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10 verbatim requirements from administrative order 07-93-43-02 - Amended Administrative Order Re: Standards And Procedures For The Protection Of Minors In The Settlement Of Personal Injury, Wrongful Death And Medical Malpractice Lawsuits And Claims.
9th Judicial Circuit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://ninthcircuit.org/sites/default/files/07-93-43-02%20Minors%20settlements.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • Petitions for Approval of a Settlement of a Minor shall be filed in a pending action in the Civil Division or independently in the Probate Division when no pending action exists in the Civil Division, pursuant to Florida Probate Rule 5.636 & the Uniform Administrative • Division shall have jurisdiction to authorize disbursements, determine the need for a depository, or take any necessary action to protect the minor’s interests. • The Court shall consider the appropriateness of requiring the natural guardian or guardians to establish a designated financial institution/depository to receive the minor’s funds, pursuant to section 69.031, Florida Statutes. • In a case where the amount of the gross settlement involving the minor equals or exceeds $25,000.00, a Guardian Ad Litem shall be appointed, pursuant to section • The Guardian Ad Litem shall represent the interest of the minor or minors with respect to the petition and shall file a report, pursuant to Florida Probate • The Court may require the Legal Guardian to file the same report that is required of a guardian ad litem, pursuant to Florida Probate Rule 5.636(f). • If the net settlement to the minor exceeds $15,000.00, said order shall require the establishment of a legal guardianship and the appointment of a Guardian of the Property to receive the minor’s settlement share, pursuant to section 744.387, Florida Statutes. • Division Judge shall then direct further disbursement of the minor’s funds from the attorney’s trust account to the guardianship. • Division Judge shall enter an order discharging the Guardian Ad Litem. • Division Judge shall enter an appropriate order which shall authorize the payment of the gross settlement proceeds into an interest-bearing trust account under the control and supervision of the attorney for the Plaintiff with directions as to its disbursement.
Petitions for Approval of a Settlement of a Minor shall be filed in a pending action in the Civil Division or independently in the Probate Division when no pending action exists in the Civil Division, pursuant to Florida Probate Rule 5.636 & the Uniform Administrative
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: ec654afa64cfee636a6966f8b9501c3408f5fbbb81cf95d9f35af308456dd145. Extracted from the order's own text layer.
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.