10 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 2009-05.
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval, Clay, Nassau). Administrative orders change without notice; the circuit's own order controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from the order, captured live 2026-08-03 from the Duval Clerk's store; whitespace normalised only. • Orange Park, FL 32073 Saint Johns, FL 32259 4) That the members ofthe Examining Committee shall be awarded the following compensation for appointment as payment for services rendered and for any and all reports prepared and filed with the Court in each case, after the date of this Order: a) fees in the amount of $250.00 per case, paid to each psychiatrist, physician and psychologist serving on the Examining Committee; and b) fees in the amount of $ 1 75.00 per case, paid to each of the other individuals serving on the Examining Committee. • 5) That each member ofthe Examining Committee shall independently sign and file a separate comprehensive, written report with the Court as required by Florida Statute § 744.331(3)(f); • 6) That in cases where the ward has been determined not to be indigent and the Examining Committee finds the ward is not incapacitated, the case will be dismissed and the Court shall order the Petitioner to pay the court costs, Examining Committee’s fees, and such other fees and costs as the Court deems appropriate, regardless of whether the Petition to Determine Incapacity had been filed in bad faith. • 10) That unless and until payments have been made to the Examining Committee and to the ward’s attorney, the Court shall disapprove the one year accounting and may take any other action as the Court may deem appropriate, including a Ending of contempt of court and/or imposing sanctions, attorney’s fees and costs, personally upon the Guardian (which shall not be paid out ofthe ward’s estate). ll) That, pursuant to § 744.365(l), Florida Statutes, a guardian of the property shall file a verified Inventory of the ward’s property for auditing the inventory. • 12) That, pursuant to § 744.3678(l), Florida Statutes, the Guardian of the property must file an annual accounting with the Court. • Also, as authorized by § 744.3678(4), Florida Statutes, upon filing the annual financial return, for the auditing of the return, the Guardian shall pay from the ward’s estate to the Clerk of the Circuit Court, a fee based upon the following graduated fee schedule: • (a) for estates with a value of $25,000 or less, the fee shall be $20.00; • 4 -- 4 of 5 -- OR BK 14926 PAGE 1356 12) (b) for estates with a value of more than $25,000 up to and including $100,000, the fee shall be $85.00; • (c) for estates with a value of more than $100,000 up to and including $500,000, the fee shall be $170.00; and (d) for estates with a value exceeding $500,000, the fee shall be $250.00. • 13) That when the Court terminates the guardianship, the Guardian shall promptly file the final report in accordance with Florida Statutes § 744.527 and pay from the ward’s estate a fee to the Clerk of the Circuit Court to cover the cost of auditing as set forth in the graduated fee for the annual accounting in the preceding paragraph.
Orange Park, FL 32073 Saint Johns, FL 32259 4) That the members ofthe Examining Committee shall be awarded the following compensation for appointment as payment for services rendered and for any and all reports prepared and filed with the Court in each case, after the date of this Order: a) fees in the amount of $250.00 per case, paid to each psychiatrist, physician and psychologist serving on the Examining Committee; and b) fees in the amount of $ 1 75.00 per case, paid to each of the other individuals serving on the Examining Committee.
Reviewer note: Composed from the clerk's own bytes during the 4th's ledger close 2026-08-03 (sha256 149086327043bae4…).
2 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1986-33A.
1 verbatim requirement from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1987-09.