Local Rule 1 — Five divisions of the Circuit Court (Broward)
Summary
Creates the five Circuit Court divisions — General Civil, Criminal, Probate, Juvenile, Family — and defines the Family Division's one-family jurisdiction (dissolution, custody/support, domestic violence and related matters).
Requirement
Verbatim: "Five divisions of the Circuit Court are created for the administration and management of court proceedings. (1) General Civil Division (2) Criminal Division (3) Probate Division (4) Juvenile Division (5) Family Division. The Family Court Division hears all suits, proceedings, or matters that affect one family," including dissolution of marriage, simplified dissolution, child custody and support, URESA, and domestic violence. Source PDF sha256 e722f9bba6eb…
Source of truth
Five divisions of the Circuit Court are created for the administration and management of court proceedings.
- Official source
- 17th Circuit Local Rules (Broward)
- Source health
- Healthy · checked July 18, 2026
- Effective date
- —
- Last verified
- July 5, 2026Live fetch 2026-07-05; PDF sha256-hashed; Fable 5
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