AO 2008-06 Court Appointed Counsel in Dependency and… — 4th Cir., FL · BenchPath

4th Cir. — AO 2008-06 Court Appointed Counsel in Dependency and Termination of Parental Rights Proceedings Duval

High confidence· verified August 3, 2026Administrative OrdersFourth Judicial Circuit Administrative Order 2008-06, filed 04/29/2008, published on the Duval Clerk's administrative-orders store — sha256-hashed 2026-08-03

Summary

16 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 2008-06.

Applies to

Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval, Clay, Nassau). Administrative orders change without notice; the circuit's own order controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.

Requirement

• Each registry attorney shall be assigned to one (2) of the sub-groups. • Effective March 3, 2008, court-appointed counsel for juvenile dependency and termination of parental rights cases to represent any individual in a dependency or termination of parental rights proceeding entitled to court-appointed counsel under the Federal or State Constitutions or as authorized by general law and such appointment shall be pursuant to this Administrative Order. • Counsel appointed pursuant to this Administrative Order shall be compensated at the rate set forth by the Justice Administration Commission. • Any case in which the attorney was appointed prior to March 15, 2007, shall be paid pursuant to Administrative Order No. • On all cases in which an attomey was appointed on or after May 24, 2007, the attorney shall be paid according to the compensation structure established by separate contract with the Justice Administration Commission. • Private counsel shall be appointed to represent persons in those cases in which provision is made for court-appointed counsel but the Office of the Regional Counsel is unable to provide representation due to a conflict of interest or unavailability. • Private counsel appointed by the Court to provide representation shall be selected from a registry of individual attorneys maintained under this section. • Such sub-groupings shall be designed to maintain a reasonably balanced allocation of cases among conflict counsel. • The Chief Judge of the circuit shall compile a list of attorneys in private practice, by county and by category of cases, and provide the list to the Clerk of Court in each county. • To be OR BK 14479 PAGE 1651 included on a registry, an attorney shall certify that they are: a. • The attorney shall have observed a shelter hearing, a dependency trial, a judicial review hearing and a y termination of parental rights trial; and 2. • The attorney shall have completed at least six (6) hours of approved continuing legal education in the area of i dependency law within The Florida Bar reporting cycle. • Each attorney on the registry shall be responsible for notifying the Clerk of the Court and the Justice Administration Commission of any change in his or her status. • The Court shall appoint attorneys in rotating order in which names appear on the applicable registry, unless the Court makes a finding of good cause on the record for appointing an attorney out of order. • The Clerk of Court shall maintain the registry and provide to the Court the name of the attorney for appointment. • An attorney not appointed in the order in which his or her name appears on the list shall remain next in order.

Source of truth

Each registry attorney shall be assigned to one (2) of the sub-groups.

Official source: Duval County Clerk of Courts — Fourth Circuit administrative orders
Source health: Healthy · checked October 4, 2026
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Last verified: August 3, 2026benchpath-ocr-spacing-2026-09-14 | prior: benchpath-4th-close-2026-08-03

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Juvenile Dependency

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4th Cir. — AO 1997-10 Amended Administrative Order No. 97-10 Pro Se Referals to Family Mediation

9 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1997-10.

High confidence· verified September 8, 2026Fourth Judicial Circuit Administrative Order 1997-10, filed 05/29/1997, published on the Duval Clerk's administrative-orders store — sha256-hashed 2026-08-03

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4th Cir. — AO 1997-13 Second Amended Administrative Order No. 97-13 Violation of Open Container Ordinances

6 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1997-13.

High confidence· verified August 3, 2026