Judge O'Brien applies the same 45-day unilateral-notice standard as County Civil L — available only for lack of cooperation, with the notice detailing the efforts made to agree. Cross-noticing is prohibited.
Applies in Judge Colleen O'Brien's County Civil Division "R," Thirteenth Judicial Circuit (Hillsborough County). Judges Saba (Division L) and O'Brien (Division R) publish materially identical unilateral-notice provisions.
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Unlock free →Unilateral notices of hearing may be set with a minimum of 45 days notice and only due to a lack of cooperation. The notice of hearing must describe, in detail, the efforts made to reach an agreement on the hearing date. A single letter, email or ultimatum is insufficient.
Parties in dissolution and most family financial cases must exchange a financial affidavit and specified financial documents within 45 days of service of the initial pleading, file a certificate of compliance, and supplement as circumstances change.
Small claims cases (up to $8,000) begin with a mandatory pretrial conference where the court narrows issues and typically orders mediation. Failure to appear can result in default or dismissal.
CV-E runs a structured 150-day case management conference track with published CMO templates for jury, non-jury, and complex settings, plus a projected-vs-actual trial period system and 2026–2027 published trial calendars.