INSTRUCTIONS: FLORIDA ORDER DIRECTING COUNSEL TO SUPERVISE THE DEPOSIT OF FUNDS INTO RESTRICTED ACCOUNT

The form discussed in this article is issued by the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida and is active in Orange County of that state. This document is issued during probate cases regarding guardianship of a ward and can be found on the website maintained by the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida.

Florida Order Directing Counsel To Supervise The Deposit Of Funds Into Restricted Account Step 1: Where indicated, enter the case number.

Florida Order Directing Counsel To Supervise The Deposit Of Funds Into Restricted Account Step 2: Where indicated, enter the name of the ward whose guardianship is concerned.

Florida Order Directing Counsel To Supervise The Deposit Of Funds Into Restricted Account Step 3: On the first blank line, enter the name of the guardian's counsel who is being appointed to supervise the deposit of funds into the restricted account belonging to a guardianship. This paragraph states that the counsel for the guardian should not release the funds until the restricted depository is established.

Florida Order Directing Counsel To Supervise The Deposit Of Funds Into Restricted Account Step 4: The second paragraph states that any delay of the depository of the funds is delayed, the court should be informed immediately.

Florida Order Directing Counsel To Supervise The Deposit Of Funds Into Restricted Account Step 5: The third paragraph states that the court authorizes the establishment of a guardianship checking account with the initial amount of $5,000 to be used pending court approval of a budget and expenditures.

Florida Order Directing Counsel To Supervise The Deposit Of Funds Into Restricted Account Step 6: The fourth paragraph states that the attorney filing the initial guardianship will be deemed the attorney of record for the guardianship and will be held responsible for administration unless a substitution of counsel is filed.

Florida Order Directing Counsel To Supervise The Deposit Of Funds Into Restricted Account Step 7: On the next blank line, enter the date.

Florida Order Directing Counsel To Supervise The Deposit Of Funds Into Restricted Account Step 8: On the next blank line, enter the month. Where indicated, enter the last two digits of the year.

Florida Order Directing Counsel To Supervise The Deposit Of Funds Into Restricted Account Step 9: The circuit judge should sign the last blank line.