215(1), which are expressly reserved to the Ward, the Ward is not capable of exercising any other rights
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: GUARDIANSHIP OF CASE NO.: DIVISION: PROBATE The Ward / ORDER DETERMINIG INCAPACITY On the Petition to Determine Incapacity filed herein with respect to (the Ward), the Court having taken testimony, having considered the report of the Examining Committee, having considered all alternatives to guardianship, and being fully advised in the premises, finds, based on the clear and convincing evidence presented, as follows: 1. The nature and scope of the Ward’s incapacities are: 2. The following facts demonstrate that the Ward is without capacity to care for the Ward’s person or property: 3. The following facts demonstrate the areas in which the Ward lacks capacity to make informed decisions about care and treatment services or to meet the essential requirements for the Ward’s physical or mental health or safety: 4. T
Reviewer note: Document sha256: 0e0175983558cba6c51da0cbb4c7530b29e9da77de4828f4f1234d2d93a21507. One rule per order rather than per topic, so an order's requirements stay together. Published during the completeness pass.
Judge Sherman requires TWO identical bound hard-copy sets of pre-marked exhibits for evidentiary hearings at least 7 days out — and anything over 50 pages must arrive as bound hard copies by mail.
Judge Hafele: exhibits in chambers three days before any evidentiary proceeding, courtesy copies two days out, all hearing materials three business days ahead, and interpreter requests seven days in advance.
Judge Mullinax wants physical copies of all documents and exhibits for in-person hearings/trials provided five days in advance; orders in Word (no macros/columns/tabs) within 48 hours, final judgments with a 3-inch top-right margin.