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9 verbatim requirements from Fourth Circuit administrative order 1994-10.
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from Fourth Circuit administrative order 1994-10 as published by the Duval County Clerk, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • WHEREAS, Amended Administrative Order No. 94-10, March 9, 1998, ordered that all petitions to terminate parental rights be filed under Chapter 39, Florida Statutes, shall be filed in the • WHEREAS, since the said Amended Administrative Order was propounded, legislationhas been enacted through Chapter 63, Florida Statutes, that establishes new procedures which must be followed by all adoption entities (including intermediaries and licensed child placing agencies) who are placing or intending to place a child for adoption.! Such legislation (pursuant to sections • WHEREAS, section 63.087(3), Florida Statutes, dictates that if a petition for termination is granted, all subsequent proceedings for the adoption ofthe minor must be tiled in the division of the court which terminated the parental rights, and must be conducted by the same judge who conducted the termination proceedings; if that judge is still available within the division, or, if that judge is unavailable, by another judge within that division, and; • WHEREAS, section 39.8 1 2(5), Florida Statutes, states that the petition for adoption must be filed in the division ofthe Circuit Court which entered the judgment terminating parental rights and that once thejudgement terminatingparental rights becomes final, an adoption proceedingwould then be governed by Chapter 63, Florida Statutes, as limited by section 63 .03 7, Florida Statues; and; • All petitions to tenninate parental rights filed under Chapter 39, Florida Statutes, and subsequent adoption proceedings shall be filed in the Dependency Division of this Court. • Chapter 63, Florida Statutes, and subsequent adoption proceedings shall be tiled in the Family Law • All other voluntary adoption proceedings shall be filed in the Family Law Division of this Court. • Clerk of the Court shall assign all subsequent petitions for adoption of the minor to the same -- 2 of 3 -- • If said Judge is unavailable, the adoption proceedings shall be assigned to another judge within the division.
WHEREAS, Amended Administrative Order No. 94-10, March 9, 1998, ordered that all petitions to terminate parental rights be filed under Chapter 39, Florida Statutes, shall be filed in the
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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.