Circuit Judge · Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court
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971 verified requirements and 6 rule deadlines govern practice before Judge Spencer Multack across the judge, division, county, circuit, and statewide layers.
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Family — Section FC 39
Courtroom CHC 2314
Yarleen Zarate
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Judge Multack's non-jury trials occur during a "trial week" towards the end of each month. Prior to the trial, approximately three weeks prior, Judge Multack will hold a "calendar call" for all cases scheduled for the trial week. Each case is given a date certain. Multiple trials may be give the same date certain in the event a case settles.
Judge Multack may also schedule a non-jury trial outside the trial week if the calendar permits and the parties are available.
Judge Multack handles all Uncontested Dissolution of Marriage, Uncontested Paternity, Uncontested Temporary Custody, and Change of Name hearings administratively. This means you are not required to be present when the final judgment is entered. To request a UCD/RUCD please follow the steps below. 1. Download the Supplemental Affidavit pertaining to your case above.
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Appeals from this courtroom go to the Third District Court of Appeal (Miami).
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Jurisdiction per § 35.043, Fla. Stat. (six-district alignment eff. Jan. 1, 2023).
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2 verified rules specific to this judge's division, grouped by requirement category. 971 total requirements apply in this courtroom across all layers — the Full Premium Report assembles the complete stack.
No judge-level deadline on record runs shorter than a statewide deadline with the same trigger. The sentinel compares quoted timing across every published rule scoped to this judge on each visit — a clean result today is re-earned tomorrow.
No judge-scoped deadlines on this tab. Deadlines are extracted only when the source rule text states them — we never infer or calculate dates the rule does not explicitly contain. 6 rule deadlines apply in this courtroom across all layers — assembled with citations in the Full Premium Report.
Timing shown here is quoted from the rule text. Compute your actual date against the court's calendar and the rule itself — not legal advice.
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How Florida’s appellate courts disposed of the 49 opinions in BenchPath’s corpus (April 3, 2013–February 25, 2026) that name this judge as the lower-tribunal judge — the courts’ own disposition labels, counted verbatim. This is a census of the appellate record we hold, not a complete case history, an affirmance rate, or a performance rating.
Florida appellate and Supreme Court opinions naming this judge as the lower-tribunal judge, taken verbatim from each court’s official slip opinion (source-hashed). Descriptive record, not a rating.
last checked September 4, 2026
last checked September 3, 2026
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Steven Hewell v. Joudelene Hewell
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
Gregory A. Boucher v. The State of Florida
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Randy Miller v. Jiyon Ko
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Robert Kritzman v. Karen Elizabeth Kritzman
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
April Michener v. Michael Michener
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Payal Khare v. Pankaj Khare
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Anthony Busto v. Natalia Arias
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Uwan Lloyd Williams v. Shanice Regina Williams
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
ALBERTO VINAS vs THE STATE OF FLORIDA
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
DENIS REYES vs THE STATE OF FLORIDA
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Ilse Gevaert v. Allan Teh
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Cecilia Cleary Diabuno v. Julio Alayme Acuna Reynaldo
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Carlos G. Sanchez v. Gladys M. Sanchez
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
In Re: Snake Eyes f/k/a Kerry Ben White
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Christina Fano Schultheis v. Milan Schultheis
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Non-Dispositive
Frank E. Polo v. Merlin Hernandez
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JESUS GARCIA, vs JULIETTE ESPINOSA-GARCIA,
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
ALVIN HIGGS, vs THE STATE OF FLORIDA,
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
DANIEL GARCIA, VS SAMANTHA J. PEREZ,
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
JONATHAN NUNEZ GONZALEZ, vs THE STATE OF FLORIDA,
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
NORRIS RICE, vs THE STATE OF FLORIDA,
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Karen Elizabeth Kritzman v. Robert Kritzman
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Christina Fano Schultheis v. Milan Schultheis
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Robert Kritzman v. Karen Elizabeth Kritzman
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Gregory A. Boucher v. The State of Florida
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Citation
Patrick Omar Puertas v. Jennifer Ann Ruiz
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
Milan Schultheis v. Christina Fano Schultheis
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
Parminne Pitamber v. Lakeram Shivbaran
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
ASUKA NOMURA, VS HIDETO HATA,
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Opinion
MICHAEL LEROY ALBERT, vs THE STATE OF FLORIDA,
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
EDUARDO HERNANDO, vs BARBARA FRANCIS HERNANDO,
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
ALEX BARROSO, vs BLANCA ACOSTA,
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
QUEEN ELIZABETH COOPER-MEISTER, vs JOSEPH MEISTER,
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
EARL BRANNON, vs THE STATE OF FLORIDA,
Third District Court of Appeal
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
FREEMAN MITCHELL MORRIS vs THE STATE OF FLORIDA
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
Arlene Delgado v. Jason Miller
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami- Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Per Curiam Affirmed
FRANK E. POLO, VS MERLIN HERNANDEZ,
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Appeal - Authored Opinion
HERIBERTO ERNESTO MARTINEZ, vs SIREN REYES,
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
MARVIN PACE, vs THE STATE OF FLORIDA,
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
TERRANCE DUNCAN, vs THE STATE OF FLORIDA,
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
GLENN A. DARKINS vs THE STATE OF FLORIDA
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Denied
FRANK OWENS, vs DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS,
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Reversed
ANTON COROME HENDRICKS vs THE STATE OF FLORIDA
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
STEVE SHAW, vs THE STATE OF FLORIDA,
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
GLENN A. DARKINS, vs THE STATE OF FLORIDA,
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Dismissed
GONZALEZ V. WEINER
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
FADDIS V. LUDDY
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
SANCHEZ V. MARIN
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
PADILLA V. ESCANDELL
Third District Court of Appeal · Miami-Dade County
Disposition (court’s label): Affirmed
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