30-Minute Zoom Line; Unpermitted Zoom Evidentiary Hearings Get…

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"Any hearings scheduled for thirty (30) minutes or less and are non-evidentiary shall occur by Zoom, with the exception of pro se Case Management Conferences (CMCs) which are held in person." / "Evidentiary hearings scheduled by Zoom without court permission may be cancelled by the court." / "All motions will need to be typed (no handwritten motions)"

Official source: 13th Cir. — Judge DePaul (Fam C) Procedures & Preferences
Source health: Healthy · checked October 24, 2026
Effective date: —
Last verified: September 9, 2026benchpath-reverify-2026-09-08 (live text containment) | prior: benchpath-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, fully-anchored): 3 bullet(s) quoted whole from the live page, sha256 361f8fca603df5ecfd079c57bbedd743099c4192803e74607a7ec6e109757e52; the prior summary-class text is superseded.] Verbatim from the division's live instruction page (https://www.fljud13.org/Directory/Judges/Judge-DePaul), harvested 2026-08-04; each bullet is quoted whole from the page, whitespace normalised only. [moved from the text 2026-09-14]

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

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30-Minute Zoom Line; Unpermitted Zoom Evidentiary Hearings Get Cancelled — Family C

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