4th Cir. Admin. Order 1997-10 — Amended Administrative Order No. 97-10 Pro Se Referals to Family Mediation · BenchPath

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4th Cir. Admin. Order 1997-10 — Amended Administrative Order No. 97-10 Pro Se Referals to Family Mediation

High confidence· verified July 26, 2026Administrative Orders4th Jud. Cir. Admin. Order 1997-10 (Duval Clerk repository)

Summary

14 verbatim requirements from Fourth Circuit administrative order 1997-10 (a further document filed under the same order number).

Applies to

Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval). Procedural information only; not legal advice.

Requirement

Verbatim from Fourth Circuit administrative order 1997-10 as published by the Duval County Clerk, harvested 2026-07-26; whitespace normalised only. • All Family Law cases involving one or more pro se litigants, be they modification of an existing order, or a case being originally filed, shall be automatically referred to the Family • The Family Mediation Unit shall schedule an appointment for a mediation g conference for the purpose of amicably resolving the dispute between the parties. • The parties involved shall attend the scheduled conferences set by the Mediation • Both parties shall bring to the mediation session a completed, notarized financial affidavit which conforms to the Family Law Rules goveming family law matters. • FAHJURE T0 APPEAR - If either party fails to appear for a scheduled mediation session (which causes the mediation session to be cancelled or rescheduled), the nonappearing party shall be billed for the entire cost ofthe session. • If both parties fail to appear, both parties shall be billed for their portion of the cancelled mediation session. • RESCHEDULING - If it becomes necessary to reschedule a mediation session due to an attorney conflict, hardship or other emergency, 48 hours advance notice shall be given (not counting weekends and holidays) if possible. • If a case settles prior to mediation or is dismissed prior to mediation, the Family Mediation Unit shall be promptly notified of this fact, otherwise the parties may be charged for the mediation session. • G Any party who furnishes a certificate of indigency as provided by Section 57.081, Florida Statues, \'U "' shall not be charged fees. • This Administrative Order shall be effective immediately and shall remain in effect until further Order ofthe Court. • All terms and conditions set forth in this Administrative Order ¤J ° shall apply unless otherwise ordered by the Court .¥ § l0. • This Order shall be recorded in the Official Records of Duval County in the State of Florida, and copies furnished by the Clerk ofthe Court to the Jacksonville Bar Association. • Court Administration for assistance no later than seven (7) days before the proceeding at 904- 630-2564. • Circuit Courts in Nassau County for assistance no later than seven (7) days before the proceeding at 904-321-5709.

Source of truth

All Family Law cases involving one or more pro se litigants, be they modification of an existing order, or a case being originally filed, shall be automatically referred to the Family

Official source: Duval County Clerk of Courts — Fourth Circuit administrative orders
Source health: Healthy · checked July 26, 2026
Effective date: —
Last verified: July 26, 2026benchpath-duval-variants-2026-07-26

Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: 6ef12c5bbef05f03a0266a50fccb80e4adffed8ed95eb61ea3b261c2ace94056. Extracted from the order's own text layer. One of several documents the Clerk publishes under order number 1997-10.