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6 verbatim requirements from 5th Jud. Cir., Court Appointed Guardianship Examining Committee Registry — sha256-hashed 2026-07-25.
Fifth Judicial Circuit (Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, Sumter). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.circuit5.org/programs-services/court-approved-registries/guardianship-examining-committee/, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • In order to provide unified compensation in cases, where such experts are required and in order to establish uniformity throughout the Fifth Circuit regarding, such compensation for all due process costs, the Guardianship Examining Committee Members shall be compensated as outlined in Attachment “A” of Administrative Order Number A-2021-05 . • All the members listed herein are the only approved providers may advise the court with an expert opinion and shall be appointed by the Court to perform such services as necessary. • An attending or family physician of the alleged incapacitated person (AIP) may not serve on the committee. • Guardianship Examining Committee Members may not serve in any particular case if they are related to or associated with another member, the AIP, the petitioner, the proposed guardian or the attorney for the petitioner. • Likewise, a Guardianship Examining Committee Member may not serve in a case if employed by a private or government agency that has custody, or furnishes services or subsidies to the AIP or his family. • Every Guardianship Examining Committee Member must have an initial four hours of training within four months after the member’s first appointment; and two hours of continuing education every two years thereafter.
In order to provide unified compensation in cases, where such experts are required and in order to establish uniformity throughout the Fifth Circuit regarding, such compensation for all due process costs, the Guardianship Examining Committee Members shall be compensated as outlined in Attachment “A” of Administrative Order Number A-2021-05 .
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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.