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4 verbatim requirements from admin. order AO 5.2 - Appointment Of Public Defender (6/19/00) [Probate].
20th Judicial Circuit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.ca.cjis20.org/pdf/ao/ao_5_2.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • All further determinations of indigency following detention shall be governed by • In the event that the Respondent is later deemed to be not indigent and not otherwise entitled to the services of an attorney pursuant to Chapter 394, the cost of such representation shall be assessed pursuant to Chapter 27 and any other applicable provision of • If private counsel is retained at any stage of the proceedings, the Public Defender shall thereafter withdraw from representation and the appropriate stipulation for substitution of counsel shall be filed with the Co"urt with a concomitant request for substitution of counsel by appropriate order of the Court. • In the event private counsel is retained to represent an allegedly indigent respondent and a wavier of costs is sought, counsel shall file a certificate as required by Florida Statute § 57.081(1).
All further determinations of indigency following detention shall be governed by
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: 0559853899224c551b4e96dc715c557cb81f2bbf6a8ed6fcd32faaebc8c1a2e8. 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.