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4 verbatim requirements from Checklist for Petition to Determine Homestead.
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval, Clay, Nassau). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.jud4.org/getContentAsset/0752bf92-6b2c-4157-aaeb-e591bb554c20/135b97c9-84fa-4e82-b956-0fbccec4aa1f/Checklist-for-Petition-to-Determine-Homestead.pdf?language=en, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • This checklist shall be completed and e-filed with your Petition. • The homestead property was not validly devised by will, or the decedent died intestate, and the following has occurred: ☐ There are descendants of the decedent and the surviving spouse is electing a life estate. ☐ There are descendants of the decedent and the surviving spouse is electing to take the homestead interest as a tenant in common within 6 months of the decedent’s death, or within 30-day extension period, and during the surviving spouse’s lifetime. ☐ There are descendants of the decedent, but no surviving spouse. ☐ There is a surviving spouse, but no descendants of the decedent. • If the Petitioner is represented by counsel, only counsel must complete the applicable Certification Clause. • If the Petitioners is pro se then the applicable Certification must be completed by the Petitioner.
This checklist shall be completed and e-filed with your Petition.
Reviewer note: Document sha256: d1a4509a183cc2f32bbd5ab1bf8c72c0258be2e37f7ce51c741951d23f7e7844. Extracted from the document's own text layer.
Judge Bell caps motions and responses at 5 pages for UMC hearings and 12 pages for special-set hearings.
Judge Alijewicz requires every motion for attorney's fees and/or costs to attach a document detailing time records — no records, no fee award.
Judge Corlew bars informal contact: every communication with the Court must be in writing, filed with the Clerk, with copies furnished to all parties — and no calls to the JA to schedule or cancel UMC.