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26 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1989-05.
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval, Clay, Nassau). Administrative orders change without notice; the circuit's own order controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
• (B) The following procedures shall govern the filing, processing, adjudication, and post- adjudication file management storage of the documents and record ofproceedings filed pursuant to Section 390.01114: OR BK 12730 PAGE 2438 (1) Petitions filed pursuant to Section 390.01114 shall be given precedence over all other pending proceedings. • At the time the petition is filed, the Minor shall be provided with a certified copy of Form 8.989, Advisory Notice to Minor. • (3) There shall be no filing fee or court costs assessed by the Clerk, pursuant to Section 390.011 l4(4)(G), against the Petitioner. • (4) Upon accepting the Petition for filing, the Clerk shall enter the exact date and time that the Petition was filed on the face of the first page of the Petition. • (6) The Clerk shall immediatelythereafter, without delay of any kind, deliver the file to the Judge in the division to whom the case is assigned. • Such delivery shall not be accomplished by leaving the file on the desk of the Judge or the Judicial Assistant. • (7) Upon the delivery of the Petition to the Judge who will preside over the action, the Clerk shall obtain from the that Judge’s Judicial Assistant a notice of the hearing date, time and place, which shall be within 48 hours of the date and time marked by the Clerk on the face of the first page of the Petition. • J (8) The Clerk shall provide notice of the hearing to the minor either directly to the minor, if the minor remains in the Clerk’s office while arrangements are made to schedule the hearing, or otherwise through the method elected by the minor as stated in her petition. • (9) The Judicial Assistant for the Judge presiding over the case shall secure the presence of a court reporter for the hearing. • At the conclusion of the hearing, the court reporter shall prepare a transcript of the hearing on a non-emergency basis, and provide the original only to the Clerk of the Court for the filing of the Court file. • (10) The Clerk shall provide an assistant clerk to the presiding Judge during the hearing. • The Court shall then enter such order forthwith and the Clerk shall make such Order a part of the OR BK 12730 PAGE 2440 Court file. • (l2) If no Order is entered within 48 hours of the date and time marked by the Clerk on the face of the first page of the Petition, the Clerk shall complete a Certificate of Clerk, similar to Exhibit B, certifying that since 48 hours has elapsed since the filing of the Petition and no order has been entered. • (13) Pursuant to Section 390.01116, Florida Statutes, the Clerk shall ensure any infonnation in the record held by the circuit court which could be used to identify the Petitioner will remain confidential and exempt from public disclosure under Section ll9.07( 1), Florida Statutes, and Section 24, Article I, of the Florida Constitution. • Pursuant to Rule 8.83 5(b), Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure, "[s]o that the minor shall remain anonymous, the court file shall be sealed unless otherwise ordered by the court." (14) The Clerk shall timely file all such reports regarding incidence of filings and outcomes of proceedings initiated pursuant to Section 390.01 1 14, as may be requested from time to time by the Chief Judge or the Office of the State Court Administrator. • Proceedings for a judicial waiver of parental notice of termination of pregnancy shall be commenced by the filing of a petition in any circuit court within the appellate district in which the petitioner resides as provided by section 390.01 l l4(4)(a), Florida Statutes. • The original swom statement shall be kept under seal at all times and may only be opened at the minor’s request or by court order. _ (c) Notice Under Pseudonymous Petitions. • So that the minor may receive notice in a safe and secure manner, the minor shall elect to receive notice through the address and phone number of a trusted third person or by personally contacting the clerk's office. • If the minor elects to personally contact the clerk's office, she must still provide an address and phone number of a third person through which to receive notice in the event that the court needs to provide notice at a time other than when the minor personally contacts the clerk’s office. • Upon the filing of a petition, the clerk of the circuit court shall immediately: • If it is not possible for the clerk to immediately provide notice at the time the minor files the petition, the clerk shall provide notice through the method elected by the minor in the petition. • No tiling fees or court costs shall be assessed against any pregnant minor who petitions a court for a waiver of parental notice. • As provided by section 390.01 l l4(4)(a), Florida Statutes, the circuit court shall advise the minor that she has a right to court-appointed counsel and shall provide her with counsel upon her request at no cost. OR BK 12730 PAGE 2444 Rule 8.820. • A judge shall conduct an informal hearing on the petition within the time limits provided by law and these rules. • General magistrates and special magistrates shall not hear a petition for a judicial waiver of parental notice of temiination of pregnancy. • The judge shall hear evidence relating to the emotional Q development, maturity, intellect, and understanding of the minor, and all other relevant evidence.
(B) The following procedures shall govern the filing, processing, adjudication, and post- adjudication file management storage ofthe documents and record ofproceedings filed pursuant to Section 390.01114: -- 1 of 16 -- OR BK 12730 PAGE 2438 (1) Petitions filed pursuant to Section 390.01114 shall be given precedence over all other pending proceedings.
Reviewer note: Composed from the clerk's own bytes during the 4th's ledger close 2026-08-03 (sha256 39fc3b04ec9294ee…). Text layer cleaned 2026-09-08 (Phase 3a): page markers removed; wording untouched. Verbatim from the order, captured live 2026-08-03 from the Duval Clerk's store; whitespace normalised only. [moved from the text 2026-09-14]
9 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1997-10.
6 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1997-13.