1 August Probate Will Begin Emailing Orders, Other Documents to Attorneys August 1, 2018 By ClerkWeb News Archive email orders 0 Posted: March 16, 2017 Probate Will Begin Emailing Orders, Other Documents to Attorneys The Probate department has heard your requests and effective March 20, 2017, will begin sending documents to attorneys of record via email. In conjunction with our efforts to go paperless, the following documents will be sent to the attorney of record via email: Order Checklists, The attorney's copy of Orders to File, Orders Setting Bond, The attorney's copy of an Order to Show Cause, and Other correspondence from the Clerk Please be sure that your Designation of Email or email address listed in the signature block of your petitions is up to date. Although we do not yet have the technology in place to email these automatically, we are manually implementing this process in response to your requests. Any certified copies you order will continue to come through US mail. If you have any questions, please contact the Probate Department at (727) 464-3321 or by email at Probate@mypinellasclerk.org Related Articles Clerk Alert: Probate to Electronically Notify Attorneys of Claims Filed Effective Monday, April 6, 2020, the Clerk may electronically notify the Personal Representative’s attorney of a claim filed in an Estate due to a revision in Florida Rule of Probate Procedure 5.490. This will allow for a more immediate notice of such a claim. Probate Workflow System and E-mail Notification Change The Pinellas County Clerk's office is transitioning from its current Case 360 workflow system to a new web based document workflow system. The installation of the new system, which primarily affects the Probate Court Records Department, will take place on Saturday, September 2, 2017 and be available to Clerk's and Court's staff when normal business operations resume after the Labor Day weekend. Transferring a Deposit Will Filed in Pinellas in Error Previously, the Clerk required a petition and proposed order to transfer a Deposit Will to another county when it had been filed in Pinellas in error. The court has decided this is no longer necessary. Deposit Will Receipts to be Prepared by Request Only Effective July 1, 2017, the Probate Court Records department will only generate a receipt for a deposit will upon request. Important Notice to all Bidders Regarding Service of Documents Since February 2018, the Clerk has started sending electronic copies of Certificates of Title and Certificates of Disbursement to third party winning bidders via email. Pinellas Clerk Permanently Closing Tyrone Branch Office On New Year’s Day 2019 Effective Tuesday, January 1, 2019, the Tyrone Branch Traffic Court and Tyrone Branch Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller’s office located at 1800 66th St. N., St. Petersburg, FL, will be permanently closed due to the Courts Consolidation Project. The Clerk’s Tyrone office closure does not impact other agencies located at the branch, such as the Property Appraiser and Tax Collector, which will remain open. Comments are closed.
