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1 verbatim requirement extracted from judge-sherwood-bauer-jr__Opening-Summary-Administration-Checklist-SB.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 Summary Administration Sherwood Bauer, Circuit Judge Page 1 of 1 Updated: June 2026 Estate of: _________________________________________________ Case Number: _________________________________________________ Date case was filed: _________________________________________________ 1. Proper venue of probate proceeding: Yes No 2. Interested persons named in Petition: Yes No 3. Affidavit of Heirs: Yes No Not Applicable (To be submitted with all petitions for intestate estates OR upon request by the Court.) 4. Value of the assets contained in the Petition: Yes No Value: _________________________________________________ 5. Does the Petition allege that a diligent search and reasonable inquiry for creditors was made and were they served with copies of the petition and were provisions made for payment of these creditors? Yes No Creditor claims barred 6. Is the Petition signed and verified by a surviving spouse, if any, or any beneficiaries? * Yes No: *The joinder in a petition for Summary Administration is not required of a beneficiary who will receive full distributive share under the proposed distribution. However, any beneficiary not joining or consenting shall receive formal notice of the Petition (see F.S. 735.203(1)) 7. Original Death Certificate filed with Clerk: Yes No Date Filed: ___________ 8. Original Last Will & Testament filed with Clerk: Yes No Intestate Date Filed: ___________ 9. Original Codicil(s) filed with Clerk: Yes No N/A Date Filed: ___________ 10. Is Last Will & Testament self-proven? Yes No N/A If no, please explain: ____________________________________________________________________________________ 11. Is(are) Codicil(s) self-proven? Yes No N/A If no, please explain: ____________________________________________________________________________________ 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 t he Judge’s office with a cover letter via e-mail only to ProbateMC@circuit19.org. Attorney / Petitioner Signature (no e-signatures): _________________________________________________ Printed Name: _________________________________________________ Date: _________________________________________________ Additional information or comments: Relationship:
Checklist for Summary Administration Sherwood Bauer, Circuit Judge Page 1 of 1 Updated: June 2026 Estate of: _________________________________________________ Case Number: _________________________________________________ Date case was filed: _________________________________________________ 1. Proper venue of probate proceeding: Yes No 2. Interested persons named in Petition: Yes No 3. Affidavit of Heirs: Yes No Not Applicable (To be submitted with all petitions for intestate estates OR upon request by the Court.) 4. Value of the assets contained in the Petition: Yes No Value: _________________________________________________ 5. Does the Petition allege that a diligent search and reasonable inquiry for creditors was made and were they served with copies of the petition and were provisions made for payment of these creditors? Yes No Creditor claims barred 6. Is the Petition signed and ve
Reviewer note: Document sha256: 3440a77a64b714ebca95db47f7db3c2f69407cd788bf3025c3ea9fd1bfc21475. 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.