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Autopsy Reports A completed autopsy report can be obtained by mailing a brief letter of request containing the name of the decedent and the date of death, and a stamped, self-addressed business-sized envelope (with two first-class stamps affixed) to the Medical Examiner, 11025 N. 46th St., Tampa, FL 33617-2000.
The family (next-of-kin) is always entitled to receive a copy of the autopsy report. The hospital is not allowed to give out any information about an autopsy or to respond to inquiries about an autopsy from any third parties.
A Letter of Testamentary or Letter of Administration is signed by the court when a Personal Representative has been appointed by the Judge in a Formal Administration. After the Judge signs the Letter of Administration, you can obtain a certified copy from the Clerk's Office in person or through the mail.
By Florida statute, only a healthcare surrogate or legal next-of-kin can consent to an autopsy. Legal next-of-kin is defined as the decedent's surviving legal spouse. If the decedent was single, divorced or widowed, the next degree of kinship applies, in the following order: Adult child.
The autopsy report, also called the protocol, usually takes about eight weeks to be completed after the autopsy. If microscopic and chemical tests are performed, this time period can be slightly longer.
Summary Administration -Florida Statute 735 Summary Administration may be filed when the value of the entire estate does not exceed $75 , 000.00 or when the decedent has been dead for more than two (2) years.
A: All Medical Examiner autopsy reports are automatically sent to the State Attorney's Office{406.13. F.S.} and the investigating law enforcement agency upon completion. Medical Examiner case files are public record, 119.011(1)F.S. Any person may obtain a copy.
A motion to dismiss for failure to state a cause of action will be granted only if the movant establishes that the pleader has failed to properly plead all of the necessary elements of the particular claim. This hinges on the substantive law for the different elements of different causes of action.
Defendants may move to dismiss on the following grounds: Lack of subject matter jurisdiction (FRCP 12(b)(1)Opens in a new window). Lack of personal jurisdiction (FRCP 12(b)(2)Opens in a new window). Improper venue (FRCP 12(b)(3)Opens in a new window).