AO PA-CIR-97-21: Assignment of Cases - Guardianship and Probate — Pasco County, FL · BenchPath

6th Cir. — AO PA-CIR-97-21: Assignment of Cases - Guardianship and Probate

High confidence· verified September 9, 2026Administrative OrdersSixth Judicial Circuit Administrative Order PA-CIR-97-21, published on the circuit's own year index — sha256-hashed 2026-08-03

Summary

3 verbatim requirements from 6th Circuit Administrative Order PA-CIR-97-21.

Applies to

Sixth Judicial Circuit (Pinellas/Pasco) — Pasco County. Administrative orders change without notice; the court's own order controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.

Requirement

• 1.Probate cases filed in Pasco County shall be assigned by the Clerk of the Courtfor Pasco County to Sections of the Pasco County Division as follows: a.Any probate case in which the decedent was domiciled, or not beingdomiciled in Florida, owned property, or if the decedent had no domicile or property in Florida and a debtor of the decedent resides west of Range 18 East, in Pasco County shall be designated a West Pasco case and shall be assigned to the appropriate section and judge at the West Pasco Judicial Center, New Port Richey, Florida. b.Any probate case in which the decedent was domiciled, or not being domiciled in Florida, owned property, or if the decedent had no domicile or property in Florida and a debtor of the decedent resides east of Range 17 East, in Pasco County shall be designated an East Pasco case and shall be assigned to the appropriate section and judge at the Pasco County Courthouse, Dade City, Florida. • 2.Guardianship cases filed in Pasco County shall be assigned by the Clerk of the Court for Pasco County to Probate Sections of the Pasco County Division as follows: a.Any guardianship case in which the address of the Petitioner's attorney or unrepresented Petitioner is located west of Range 18 East, in Pasco County shall be designated a West Pasco case and shall be assigned to the appropriate section and judge at the West Pasco Judicial Center, New Port Richey, Florida. b.Any guardianship case in which the address of the Petitioner's attorney or unrepresented Petitioner is located east of Range 17 East, in Pasco County shall be designated an East Pasco case and shall be assigned to the appropriate section and judge at the Pasco County Courthouse, Dade City, Florida. • This order shall not prohibit the chief judge or the Pasco Administrative Judge from assigning or reassigning cases when it is deemed necessary for the prompt and efficient administration of justice or prohibit an unassigned judge from presiding over, hearing, and disposing of cases by agreement of the affected circuit judges.

Source of truth

1.Probate cases filed in Pasco County shall be assigned by the Clerk of the Courtfor Pasco County to Sections of the Pasco County Division as follows: a.Any probate case in which the decedent was domiciled, or not beingdomiciled in Florida, owned property, or if the decedent had no domicile or property in Florida and a debtor of the decedent resides west of Range 18 East, in Pasco County shall be designated a West Pasco case and shall be assigned to the appropriate section and judge at the West Pasco Judicial Center, New Port Richey, Florida. b.Any probate case in which the decedent was domiciled, or not being domiciled in Florida, owned property, or if the decedent had no domicile or property in Florida and a debtor of the decedent resides east of Range 17 East, in Pasco County shall be designated an East Pasco case and shall be assigned to the appropriate section and judge at the Pasco

Official source: 6th Cir. — Administrative Orders index
Source health: Healthy · checked October 25, 2026
Effective date: —
Last verified: September 9, 2026benchpath-reverify-2026-09-08 (custody hash match) | prior: benchpath-6th-close-2026-08-03

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. Verbatim from the order, fetched live 2026-08-03; whitespace normalised only. [moved from the text 2026-09-14]

Probate — Elective Share Trust Litigation Probate — Will Contest Probate — Summary Administration Guardianship — Guardian Appointment Probate — Creditor Claims Probate — Formal Administration Minor Guardianship Emergency Temporary Guardianship Probate — Ancillary Administration Guardianship — Incapacity Determination Baker Act / Marchman Act

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