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8 verbatim mandatory provisions from AO 1998-007.
Third Judicial Circuit (Columbia, Dixie, Hamilton, Lafayette, Madison, Suwannee, Taylor). Check the order's own effective and rescission dates before relying on it. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from the order's own text layer, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. No OCR. Only sentences carrying mandatory language are reproduced — the full order is in custody and is the controlling text. • ( ~ To insure that the interests of minor children are represented in courts of the Third Judicial Circuit, it is hereby ORDERED as follows: • The Guardian ad Litem shall have reasonable access to the child/ren at his/her home or school, Such access will also include the right to be present during any interview with the child/ren by law enforcement, the Department of Children and Family Services, Mental Health, medical personnel, other agencies or the State Attorney, any State Attorney hearing, and any deposition or interview conducted by any attorney for any party, -- 1 of 2 -- Administrative Order No. 98-007 Page2 5. • The Guardian ad Litem assigned shall maintain any information received from any source regarding the minor child as confidential, and will not disclose same except in response to a subpoena (unless privilege is claimed), in reports to the Court or by court order. 6. • The Guardian ad Litem shall appear at all hearings or proceedings relating to the children and shall assure proper representation of the child/ren at said hearing(s). 7. • Written notice shall be given the Guardian ad Litem by the State of all motion days, pretrial conferences, plea calendar and the Guardian ad Litem shall receive a copy of any written pleading, motions, and notices of hearing pertaining to the child filed herein from the party filing same. 8. • The Guardian ad Litem assigned to this cause, shall be consulted ifreasonably practical on behalf of the child as to pretrial release, change in conditions of release, and as to any pretrial diversion agreement or plea agreement to be entered in this cause. • This order shall not be a limitation on the inherent authority of the State Attorney to make disposition(s) that office deems appropriate. 9. • The Guardian ad Litem' s absence after reasonable notice at any of the above- delineated proceedings shall constitute a waiver of participation in that proceeding by the Guardian ad Litem.
( ~ To insure that the interests of minor children are represented in courts of the Third Judicial Circuit, it is hereby ORDERED as follows:
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25 verbatim mandatory provisions from AO 2022-004.
10 verbatim mandatory provisions from AO 2014-025.
The 17th Circuit's circuit-wide AI disclosure/certification mandate (Jan 2026, twice amended) was VACATED in its entirety effective June 15, 2026 by Chief Judge Phillips's AO 2026-19-Gen, expressly citing the statewide framework (AOSC26-12; Rule 2.515(d)(2), SC2026-0673). Several division procedure pages still cite the vacated order.