Study Smith v. Crider Before Filing Any Emergency — Family B

High confidence· verified August 4, 2026Emergency Motions13th Jud. Cir., Judge Tompkins Procedures & Preferences (Fam. B)

Summary

Judge Tompkins orders counsel to study Smith v. Crider before filing an emergency motion, files it with the Clerk only (never deliver to the judge), and runs UMC at 7–10 minutes per case.

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Florida > Thirteenth Judicial Circuit > Hillsborough County > Family Division B (Judge Joseph M. Tompkins)

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Source of truth

"No party or attorney should file an emergency motion without first studying Smith v. Crider, 31 F.L.W. D1018 (2d DCA April 7, 2006)." / "Uniform Motion Calendar (UMC) - 7 to 10 minutes per case" / "DO NOT CANCEL A HEARING WITHOUT NOTIFICATION AND AGREEMENT OF ALL PARTIES."

Official source: 13th Cir. — Judge Tompkins (Fam B) Procedures & Preferences
Source health: Healthy · checked September 4, 2026
Effective date: —
Last verified: August 4, 2026benchpath-cw-2026-08-04

Reviewer note: Cross-model verified 2026-07-05. 30-day recheck scheduled. | 2026-08-03: the source (rendered DOM (headless Chromium)) no longer contains this rule's quoted text; dropped to medium pending re-composition against the current version. [RECOMPOSED VERBATIM 2026-08-04 (campaign wave, partially-anchored): 2 bullet(s) quoted whole from the live page, sha256 61e3f541265b5d11343cbd7a918389c52c49c624d0455c1bfb76b2d83ec62459; the prior summary-class text is superseded.]

Modification (Family)Equitable Distribution Temporary Relief (Family)Paternity Relocation Alimony / Spousal Support Name Change Domestic Violence Injunction Dating / Sexual Violence Injunction Simplified Dissolution Dissolution of Marriage Parenting Plans & Time-Sharing Repeat Violence Injunction Adoption Child Support Enforcement / Contempt (Family)Stalking Injunction

Change history

August 6, 2026Monitor: content changed at 13th Cir. — Judge Tompkins (Fam B) Procedures & Preferences. Review before republishing dependent rules.
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