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20 verbatim requirements from Fourth Circuit administrative order 2009-03.
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from Fourth Circuit administrative order 2009-03 as published by the Duval County Clerk, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • WHEREAS, section 744.33 l(3)(a), Florida Statutes, requires that such examining committee must consist of three members, one of which must be a psychiatrist or other physician, while the “remaining members must be either a psychologist, gerontologist, another psychiatrist, or other physician, a registered nurse, nurse practitioner, licensed social worker, a person with an advanced degree in gerontology from an accredited institution of higher education, or other person who by knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education may, in the court's discretion, advise the court in the form of an expert opinion”; • WHEREAS, section 744.33 l(3)(a), Florida Statutes, requires that “[o]ne of three members of the committee must have knowledge of the type of incapacity alleged in the petition”; • That upon the filing of a Petition to Determine Incapacity, the Court shall appoint an examining committee from the list of individuals available for appointment that is • County, which shall consist of all individuals available to serve on the Examining • That the members of the Examining Committee shall be awarded compensation for appointment as payment for services rendered and for all reports prepared and filed with the Court in each case, after the date of this Order as follows: a. • That each member of the Examining Committee shall independently sign and file a separate comprehensive, written report with the Court as required by section • That in cases where the petition to determine incapacity is dismissed or denied, the fees of the Examining Committee shall be paid by the state courts system upon Court order as expert witness fees under section 29.004(6), Florida Statutes. • The petitioner shall also reimburse the state courts system for any amounts paid upon Court order as expert witness fees under section 29.004(6), Florida • Committee shall be paid in full by the Guardian from the ward’s property within ten (l0) days from the date that the Guardian is appointed. • That unless and until payments have been made to the Examining Committee and to the ward’s attorney, the Court shall disapprove the one year accounting and may take any other action as the Court may deem appropriate, including a finding of contempt of court and/or imposing sanctions, attorneys’ fees and costs, personally upon the Guardian (which shall not be paid out of the ward’s estate). • That, pursuant to section 744.365(1), Florida Statutes, a guardian of the property shall file a verified Inventory of the ward’s property for auditing the inventory. • That, pursuant to section 744.3678(l), Florida Statutes, the Guardian of the property must file an annual accounting with the Court. • Guardian shall pay from the ward’s estate to the Clerk of the Circuit Court, a fee based upon the following graduated fee schedule: a. • For estates with a value of $25,000 or less, the fee shall be $20.00; b. • For estates with a value of more than $25,000 up to and including $100,000, the fee shall be $85.00; c. • For estates with a value of more than $100,000 up to and including $500,000, the fee shall be $l70_00, and d. • For estates with a value exceeding $500,000, the fee shall be $250.00. • That when the Court terminates the guardianship, the Guardian shall promptly file the final report in accordance with section 744.527, Florida Statutes and pay from the ward’s estate a fee to the Clerk of the Circuit Court to cover the cost of auditing as set forth in the graduated fee for the annual accounting in the preceding paragraph. • That this Second Amended Administrative Order No. 2009-03 shall take effect immediately and remain in full force and effect unless and until otherwise ordered by this • That this Second Amended Administrative Order No. 2009-03 shall be recorded by the
WHEREAS, section 744.33 l(3)(a), Florida Statutes, requires that such examining committee must consist of three members, one of which must be a psychiatrist or other physician, while the “remaining members must be either a psychologist, gerontologist, another psychiatrist, or other physician, a registered nurse, nurse practitioner, licensed social worker, a person with an advanced degree in gerontology from an accredited institution of higher education, or other person who by knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education may, in the court's discretion, advise the court in the form of an expert opinion”;
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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.