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12 verbatim mandatory provisions from AO 2018-009.
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. • However, if there is a pending or contemporaneously filed guardianship case in which the vulnerable adult is the ward or alleged incapacitated person, the petition seeking entry of the IFPEVA must be filed in the guardianship case. 2. • The entire GA-VA case shall be deemed confidential and not available for public disclosure due to the required financial records and Adult Protection Services report. 3. • Each petition distributed by the Clerk’s Office shall also include a Notice of Confidential Filing. 4. • When a petition for IFPEVA is filed, it will be reviewed by the presiding judge, or that person’s designee (“the judge”), no later than one business day after the date of filing. • The written order denying a temporary ex parte IFPEVA must -- 1 of 3 -- note the legal grounds for denial. • When the only ground for denial is failure to demonstrate the appearance of an immediate and present danger of exploitation of a vulnerable adult, the court shall set a full hearing on the petition for injunction at the earliest possible date. • If a petition is filed seeking entry of an IFPEVA through the e- portal, the filing should be designated as an “emergency,” so the clerk and the judge may be made aware of the need for review and entry of a written order no later than one business day after the date of filing. 5. • A temporary ex parte IFPEVA will be made effective for a fixed period not to exceed 15 days. • Pursuant to Section 825.1035(4)(h), Florida Statutes, the temporary ex parte injunction, along with a copy of the petition, shall be forwarded to the DCF Adult Protective Services program at the following email addresses: michaelyn.castelow@myflfamilies.com cheryl.cain@myflfamilies.com within 72 hours of receipt, the Adult Protective Services program shall submit, directly to the assigned judge, a summary of any current or past investigation involving the vulnerable adult or respondent. • Copies shall be simultaneously sent to other required parties. 6. • A full hearing must be set for a date no later than the date when the temporary injunction ceases to be effective. • IFPEVA petitions shall be reviewed by and return hearings conducted by a judge and not by a quasi-judicial officer. -- 2 of 3 -- 9.
However, if there is a pending or contemporaneously filed guardianship case in which the vulnerable adult is the ward or alleged incapacitated person, the petition seeking entry of the IFPEVA must be filed in the guardianship case. 2.
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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.