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10 verbatim requirements from Fourth Circuit administrative order 1999-02.
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from Fourth Circuit administrative order 1999-02 as published by the Duval County Clerk, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • G3) All self-represented litigants shall receive the assistance of the Self-Help Program in accordance with the Florida Family Law Rule 12.750 without regard to income, but only in the following types of Family Division cases: • Court, the Prograrn’s persomtel are not acting on behalfof the Court, and may consist of lawyers, 8 nonlawyers, or a combination thereof {2 (D) The Family Self-Help Program personnel shall be trained and supervised by attomeys mdmraccorduwewithdieservicesuidhntitdionofscvicesaamwruedinkulel2.750,wi11beable to recommend speciiic forms to the self-represented litigants, provide the forms, and provide infomation about the fomrs as long as they do not provide advice or recommendations as to any °‘ speciiic course of action to he taken, nor suggest specific infomiation to include in the forms; moreover, Program personnel may, in accordance with the Rule, direct the self-represented litigants ln toapmopn¤e¤m¤eandes,Ammr&na&w0rd¤audde6mdomofwrm,whHebemgwemlnot to advise whether or not a particular statute, rule, Administmive Order or definition is applicable to the litigant’s situation. • (E) The SelfZHelp Program nonlawyer personnel shall follow the guidelines set forth in the • (F) In order to ensure that no lawyer-client relationship mistakenly develops, Program personnel shall consistently make clear to all selfirepresented litigants that no legal advice is being given, and that any and all information provided by the self-represented litigants will not be confidential or privileged, and a disclosure ("notice requirement") of such information must be explained, signed, and filed in accordance with the Rule. • (G) Such disclosure, written in English and Spanish, must be posted in a visible, prominent place in the waiting room at the Family Court Services Department; furthermore, prior to any • Program persormcl speaking to my selfirepresentcd Iitigarn, the Self-Help Program must include the disclaimer in its Voice Mail as speeined by and in accordance with the Rule. • (H) In accordance with the Rule, self-represented litigants shall be encouraged to seek legal advice fiom a licensed attomey which may be chosen through the Jacksonville Bar Association, Inc. • Attomey Referral Program, and information shall be provided by the Self-Help Program about available pro bono legal services and low cost legal services; iiirthermore, the Self-Help Clinics shall continueto beprovided attheFaniy Court ServicesDep•rtme¤t incooperation withthe Jacksonville 2 · · » 1 I x I x -- 2 of 3 -- • N (J) TlisOrderduHukeeH`emimmedi¤ely,nmcpromncmdremau1ineH`ectumH&mher gl Order of the Court, and all terms and conditions set forth in this Administrative Order shall apply unless otherwise ordered by the Court. • S (K) This Order shall be recorded in the Odicial Records of Duval and Clay Counties in the .4 m State ofFl01ida, and copies furnished by the Clerk ofthe Court to the local Bar Associations. '§ DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, this LLN day 1999, mmcpro tuncto January l, 1999.
G3) All self-represented litigants shall receive the assistance of the Self-Help Program in accordance with the Florida Family Law Rule 12.750 without regard to income, but only in the following types of Family Division cases:
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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.