Judge DePaul's matrix: non-evidentiary ≤30 minutes on Zoom (pro se CMCs in person); evidentiary or >30 minutes in person, with evidentiary set at 60 minutes; Zoom-noticed evidentiary hearings without permission may be cancelled; phone appearances risk rescheduling.
Florida > Thirteenth Judicial Circuit > Hillsborough County > Family Division C (Judge Wendy J. DePaul)
"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)"
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1 verbatim requirement published by Palm Beach Division FC on remote appearance policy.
Judge Hooi does not usually allow hybrid hearings (one side in person, one virtual); if both sides prefer, everyone may appear in person instead; emergencies route through the clerk to a judge-entered handling order.
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