1 verbatim requirement from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1998-02.
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Verbatim from the order, captured live 2026-08-03 from the Duval Clerk's store; whitespace normalised only. • That when a Dependency Petition or a Petition to Terminate Parental Rights has been filed in a Dependency Division ofthe Circuit Court, that division shall have administrative jurisdiction of all issues of custody, child support, visitation, and guardianship to the exclusion of any other circuit court division. lf any party or person tiles a petition for custody or guardianship in any other division or a petition was pending when the child was sheltered, action on such petition shall be stayed until the dependency judge relinquishes administrative jurisdiction. -- 1 of 2 -- C.
That when a Dependency Petition or a Petition to Terminate Parental Rights has been filed in a Dependency Division ofthe Circuit Court, that division shall have administrative jurisdiction of all issues of custody, child support, visitation, and guardianship to the exclusion of any other circuit court division. lf any party or person tiles a petition for custody or guardianship in any other division or a petition was pending when the child was sheltered, action on such petition shall be stayed until the dependency judge relinquishes administrative jurisdiction. -- 1 of 2 -- C.
Reviewer note: Composed from the clerk's own bytes during the 4th's ledger close 2026-08-03 (sha256 4d6c8e604b18c1c9…).
2 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1986-33A.
1 verbatim requirement from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1987-09.