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Registry deposits without an order to disburse Identified monies: with case number and/or defendant's name. Unclaimed monies any unclaimed money collected or deposited by the Clerk in the course of the Clerk's court related activities prior to January 1 of the preceding year. The name on the W-9 form has to match the name listed on the Court Order Releasing Unclaimed Funds. If funds are released by a Court Order to a beneficiary and interest has accumulated on these funds, a completed W-9 Tax Form is needed from the beneficiary before the interest can be released. The funds will either be released to the State Comptroller’s Office in Tallahassee or to a specific person outlined in a Petition and Order to Release Unclaimed Funds signed by a Judge. Once time has expired – six months from the first date of publication in the newspaper or after 30 days of posting in the Courthouse lobby – the funds will be disbursed from the Registry using one of two methods. If this is an Estate and the amount of the deposit is $500.00 or less or if it is a Guardianship and the amount is $100.00 or less, the “Notice to Deposit Unclaimed Funds” will not get published in the newspaper, but will get posted in the lobby of the Clearwater Courthouse for 30 days. The Notice is published once a month for 2 consecutive months. The cost for publishing the Notice is currently $100 and this fee is paid from the funds that were deposited into the Court Registry.

If the case is an Estate and the amount of the deposit is over $500.00 or if it is a Guardianship and the amount is over $100.00, a “Notice to Deposit Unclaimed Funds” will be completed and mailed to the Gulf Coast Business Review for publishing. Unclaimed funds held by Guardian which cannot be distributed because no estate proceeding has been instituted.Ī Petition and signed Order Depositing Unclaimed Funds are needed to deposit money into the Court Registry. Unclaimed funds held by Personal Representative that cannot be distributed or paid because of inability to find lawful owner or because no lawful owner is known or because lawful owner refuses to accept property after a reasonable attempt to distribute it and after notice to that lawful owner. You may not receive a notice when money is deposited, so check your case docket online to see if funds have been deposited. The docket for your case will list any pleadings filed, as well as deposits made and checks issued. You can monitor your case online through the Clerk’s website.Detailed information for filing a claim can be found in our Mortgage Foreclosures section.

In Mortgage Foreclosure cases, if there are surplus monies remaining after the sale and all lien holders who have filed a timely claim have been paid, the person who was the owner of the foreclosed property as of the date of filing of the Lis Pendens (usually the same as the case filing date) is entitled to those monies.If the judgment is satisfied through the Clerk’s office, we can then contact you to let you know we have your funds. If you hold a monetary judgment against another party in a civil case, you can re-record that judgment along with an affidavit of current address if you change your address.Civil Court Records, 315 Court St., Room 170, Clearwater, FL 33756.There is a form for this on our website and it should be filed with the clerk at: For child support cases, make sure that the Clerk has your current address on file.Follow up on any motions filed asking for money to be disbursed to see if a hearing needs to be set, or if all procedures were properly followed.If money has been deposited in a case in which you are involved, make sure that you obtain an order disbursing those funds before the case is closed or dismissed, or include the disbursement order in your final judgment.Make sure that your address is up-to-date with the United States Postal Service and the Clerk's office.Helpful hints on how can you avoid having monies considered unclaimed or abandoned: 116.21 - Civil Court Records - Unclaimed Monies for 2022 Unclaimed Moniesįor the most current Florida statute information, please visit the Florida Senate website.