Emergency Guardianship and Vulnerable-Adult Petitions Are In Person — Probate B / RPO N
Summary
Judge Tesche Arkin defaults to Zoom but pulls emergencies back into the courtroom: Emergency Temporary Guardianship and Vulnerable Adult petitions are heard in person with counsel and parties present; 1-hour-plus hearings are JA-set and in-person only.
Applies to
Florida > Thirteenth Judicial Circuit > Hillsborough County > Probate Division B & Risk Protection Orders N (Judge Caroline Tesche Arkin)
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"Any Emergency Hearings, including Emergency Temporary Guardianship Petitions and Vulnerable Adult Petitions will be conducted in person, with the counsel's and parties' presence required" / "1-HOUR HEARINGS OR LONGER MUST BE SET WITH THE JA AND WILL BE "IN-PERSON" ONLY." / "CASE LAW MUST BE SUBMITTED AT LEAST 3 DAYS BEFORE HEARING."
- Source health
- Healthy · checked July 7, 2026
- Effective date
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- Last verified
- July 5, 2026Live fetch 2026-07-05; dual-researcher dossier, Fable 5 hash-verified
Reviewer note: Cross-model verified (accordion + PDF veins) 2026-07-05. 30-day recheck scheduled.
Change history
- July 7, 2026Monitor: content changed at 13th Cir. — Judge Tesche Arkin (Probate B / RPO N) Procedures & Preferences. Review before republishing dependent rules.
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