6 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 2013-05.
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. • Any attorney seeking to be appointed by the Court for incapacity or guardianship proceedings must have completed at a minimum, the 8 hours of education in Guardianship (specifically, the “Guardianship and Incapacity” CLE course presented by the Fourth Judicial Circuit). § 744.331(2)(d), Fla. • The 8 hour course must be completed within the twelve (12) months preceding the date of the attorney’s application for the Fourth Judicial Circuit’s Registry List. • Any attomey seeking to re-apply at the end of a fiscal year in order to on the Registry List as a court-appointed counsel in an incapacity or guardianship proceeding, must have completed a minimum of three (3) CLE hours during the preceding twelve (12) months of service before re-applying. • (a) Acceptable CLE courses shall include guardianship, elder law, advance directives, legislative updates, mental health, capacity and courses of similar nature, but shall not include estate planning, mediation training, family law matters or arbitration training. • (b) Court-appointed counsel must provide proof of the CLE course while re-applying (e.g., certificate of attendance or attach a print out from The Florida Bar). -- 2 of 3 -- OR BK 16355 PAGE 41 5. • The court-appointed counsel must both live and have the principal office located in the Fourth Judicial Circuit.
Any attorney seeking to be appointed by the Court for incapacity or guardianship proceedings must have completed at a minimum, the 8 hours of education in Guardianship (specifically, the “Guardianship and Incapacity” CLE course presented by the Fourth Judicial Circuit). § 744.331(2)(d), Fla.
Reviewer note: Composed from the clerk's own bytes during the 4th's ledger close 2026-08-03 (sha256 00f4dc70744945c9…).
2 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1986-33A.
1 verbatim requirement from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1987-09.