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St. Lucie County, FL Probate Information
Quick facts
| Category | Current rules |
|---|---|
| Court | Circuit Court, Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, St. Lucie County (Probate and Guardianship Division); probate is a division of the Circuit Court, not a separate court |
| Filing office | Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller (Michelle R. Miller), probate handled through the Clerk's Circuit Civil Department, 2nd floor of the main office |
| Clerk's main office | 201 South Indian River Drive, Fort Pierce, FL 34950; probate hearings are held at the Fort Pierce courthouse complex, 218 South 2nd Street, Fort Pierce, FL 34950 |
| Mailing address | Clerk and Comptroller, Attn: Circuit Civil Department, P.O. Box 700, Fort Pierce, FL 34954 (the attention line is per the Clerk's probate page) |
| Phone | (772) 462-6938 (Circuit Civil Department, which handles probate, per the Clerk's probate page); (772) 462-6900 (main Clerk line) |
| Fax | (772) 462-2843 (Circuit Civil Department) |
| Office hours | Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM at the Fort Pierce main office; the St. Lucie West branch at the South County Annex, 250 NW Country Club Drive, Port St. Lucie, keeps the same hours; closed legal holidays |
| Filing fee | Formal administration $400.00; summary administration $345.00 for an estate of $1,000 or more, $235.00 for $1,000 or less; disposition of personal property without administration $231.00; caveat or notice of trust $41.00 (St. Lucie Clerk fee schedule, stlucieclerk.gov/fees, verified July 2026). These totals sit on the statutory base set by F.S. 28.2401 ($395 formal, $340 summary of $1,000 or more, plus a $4 additional charge on the petition) |
| Local probate forms | The Clerk publishes summary administration packets with and without a will and a Disposition of Personal Property Without Administration packet, and its probate page posts supporting forms (Affidavit of Heirs, Waiver and Consent, Petition to Determine Homestead, Petition to Determine Exempt Property, Statement of Claim). No local forms exist for formal administration, and Florida publishes no statewide self-help probate form set; those petitions are prepared under the Florida Probate Rules, in most cases by an attorney |
| E-filing | Through the statewide Florida Courts E-Filing Portal (myflcourtaccess.com); mandatory for attorneys, optional for self-represented filers, who may also file on paper at the Clerk's office |
| Online case search | The Clerk's Benchmark court case search (courtcasesearch.stlucieclerk.gov); searching case information, including probate, guardianship, and will cases, requires no registration. Anyone may register through the Clerk's Public Search Registration for expanded search features, and registered parties to a case and attorneys of record can get online access to case documents |
| Remote appearance | Judge dependent. Judge Levin's published procedures allow uniform motion calendar and special set hearings by Zoom if the judicial assistant is notified by email at least 3 days before the hearing; Judge Mish's published procedures run a hybrid courtroom where a non-evidentiary hearing may be noticed for remote appearance. Evidentiary matters are heard in person and must be recorded by a court reporter, so check the assigned judge's page on circuit19.org when a hearing is set |
| Website | https://stlucieclerk.gov |
Before you begin — know the assets and liabilities
Before you file anything in St. Lucie County, know exactly what is in the estate. Which Florida path fits depends on whether there is a will and on the value and type of the assets: formal administration under F.S. Chapter 733, summary administration under F.S. 735.201 for a smaller estate, or disposition of personal property without administration under F.S. 735.301 for a limited class of estates with no real property. The dollar thresholds that separate these paths are statewide and are explained on the Florida state page; identify the estate first so you and your attorney file the right petition once.
Identify every bank and credit-union account, retirement plan, brokerage holding, life-insurance policy, vehicle, and parcel of real property, along with every debt, before you go to the Clerk. Whether the decedent's Port St. Lucie, Fort Pierce, or other St. Lucie County home was homestead property matters, because Florida homestead often passes outside the probate estate and is not counted toward the summary-administration limit. Sunset's asset-discovery work, searching more than 2,300 financial institutions, exists for this step.
Which court handles jurisdiction
The Circuit Court of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit serves St. Lucie County along with Indian River, Martin, and Okeechobee counties, and the circuit runs a dedicated Probate and Guardianship Division for estates, wills, trust litigation, and guardianships. Within St. Lucie, the court covers the whole county, including Fort Pierce (the county seat), Port St. Lucie, St. Lucie Village, and the unincorporated communities. St. Lucie probate matters are filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller at the Clerk's main office, 201 South Indian River Drive, Fort Pierce, and heard at the Fort Pierce courthouse complex at 218 South 2nd Street. The Clerk also keeps a branch office at the South County Annex in St. Lucie West, Port St. Lucie.
Venue for a decedent's estate is governed by F.S. 733.101. Administration is proper first in the county where the decedent was domiciled at death, then, if the decedent had no Florida domicile, in a county where the decedent's property is located, and, if the decedent had neither domicile nor property in Florida, in the county where any debtor of the decedent resides. In practice, file in St. Lucie County for a decedent who lived here. Probate is heard on the Nineteenth Circuit's Probate and Guardianship docket, not in a separate probate court.
The jurisdiction process
- Gather the documents. Collect the original signed will (if any), a certified copy of the death certificate, the proposed personal representative's contact information and photo ID, the names and addresses of the beneficiaries and other interested persons, and a list of the assets and debts with values.
- Choose the path based on the estate. Depending on whether there is a will and on the value and type of assets, the route may be formal administration (F.S. Chapter 733), summary administration (F.S. 735.201), or disposition of personal property without administration (F.S. 735.301). The governing thresholds are statewide and are on the Florida state page.
- Confirm whether an attorney is required. Under Fla. Prob. R. 5.030, the personal representative must be represented by a Florida-licensed attorney unless the personal representative remains the sole interested person (or is the only beneficiary with no other interested persons), or is a Florida-licensed attorney. Because most administrations involve more than one interested person, most St. Lucie estates are filed through counsel.
- Prepare the petition. For a formal administration, prepare the petition and supporting documents under the Florida Probate Rules (Fla. Prob. R. 5.010 to 5.530); the Clerk publishes no formal administration forms and refers filers to the Rupert J. Smith Law Library, and in most cases an attorney prepares and files the papers. For a summary administration or a disposition of personal property without administration, the Clerk publishes its own packets you can use, and the Clerk can assist with the disposition application.
- File with the Clerk of the Circuit Court. Attorneys must e-file through the statewide Florida Courts E-Filing Portal (myflcourtaccess.com). A self-represented filer may register and e-file through the portal or file on paper at the Clerk's main office, 201 South Indian River Drive, Fort Pierce, or by mail to Clerk and Comptroller, P.O. Box 700, Fort Pierce, FL 34954. Original wills, codicils, and death certificates are filed in paper form, not electronically.
- Pay the filing fee. The St. Lucie Clerk's published fee is $400.00 for formal administration, $345.00 for summary administration of an estate of $1,000 or more ($235.00 for $1,000 or less), and $231.00 for disposition of personal property without administration (St. Lucie Clerk fee schedule, stlucieclerk.gov/fees, verified July 2026). These totals sit on the statutory base set by F.S. 28.2401.
- Give notice and publish. The personal representative serves notice on interested persons and publishes a notice to creditors, which opens the creditor-claim period. A creditor must file its claim by the later of 3 months after first publication or 30 days after being served (F.S. 733.702), and in all events within 2 years of death (F.S. 733.710). The Clerk charges $7.00 to verify and certify service of a statement of claim (F.S. 28.24(9)(a), effective October 1, 2025).
- Submit papers for the judge and attend any hearing. Once the case is opened, the Nineteenth Circuit's Probate and Guardianship Division requires the completed estate opening or closing checklist, copies of the filed pleadings, and the proposed order in Microsoft Word format to be emailed to [email protected], the St. Lucie County address. The matter is heard by one of the two circuit judges assigned to St. Lucie probate at the Fort Pierce courthouse complex; uniform motion calendar and special set hearings may be attended by Zoom under the assigned judge's published procedures, while evidentiary matters are generally in person.
- Receive the authority document. On appointment the court issues Letters of Administration, the proof of the personal representative's authority to act, in every case, whether or not there is a will. Request enough certified copies for the banks and institutions involved.
- Administer and close. Inventory the assets, pay valid claims in statutory priority, account to the interested persons, distribute the remaining assets, and close the estate.
Forms and documents
Probate forms in St. Lucie County
Florida publishes no statewide self-help probate form set: formal and summary administration filings are petitions prepared under the Florida Probate Rules (Fla. Prob. R. 5.010 to 5.530), and Florida Courts Help states that it does not provide probate forms. St. Lucie County is a partial exception at the local level: the Clerk publishes its own packets for the paths a family is most likely to handle directly, a Petition for Summary Administration packet with a will, a packet without a will, and a Disposition of Personal Property Without Administration packet, plus supporting forms posted on the same page, including an Affidavit of Heirs, a Waiver and Consent, a Petition to Determine Homestead, a Petition to Determine Exempt Property, a Statement of Claim Against an Estate, and a Schedule of Creditors.
There are no local forms for formal administration: the Clerk's probate page states it has none and refers filers to the Rupert J. Smith Law Library in the St. Lucie County Courthouse. Because Fla. Prob. R. 5.030 requires a Florida-licensed attorney in most administrations, formal administrations here are almost always attorney-prepared and filed through the statewide portal. The Nineteenth Circuit separately requires its estate opening and closing checklists, posted on the assigned judge's page at circuit19.org, to be completed and emailed with the pleadings to [email protected].
| Resource | What it provides |
|---|---|
| St. Lucie Clerk, Probate department | The Clerk's probate page: the summary administration packets (with and without a will), the Disposition of Personal Property Without Administration packet, supporting probate forms, fee links, and probate FAQs |
| Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Probate and Guardianship Division | The circuit's probate division page: the judge assignments for St. Lucie County and the email-submission requirements ([email protected] for St. Lucie); the estate opening and closing checklists and the summary administration and disposition checklists are posted on the assigned judges' pages |
| Florida Courts Help, probate (flcourts.gov) | The judiciary's probate self-help page; it explains that no statewide probate forms are provided and points to the Florida Probate Code and local resources |
| Florida Courts E-Filing Portal (myflcourtaccess.com) | The statewide portal for filing probate documents; mandatory for attorneys, optional for self-represented filers |
Fees
Florida sets the Clerk's base probate service charges by statute (F.S. 28.2401): formal administration $395, summary administration $340 for an estate of $1,000 or more, and disposition of personal property without administration $230, plus a $4 additional service charge on administration petitions. On top of that statutory base, counties add further mandatory statutory charges, so the Clerk's published total is higher than the bare base and is set county by county. The St. Lucie Clerk's own published fee schedule totals are below (verified July 2026).
| Filing | Fee | Authority |
|---|---|---|
| Formal administration | $400.00 | St. Lucie Clerk fee schedule, stlucieclerk.gov/fees, verified July 2026 |
| Summary administration, estate value $1,000 or more | $345.00 | St. Lucie Clerk fee schedule, stlucieclerk.gov/fees, verified July 2026 |
| Summary administration, estate value $1,000 or less | $235.00 | St. Lucie Clerk fee schedule, stlucieclerk.gov/fees, verified July 2026 |
| Disposition of personal property without administration | $231.00 | St. Lucie Clerk fee schedule, stlucieclerk.gov/fees, verified July 2026 |
| Caveat or notice of trust | $41.00 | St. Lucie Clerk fee schedule, stlucieclerk.gov/fees, verified July 2026 |
| Petition and order to admit a foreign will | $231.00 | St. Lucie Clerk fee schedule, stlucieclerk.gov/fees, verified July 2026 |
| Will deposited for safekeeping only | $1.00 | St. Lucie Clerk fee schedule, stlucieclerk.gov/fees, verified July 2026 |
| Reopening a closed estate | $50.00 | St. Lucie Clerk fee schedule, stlucieclerk.gov/fees, verified July 2026 |
| Service and certification of a statement of claim | $7.00 (effective October 1, 2025, F.S. 28.24(9)(a)) | St. Lucie Clerk fee schedule, stlucieclerk.gov/fees, verified July 2026 |
Confirm the current total on the Clerk's fee schedule at stlucieclerk.gov/fees before filing, since counties adjust these charges over time. Certified copies, exemplified certificates, and audit charges on guardianship inventories and accountings are billed separately under the same schedule. Personal checks are accepted in the probate department; credit card payments carry a service charge.
Local nuance
St. Lucie County-specific considerations
Filing and hearings happen in different buildings. Probate papers are filed with the Clerk at the main office, 201 South Indian River Drive, Fort Pierce, where the Clerk's probate work is handled through the Circuit Civil Department on the 2nd floor, reachable at (772) 462-6938. Probate hearings are held a short walk away at the Fort Pierce courthouse complex, 218 South 2nd Street, where the two assigned judges sit in the Courthouse Addition. The Clerk also keeps a branch office at the South County Annex, 250 NW Country Club Drive in St. Lucie West, Port St. Lucie, (772) 871-7200.
The Clerk publishes real self-help packets for the shorter paths. Unlike most Florida counties, the St. Lucie Clerk posts complete summary administration packets, one for estates with a will and one for estates without, and a Disposition of Personal Property Without Administration packet the Clerk's staff can help you file. Formal administration has no local packet and is attorney-prepared under the Florida Probate Rules; for those filings the Clerk refers researchers to the Rupert J. Smith Law Library.
Two probate judges, and papers go by email. The Nineteenth Circuit's published probate assignment for St. Lucie County is two circuit judges: Hon. Steven J. Levin hears one half of probate cases (the even-numbered cases) and Hon. Katherine Mish hears the other half (the odd-numbered cases), per their published assignments on circuit19.org. Once a case is opened, the completed opening or closing checklist, copies of filed pleadings, and the proposed order in Microsoft Word format are emailed to [email protected], and both judges run paperless offices. Judge Levin's Probate and Guardianship Guidelines and Procedures, effective December 10, 2025, are posted on his circuit19.org page.
A public law library inside the courthouse. The Rupert J. Smith Law Library of St. Lucie County, the county's public law library, has its main branch in the St. Lucie County Courthouse at 221 South Indian River Drive, Fort Pierce, (772) 462-2370, and a South County branch inside the Paula A. Lewis Public Library, 2950 SW Rosser Blvd, Port St. Lucie. The Clerk's probate page itself points formal-administration filers there for forms and research help.
Case search is public; expanded access needs registration. The Clerk's Benchmark court case search at courtcasesearch.stlucieclerk.gov lets anyone search case information, including probate, guardianship, and will cases, without registering. Anyone may register through the Clerk's Public Search Registration for expanded search features, and registered parties to a case and attorneys of record, who return a notarized agreement, can get online access to case documents.
Recent updates
| Date | Change | Source |
|---|---|---|
| December 10, 2025 | Judge Steven J. Levin's Probate and Guardianship Guidelines and Procedures for the St. Lucie probate division took effect, restating the checklist requirement and the email-submission workflow through [email protected]. | circuit19.org, Judge Levin's judicial page |
| October 1, 2025 | The Clerk began charging $7.00 to verify and certify service of a statement of claim in probate cases, under F.S. 28.24(9)(a). | stlucieclerk.gov probate page and fee schedule |
| 2024 | Michelle R. Miller was re-elected Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller for a four-year term. | stlucieclerk.gov, Clerk Michelle R. Miller |
Page last reviewed: July 2026.
Scenarios
| Situation | Likely path in St. Lucie County | Where Sunset helps |
|---|---|---|
| Surviving spouse, co-owned home | If the Port St. Lucie, Fort Pierce, or other St. Lucie County home was the decedent's homestead, Florida homestead protections usually let it pass to the surviving spouse outside the probate estate, often confirmed by a petition to determine homestead status, a form the St. Lucie Clerk's probate page posts. If other assets must be administered, the spouse (through counsel, unless she is the sole interested person under Fla. Prob. R. 5.030) files a summary or formal administration and is issued Letters of Administration. | Asset discovery to confirm how title is held and what else is in the estate. Packet generation for the qualifying paperwork. A vetted attorney referral where Fla. Prob. R. 5.030 requires counsel. |
| Out-of-state adult child, small estate | A smaller estate that meets the statewide threshold can proceed by summary administration under F.S. 735.201, which appoints no personal representative and ends in an order distributing the assets; the St. Lucie Clerk publishes its own summary administration packets with and without a will. A very limited estate with no real property may qualify for disposition of personal property without administration (F.S. 735.301), for which the Clerk publishes a packet and can assist with the application. Both are filed with the St. Lucie Clerk, and an out-of-state filer can work through the statewide e-filing portal without repeated trips to Fort Pierce. | Asset discovery to confirm the estate qualifies and to locate accounts from out of state. Packet generation for the petition, prepared in advance so an out-of-state filer can proceed largely remotely. |
| Parent settling a predeceased child's estate, home must be sold | Because the estate holds real property that must be sold, it generally proceeds through formal administration under F.S. Chapter 733: the parent, represented by counsel under Fla. Prob. R. 5.030, petitions the Clerk of the Circuit Court, is appointed personal representative, receives Letters of Administration, and can then sell the home and distribute the proceeds. The matter is heard by one of the two St. Lucie probate judges in the Nineteenth Circuit's Probate and Guardianship Division. | Asset discovery for the child's accounts and property. Packet generation for the formal administration filing. Attorney referral, and help if the sale or an heir dispute turns contested. |
Self-help resources
| Resource | What it offers |
|---|---|
| St. Lucie Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller, (772) 462-6938 (stlucieclerk.gov) | The filing office for probate; the local summary administration and disposition packets, the fee schedule, probate FAQs, filing by mail or in person, hours, and the Benchmark case search |
| Nineteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida (circuit19.org) | Court administration for St. Lucie County, the Probate and Guardianship Division, the assigned judges' checklists and procedures, and general information on remote hearings |
| Rupert J. Smith Law Library, 221 South Indian River Drive, Fort Pierce, (772) 462-2370 (rjslawlibrary.org) | The county's public law library, inside the courthouse, with formal administration research materials, legal databases, and a South County branch in Port St. Lucie |
| Florida Courts Help, probate (flcourts.gov/Courts-System/florida-courts-help/other-resources/probate) | The judiciary's probate self-help page, with plain-language information on the probate process |
| Florida Courts E-Filing Portal (myflcourtaccess.com) | Registration and self-help for e-filing probate documents, the option available to self-represented filers |
| Florida Rural Legal Services, Treasure Coast office, 10570 S. US Highway 1, Port St. Lucie, (772) 466-4766 (frls.org) | Free civil legal help for income-eligible residents; the Treasure Coast office serving the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit sits in St. Lucie County |
| The Florida Bar Lawyer Referral Service, (800) 342-8011 (floridabar.org) | Statewide referrals to Florida-licensed probate attorneys, plus the consumer pamphlet Probate in Florida |
When to hire an attorney
Florida makes counsel the norm in probate. Under Fla. Prob. R. 5.030, the personal representative must be represented by a Florida-licensed attorney unless the personal representative remains the sole interested person, or is the only beneficiary with no other interested persons, or is a Florida-licensed attorney. Because most St. Lucie estates have more than one interested person, most formal and summary administrations here are handled through counsel, who also e-files through the statewide portal and submits the circuit's checklists and proposed orders to [email protected]. Consider an attorney early when the estate holds real property that must be sold, when a will contest or heir dispute is likely, when the estate is insolvent or creditors are pressing, or when the estate includes a business interest or out-of-state property. Sunset can connect families to a vetted Florida probate attorney serving St. Lucie County and the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit.
How Sunset helps
Find the accounts and assets. Sunset searches more than 2,300 financial institutions and public records to surface bank and credit-union accounts, retirement plans, brokerage holdings, life insurance, St. Lucie County real estate, and unclaimed property, so you know the estate's value and which Florida estate settlement path fits before you file.
Generate the probate packet. Sunset assembles the petition and supporting paperwork for your path, ready to file with the Clerk of the Circuit Court in Fort Pierce through the statewide e-filing portal or on paper.
Find a local probate attorney. Because Fla. Prob. R. 5.030 requires a Florida-licensed attorney in most administrations, Sunset connects families to a vetted Florida probate attorney serving St. Lucie County and the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit.
Sunset is free for families. Revenue comes from bank partners that pay Sunset while estate funds sit in an FDIC-insured estate account ($3M coverage).
Frequently asked questions
Where do I file for probate in St. Lucie County?
With the Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller at the Clerk's main office, 201 South Indian River Drive, Fort Pierce, FL 34950, or by mail to Clerk and Comptroller, P.O. Box 700, Fort Pierce, FL 34954. St. Lucie is in the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, and probate hearings are held at the Fort Pierce courthouse complex at 218 South 2nd Street. Florida has no separate probate court; probate is a division of the Circuit Court.
Do I have to e-file probate in St. Lucie County?
Attorneys must e-file through the statewide Florida Courts E-Filing Portal at myflcourtaccess.com. A self-represented filer may register and e-file through the same portal or file on paper at the Clerk's main office in Fort Pierce or by mail to the Clerk's post office box. Original wills, codicils, and death certificates are filed in paper form.
Do I need an attorney for probate in St. Lucie County?
Usually yes for formal administration. Under Fla. Prob. R. 5.030, the personal representative must be represented by a Florida-licensed attorney unless the personal representative is the sole interested person (or the only beneficiary with no other interested persons), or is a Florida-licensed attorney. Summary administration and disposition of personal property without administration can sometimes be handled without counsel, and the St. Lucie Clerk publishes packets for both.
Who hears probate cases in St. Lucie County?
The Nineteenth Judicial Circuit's published probate assignment for St. Lucie County is two circuit judges, Hon. Steven J. Levin and Hon. Katherine Mish, sitting at the Fort Pierce courthouse complex, 218 South 2nd Street. Their published assignments split the probate docket in half: Judge Levin hears the even-numbered cases and Judge Mish the odd-numbered cases. Assignments rotate, so check the Probate and Guardianship Division page on circuit19.org when your case is opened.
Can I appear remotely for a St. Lucie County probate hearing?
Sometimes. Under Judge Levin's published procedures, uniform motion calendar and special set hearings may be attended by Zoom if the judicial assistant is notified by email at least 3 days before the hearing. Judge Mish's published procedures run a hybrid courtroom where a non-evidentiary hearing may be noticed for remote appearance. Under both judges' procedures, evidentiary matters must be recorded by a court reporter and are heard in person unless the court permits otherwise. Check the assigned judge's page on circuit19.org when a hearing is set.
Can I look up a St. Lucie County probate case online?
Yes. The Clerk's Benchmark court case search at courtcasesearch.stlucieclerk.gov lets you search case information without registering, and probate, guardianship, and will cases are included. Anyone may register through the Clerk's Public Search Registration for expanded search features, and registered parties to a case and attorneys of record can get online access to case documents.
What forms do I need for probate in St. Lucie County?
For summary administration, the Clerk publishes its own packets, one for estates with a will and one for estates without a will, and for disposition of personal property without administration it publishes a packet the Clerk's staff can help you file. For formal administration there are no local forms and no statewide self-help set; the petition is prepared under the Florida Probate Rules, in most cases by an attorney, and the Clerk refers researchers to the Rupert J. Smith Law Library. The circuit also requires its estate opening and closing checklists, posted on the assigned judge's circuit19.org page.
What does it cost to file probate in St. Lucie County?
The St. Lucie Clerk's published fee is $400.00 for formal administration, $345.00 for summary administration of an estate of $1,000 or more ($235.00 for $1,000 or less), and $231.00 for disposition of personal property without administration (St. Lucie Clerk fee schedule, stlucieclerk.gov/fees, verified July 2026). These totals sit on the statutory base set by F.S. 28.2401 ($395 formal, $340 summary of $1,000 or more, plus a $4 additional charge). Confirm the current total with the Clerk at (772) 462-6938 before filing.
How do I deposit a will with the St. Lucie Clerk?
Florida requires the custodian of a will to deposit it with the Clerk in the county where the decedent lived within 10 days of learning of the death (F.S. 732.901). The custodian provides the decedent's date of death or the last four digits of the decedent's Social Security number, and the St. Lucie Clerk's published charge to deposit a will for safekeeping only is $1.00 (St. Lucie Clerk fee schedule, stlucieclerk.gov/fees, verified July 2026). Depositing the will does not by itself open a probate case.
Do I have to travel to Fort Pierce to settle an estate there?
Not always. Attorneys and self-represented filers can file through the statewide e-filing portal, papers can be mailed to Clerk and Comptroller, P.O. Box 700, Fort Pierce, FL 34954, and papers for the judge are emailed to [email protected] once the case is open. Where a hearing is required, uniform motion calendar and special set matters may be heard by Zoom under the assigned judge's published procedures, so check circuit19.org or call the Clerk at (772) 462-6938.
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