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25 verbatim requirements from Fourth Circuit administrative order 1996-07.
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from Fourth Circuit administrative order 1996-07 as published by the Duval County Clerk, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • Child Support Hearing Officers shall be appointed by, and shall serve at the pleasure of, the Chief Judge in consultation with all Circuit Judges. • Separate orders of appointment shall be entered for each officer. • (B) Child Support Hearing Officers shall be empowered to conduct proceedings and make findings of fact and recommendations of law for all Title IV-D and Non-Title IV-D hearings at the direction of the Family Division Judges pursuant to Rule 12.491, Fla. • ( C) Child Support Hearing Officers shall discharge their duties under the direction 0f` the Administrative Judge of the family division of the court. i"'i if F i”l Illl -- 1 of 3 -- (D) All proceedings before Child Support Hearing Officers shall be electronically reported with equipment provided by the Court Administrator’s office, through local funds, and the court Administrator shall eif`ectively administer the electronic reporting system. • Q Administrator’s office shall provide, inspect, and maintain all recording equipment and supplies, • R1: through local funds, and shall provide training for the operation of the equipment as needed. • M (E) Under the supervision of the Child Support Hearing Officer, a bailiff shall • A bailiff shall assure, prior to use, that each tape has a label affixed to it, and the • E bailiff shall fill in the necessary information on the label concerning date, time, courtroom, and tape 2 number, as is practical. ·é (F) Under the supervision of the Child Support Hearing Officer, a bailiff shall record on the court calendar at the beginning and end counter number of each hearing session. • (G) The Child Support Hearing Oificer’s office, at the end of each day, shall give all audio tapes for that day to the Clerk ofthe Courts for safekeeping. • (H) The Clerk ofthe Courts shall design an indexing and storage system to permit ready access by authorized persons to the master audio tape. • This system shall be designed to protect the chain of custody and ensure the security ofthe master tape. • (I) The custodian of the master tape shall in no way be responsible for the content, quality, or accuracy of said tape. • (J) The Clerk ofthe Courts shall be responsible for the retention of master tapes in compliance with Rule 2.075, Florida Rules of Judicial Administration. • (K) A master tape shall be removed from the custody of the Clerk ofthe Courts upon written order from the Chief Judge, Administrative Judge for the Family Division, or Division • When it becomes necessary to transcribe a record for an appeal or other such circuit ramrry proceeding, the ChiefJudge shall direct the Court Administrator to either provide to the requesting party a duplicate tape of the proceedings or assign the transcription of the tape recording to an available Court Reporter. • (L) The Court Administrator’s office shall check out the master tape fiom the • (M) The Court Reporter transcribing the record shall certify that the transcript is a true and accurate copy ofthe tape recorded proceeding. • (N) A duplicate tape or transcription ofthe proceedings shall be available tlrrouglr the Court Administrator’s office, Court Technology Specialist, or Court Reporter as follows: -- 2 of 3 -- (1) Transcripts shall be produced by the Court Reporter designated by the • A copy of the court order requiring production of a transcript must accompany such requests to the Court Reporter. • H shall be paid by the requesting party before delivery of the duplicate tape. tu (3) Nothing herein shall be constructed as prohibiting the stenographic • X reporting of any proceeding hereunder when so required by Rule, when ordered by the Child Support g Hearing Oflicer, or any Circuit Judge; or when requested by any party, provided the latter shall be • (O) This Order shall be in effect immediately and remain in effect until further • Order of Court, and all temis and conditions set forth in this administrative order shall apply unless otherwise ordered by the Court. • (P) This Order shall be recorded in the Ollicial Records ofDuval, Clay and Nassau
Child Support Hearing Officers shall be appointed by, and shall serve at the pleasure of, the Chief Judge in consultation with all Circuit Judges.
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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.