3 verbatim requirements from Fourth Circuit administrative order 1997-03.
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from Fourth Circuit administrative order 1997-03 as published by the Duval County Clerk, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • (4) That, until such time as the department develops a guardian advocate's training course for this Court to approve in accordance with Florida Statute § 394.4598(4), the Court's determination of appointment of a guardian advocate shall be made on a case-by-case basis by the trial court in which the petition is tiled, based upon statutorily required considerations of the experience and education of the guardian advocate, the duties assigned to the guardian advocate, and the needs of tml -- 1 of 2 -- • (5) That this Order shall be in effect immediately and remain in eifect until further Order of the Court, and all terms and conditions set forth in this Administrative Order shall apply unless otherwise ordered by the Court. • (6) That this Order shall be recorded in the Official Records of Duval County in the State of Florida, and copies furnished by the Clerk of the Court to the Jacksonville Bar Association.
(4) That, until such time as the department develops a guardian advocate's training course for this Court to approve in accordance with Florida Statute § 394.4598(4), the Court's determination of appointment of a guardian advocate shall be made on a case-by-case basis by the trial court in which the petition is tiled, based upon statutorily required considerations of the experience and education of the guardian advocate, the duties assigned to the guardian advocate, and the needs of tml -- 1 of 2 --
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: 66d7f30ba1b34673d66599b07bbf08d9d51ef34db98e9c0180916db992bc82d5. Extracted from the order's own text layer. Identity confirmed by the document's /Title.
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.