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14 verbatim requirements from 6th Circuit Administrative Order 2009-037.
Sixth Judicial Circuit (Pinellas/Pasco). Administrative orders change without notice; the court's own order controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from the order, fetched live 2026-08-03; whitespace normalised only. • When a petition to determine incapacity and for the appointment of a guardian is filed, the Clerk shall prepare an order appointing an attorney from the Registry provided to the Clerk by the Chief Judge, unless the petition is filed by the Public Guardian and the filing meets the requirements of paragraph two. • When a petition to determine incapacity and for the appointment of a guardian is filed by the Public Guardian and the Public Guardian requests waiver of the filing fee because the alleged incapacitated person is known by that office to be indigent, the Clerk shall prepare an order appointing the Regional Counsel. • When a suggestion of capacity is filed and the ward is known to have assets based upon a previous inventory, or if an inventory has not yet been filed, the Clerk shall prepare an order appointing an attorney from the Registry provided to the Clerk by the Chief Judge. • When a suggestion of capacity is filed and the ward is known to be indigent based upon a previous inventory, the Clerk shall prepare an order appointing the Regional Counsel. • The claim shall be accompanied by a proposed order requiring payment. • When the Court appoints a guardianship examining committee or other expert to examine the ward, including a physician appointed pursuant to 744.464, Florida Statutes, and the State of Florida Sixth Judicial Circuit pays such costs, the Clerk shall file a statement of claim on behalf of the State of Florida Sixth Judicial Circuit. • The value of the fees for the Regional Counsel shall be the amount set forth in the General Appropriations Act, unless otherwise set by the court. • The statement of claim shall be substantially similar to the Attachment C and shall be accompanied by a proposed order requiring payment. • Whenever the Clerk files a statement of claim, the Clerk shall prepare a proposed order. • The Clerk, the Administrative Office of the Courts for the Sixth Judicial Circuit, and the Justice Administrative Commission shall file a notice of receipt of payment in the guardianship case whenever payment is made by the guardian. • The Clerk, when conducting the annual accounting, shall review whether any claims for the filing fee, other fees for the Clerk, guardianship examining committee or other expert fees, or attorneys fees are outstanding and include such information with the accounting. • Pursuant to 744.331, Florida Statutes, fees for the examining committee of an indigent individual in a guardianship proceeding shall be paid by the State of Florida. • Therefore, AND ADJUDGED that, in the event sufficient funds are identified as part of the guardianship estate, the guardian shall be required to pay the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Pasco/Pinellas County for the filing fees and costs deferred in the guardianship. • Pursuant to 744.464, Florida Statutes, when an objection to the suggestion of capacity is filed or when the medical examination suggests that a full restoration of rights is not appropriate, the Court shall appoint the regional counsel or a private attorney to represent the ward if the ward does not have an attorney.
When a petition to determine incapacity and for the appointment of a guardian is filed, the Clerk shall prepare an order appointing an attorney from the Registry provided to the Clerk by the Chief Judge, unless the petition is filed by the Public Guardian and the filing meets the requirements of paragraph two.
Reviewer note: Composed from the court's own bytes during the 6th's ledger close 2026-08-03; scope from the court's numbering convention (PI-/PA-/PA⁄PI) or an exclusive county mention.
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