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33 verbatim requirements from admin. order AO 8.7 - Judicial Waiver of Parental Notice Of Termination of Pregnancy (Amended 12/13/11) [Juvenile].
20th Judicial Circuit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.ca.cjis20.org/pdf/ao/ao_8_7.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • Filing of the Petition - Upon request, the Clerk of Court shall provide intetested ~ persons with blank copies of Florida Supreme Court approved Form 8.897, Petition f1r Judici~ ~ -0 • Stat. § 390.01114 shall be filed with the Clerk of Court of the respective county and shall be file-stamped by the Clerk with the date and time of filing. • The Clerk shall assign the petition to the juvenile dependency division of the Court and shall assign a juvenile dependency case number. • Clerk shall immediately provide Petitioner with a copy of Florida Supreme Court approved Form • Assignment of Cases - The Clerk shall assign petitions filed under section • Stat., to the judge who customarily presides over juvenile dependency cases, or if more than one judge within a county customarily presides over such cases, the Clerk shall assign petitions to those judges on a rotating basis. • The Clerk shall immediately contact the assigned judge's judicial assistant for the purpose of advising as to the filing of the petition and determining the assigned judge's availability. • If the assigned judge is available, the Clerk shall ~ :~~ )~-iG -::rJr ~"':"' ,--,f'l .:-,,n ~~~ -,-·- \'!!) 0 • Unavailability of Assigned Judge - If the Clerk finds that the assigned judge is not available, and if alternative arrangements have not already been made in advance for judicial coverage in that assigned judge's absence, the Clerk shall immediately notify the Circuit • Administrative Judge, or in the absence of the Circuit Administrative Judge, the Clerk shall immediately notify the Chief Judge. • The Circuit Administrative Judge or the Chief Judge shall designate a judge who is immediately available to address the petition in the absence of the assigned judge. • Judge is available, the Clerk shall notify the Duty Judge who shall address the petition. • Clerk shall immediately hand-deliver the file to the judge designated to address the petition by the Circuit Administrative Judge or the Chief Judge, or, if applicable, to the Duty Judge. • Appointment of Counsel - Upon the filing of the petition, the Clerk shall immediately determine whether Petitioner has requested the appointment of counsel in the petition and, if the • Petitioner has not, and is not otherwise represented by counsel, the Clerk shall immediately provide written notice to the Petitioner of her right to counsel at public expense, as provided for by Fla. • If the Petitioner appears before the judge for hearing and has not yet requested the appointment of counsel, the Court at that time shall advise the Petitioner of her right to counsel at public expense. • If Petitioner has requested, or requests, the appointment of counsel, the Clerk shall obtain the name of the next attorney in rotation from the Registry of • Court-Appointed Attorneys, and shall immediately contact that attorney to determine his or her availability to represent Petitioner. • If unavailable, the Clerk shall continue through the rotation to the next available attorney. • The Clerk shall advise the assigned judge, or the alternative judge 2 c c::t) • Q ca 0 0 an (;l'J -- 2 of 4 -- who will address the petition, of the name of the attorney who is available, and the judge shall immediately enter an order appointing that attorney. • If the Clerk is unable to locate an available attorney from the Registry of Court-Appointed Attorneys, the Clerk shall so advise the judge, and the judge shall enter an order noting that no private comt-appointed attorneys are available, and appointing the Office of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel pursuant to Fla. • Office of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel, the Clerk shall immediately provide a copy of the order of appointment, along with a copy of the petition, to counsel via electronic mail, facsimile transmittal, or any other appropriate method by which counsel is immediately notified in writing of the appointment and the petition. • Hearing and Ruling - Upon notifying the assigned judge, or the alternative judge who will address the petition, of the filing of the petition, the Clerk shall obtain from that judge's judicial assistant a hearing date, time, and place, which shall be set within three (3) business days of the date the petition was filed, as required by Fla. • The Clerk shall then provide written notice of the hearing to the Petitioner and to counsel, if any. • Within the three (3) business day period, the judge shall conduct the hearing, and shall rule and issue written findings of fact and conclusions oflaw supporting the judge's decision, including factual findings and legal conclusion relating to the maturity of the minor as provided for by Fla. • The Clerk shall immediately notify the Chief Judge of the filing 3 c:::: c: a c a al '°' -- 3 of 4 -- of any such emergency petition, and the Chief Judge shall thereafter ensure that a hearing is held within forty-eight (48) hours of receipt of the emergency petition, and that an order is entered within twenty-four (24) hours after the hearing. • Record of Proceedings and Transcript - The judicial assistant for the judge who will conduct a hearing shall notify the Electronic Court Reporting Office so as to ensure that an electronic record is made of the proceeding. • Stat. §390.0l l 14(4)(e), the Electronic Court Reporting Office shall ensure that the electronic record of the proceeding is transcribed and shall ensure that the original transcript is filed with the Clerk. • The Court shall be responsible only for costs associated with the production of the original transcript. • P. 8.835, any information, including the petition, documents, transcripts, recordings of cases, and any other information that could be used to identify the Petitioner is confidential and exempt from public disclosure, and, likewise, all hearings shall remain confidential and closed to the public. • 8.825, the judge's order on the petition shall direct that confidentiality of the record be maintained. • To the extent that any provision of this Administrative order conflicts with any rule, statute or law, the rule, statute or law shall prevail.
Filing of the Petition - Upon request, the Clerk of Court shall provide intetested ~ persons with blank copies of Florida Supreme Court approved Form 8.897, Petition f1r Judici~ ~ -0
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: eb4c0baf46e609242383341b35a0aef9e68cc495c06b44211ae5918c2ef87fcc. 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.