May is Mental Health Awareness Month. For us at the Clerk’s Office, it’s an opportunity to share information about the many resources that are available to those in need in Central Florida. Because of the nature of our work, we are acutely aware of the impact of mental illness in the community. The results of mental illness are never more evident than in our Mental Health Division, where our deputy clerks maintain court records when proceedings are held to determine the capacity or incapacity of an adult. 

The Orange County Clerk of Courts is warning consumers about an email scam where recipients are sent fake notices and told to appear in court.

The emails, which are spoofed to look like official communication from the Florida Courts E-Filing Authority, tell recipients that they must appear in court the next day at a specified time. The emails instruct recipients to click on an attachment for more information on the court case and the location of the hearing.

In this month's issue of the Center Court newsletter, Clerk Russell shares the results from Passport Week, promotes Global Employee Health & Fitness Month, explains how customers can save a trip to the downtown courthouse, introduces our May Star Performer and much more.