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7 verbatim requirements from Fourth Circuit administrative order 1998-17.
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from Fourth Circuit administrative order 1998-17 as published by the Duval County Clerk, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • LEGAL REPRESENTATION OF INDIGENT PARENTS IN DEPENDENCY CASES r- :5 WHEREAS, Chapter 39, Florida Statutes, was amended by the Florida Legislature to require legal representation of indigent parents in dependency cases commencing at the shelter hearing; lg WHEREAS, the Florida Legislature appropriated state funds to reimburse local governmental entities for such legal representation, and such funds shall be received by the Court Administrator from the Justice Administrative Commission, a state agency, • (B) That the attomeys contracting with the Court Administrator serving in this capacity shall • Attomeys shall have gained _; experience by participating in a minimum of one hundred (100) such legal representation cases and lg disposing of by Adjudicatory hearings at least thirty (30) such cases. • (C) That these attomeys shall be paid from state monies appropriated by the Florida • (D) That the qualifications of the attomeys specified in paragraph (B), the exigency of circumstances, uncertainty as to the anticipated number of` dependency cases, and the need to continue an evaluation ofthe statutorily-mandated changes to Chapter 39, Florida Statutes, shall be primary considerations by the Court Administrator in contracting with the attomey(s). • (F) That this Order shall be in effect immediately and remain in effect until fiirther Order of` the Court, and all terms and conditions set forth in this Administrative Order shall apply unless otherwise ordered by the Court. -- 3 of 6 -- • M This Order shall be recorded in the Official Records of Duval County in the State of Florida, and G.
LEGAL REPRESENTATION OF INDIGENT PARENTS IN DEPENDENCY CASES r- :5 WHEREAS, Chapter 39, Florida Statutes, was amended by the Florida Legislature to require legal representation of indigent parents in dependency cases commencing at the shelter hearing; lg WHEREAS, the Florida Legislature appropriated state funds to reimburse local governmental entities for such legal representation, and such funds shall be received by the Court Administrator from the Justice Administrative Commission, a state agency,
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: 2297752577880919e44d8f4d6eb413eb954f4014143c02b525c7485a53628311. 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.