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16 verbatim requirements from Fourth Circuit administrative order 2009-03 (a further document filed under the same order number).
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 2026-07-26; whitespace normalised only. • Duval County, Florida, in accordance with Florida Statutes § 744.331 so that further administrative orders do not need to be entered for the sole purpose of amending that list; • WHEREAS, § 744.33 l(3)(a), Florida Statutes requires the Court to appoint an examining committee for examination of allegedly incapacitated persons upon the filing of a petition to determine incapacity and a petition forthe appointment of a guardian; _WHEREAS, § 744.331(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 fonn of an expert opinion”; ’ • WHEREAS, § 744.331(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”; » • Order No. 2009-3, entered on July 2, 2009. 2) 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 currently approved and maintained by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Duval • County, which shall consist of all individuals available to serve on the Examining • Committee for Duval County, Florida, in accordance with Florida Statutes § 744.331. 3) That the members of the Examining Committee shall be awarded the following compensation for appointment as payment for services rendered and for any and all reports prepared and filed with the Court in each case, after the date of this Order: a. • Fees in the amount of $200.00 per case to each of the other individuals serving on the Examining Committee. 4) That each member of the Examining Committee shall independently sign and file a - separate comprehensive, written report with the Court as required by Florida Statute § • Committee finds the ward is not incapacitated, the case will be dismissed and the Court shall order the Petitioner to pay the Examining Committee’s fees and.such other fees and costs as the Court -deems appropriate, regardless of whether the Petition to Determine • Committee shall be paid in full by the Guardian from the property of the ward within ten (10) days from the date that the Guardian is appointed. ‘ 8) That neither the Guardian nor the Guardian’s attomey may be awarded fees for services provided unless and tmtil payment in full is made to the Examining Committee as well as to the ward’s attomey. 9) That unless and until payments have been made to the Examining Committee and to the ward’s attomey, 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). 10) That, pursuant to § 744.365(1), Florida Statutes, a guardian of the property shall file a verified Inventory of the ward’s property for auditing the inventory. • 744.365(6). 11) That, pursuant to § 744.3678(1), Florida Statutes, the Guardian of the property must file an amiual 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 $170.00, and • For estates with a value exceeding $500,000, the fee shall be $250.00. • Such fees may be waived upon petition by the Guardian and a proper showing of insufficient funds in the ward’s estate, in accordance with § 744.3678(4), Florida Statutes. 12) That when the Court terminates the guardianship, the Guardian shall promptly file the final report in accordance with Florida Statute § 744.527 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. ' 131) That this First Amended Administrative Order No. 2009-03 shall take effect immediately and remain in full force and effect unless and until otherwise ordered by this Court. 14) That this First Amended Administrative Order No. 2009-03 shall be recorded by the
Duval County, Florida, in accordance with Florida Statutes § 744.331 so that further administrative orders do not need to be entered for the sole purpose of amending that list;
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: a229f9b28cf64cea2525ed67307b6907eaa04f2725207ddf1d5f67405a7d4507. Extracted from the order's own text layer. One of several documents the Clerk publishes under order number 2009-03.
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13 verbatim requirements from 5th Jud. Cir., Interpreter Services – English — sha256-hashed 2026-07-25.
25 verbatim mandatory provisions from AO 2022-004.