Courthouses in Flagler, Putnam, St. Johns, and Volusia counties will be closed on Friday, April 18, in observance of Good Friday. Regular operations will resume Monday, April 21.
Circuit Judge Linda L. Gaustad was elected to the bench in 2018. She was previously an assistant public defender in the appellate division and had been in private practice since 2002. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Central Florida and her law degree from the University of Florida. Judge Gaustad currently hears Probate and Guardianship cases at the Volusia County Courthouse in DeLand and at the Kim C. Hammond Justice Center in Bunnell.
Notice to the Public:
The Code of Judicial Conduct governing behavior by judges forbids Judges from discussing pending cases with the public. Please do not call the Court expecting to speak with a Judge about any case. The Court is only allowed to consider arguments made in the courtroom and in documents properly filed by parties in the case as authorized by law and the Rules of Court. Communications that do not meet these legal requirements cannot be forwarded to the Judge.
Division 10 – Volusia County – Probate and Guardianship
To schedule a hearing e-mail: csutton@circuit7.org (subject line should include: Div. 10 with a case style [example: 2025 11111 PRDL])
SEND ALL PROPOSED ORDERS TO: division10@circuit7.org (subject line should include the: case style [example: 2025 11111 PRDL])
Standing Order for Probate and Guardianship Cases in Division 10 – Volusia County
Adversary Cases
Admin Order as to case style on Probate Pleadings
Civil Rules – Uniform Pretrial Procedures
Probate Worksheets – to be used as a guide
Worksheet Admit Copies or Foreign Will
Worksheet Formal Estate
Worksheet Gdn Advocate
Worksheet Gdn of Minor
Worksheet Gdn Person & Property
Worksheet Homestead
Worksheet Incapacity
Worksheet Lost Will – Adversarial
Worksheet Settlement of Minor
Worksheet Subsequent Administration
Worksheet Summary Administration
Worksheet Voluntary Gdn Adult
Division 48 – Flagler County – Probate and Guardianship
To schedule a hearing e-mail: csutton@circuit7.org (subject line should include: Div. 48 with a case style [example: 2025 CP OR GA 000001])
SEND ALL PROPOSED ORDERS TO: division48@circuit7.org (subject line should include the: case style [example: 2025 CP OR GA 000001])
Adversary Cases
Admin Order as to case style on Probate Pleadings
Civil Rules – Uniform Pretrial Procedures
Probate Checklists – to be used as a guide
Disposition For Personal Property without Administration 2023
Foreign Will – Admission to Record
Formal Administration – Intestate
Formal Administration – Lost Will
Formal Administration – Testate
Formal Administration Ancillary
Formal Administration -Discharge of Personal Representative
Petition to Determine Homestead Property
Subsequent Administration
Summary Administration – Intestate
Summary Administration – Lost Will
Summary Administration – Testate
Summary Administration Ancillary
Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact the Court by phone or in writing.
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