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8 verbatim requirements from admin. order AO 1.7 - Administrative Reviews By Florida Dept. of Children and Families in Foster Care Cases (3/4/98) [Civil].
20th Judicial Circuit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.ca.cjis20.org/pdf/ao/ao_1_7.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • These in-house reviews shall not replace the need for a judicial review and cannot be used in place of the initial judicial review of children pursuant to Florida Statute § 39.453(3)(a). • All foster care cases shall be scheduled by FDCF for judicial review at the first available • date on the Court's docket. • In the event that the Court is unable to conduct the judicial review -- 1 of 2 -- • within the time frame prescribed by statute, counsel shall notify both the Court and the Chief • This notice shall include a statement of the reason for the failure of • If an agministrative review becomes necessary, FDCF shall notify all parties and their attorneys of the date of the review. • Such notice shall also be provided to the assigned judge, the assigned case worker and the case worker's supervisor. • The FDCF attorney who is assigned to the case must be present at each administrative review. • A report following the review shall be furnished to all parties, their attorneys, and to the Court in accordance with Chapter 3 9.
These in-house reviews shall not replace the need for a judicial review and cannot be used in place of the initial judicial review of children pursuant to Florida Statute § 39.453(3)(a).
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: 4230217f655880a166e9d70b09d4ca3a773ddcf0af3aad854784c122bdf4e7c3. Extracted from the order's own text layer.
Judge Bell caps motions and responses at 5 pages for UMC hearings and 12 pages for special-set hearings.
Judge Alijewicz requires every motion for attorney's fees and/or costs to attach a document detailing time records — no records, no fee award.
Judge Corlew bars informal contact: every communication with the Court must be in writing, filed with the Clerk, with copies furnished to all parties — and no calls to the JA to schedule or cancel UMC.