IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, SIXTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR PINELLAS COUNTY, FLORIDA

ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. PI-CIR-97-32 S1797032

RE: INJUNCTION FOR PROTECTION: CASE ASSIGNMENT

In order to reduce or eliminate conflicts which may arise from the entry of multiple orders pertaining to custody and welfare of children and injunctions relating to domestic violence, it is

ORDERED:

1. Upon the filing of any action arising under the provisions of Chapter 61, Florida Statutes, (Dissolution of Marriage; Support; Custody) the Clerk shall determine if any action involving the same parties instituted pursuant to Section 741.30, Florida Statutes, (Injunction for Protection) is pending, and, if so, the Clerk shall cause the action to be assigned to the Family Law Section to which the prior action is assigned.

2. Upon the filing of any action arising under the provisions of Section 741.30, Florida Statutes, (Injunction for Protection) the Clerk shall:

a. Determine if any action involving the same parties, instituted pursuant to Chapter 61, Florida Statutes, is pending; and, if so, shall cause the action to be assigned to the Family Law Section to which the prior action is assigned.

b. In the event the Petition for Injunction for Protection seeks relief affecting the custody of minor children, determine if any proceeding instituted pursuant to Chapter 39, Florida Statutes, (Delinquency/Dependency) and pertaining to such children is pending. The Deputy Clerk presenting the Petition for Injunction for Protection to the Court for consideration shall advise the Court of such determination.

3. Pinellas Administrative Order 86-22 is hereby rescinded.

DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, this 31st day of March, 1997.

/s/SUSAN F. SCHAEFFER
Susan F. Schaeffer, Chief Judge