Judge Victoria L. Griffin (19th Cir., Indian River family)… — FL · BenchPath

Judge Victoria L. Griffin (19th Cir., Indian River family) — all required documents must be e-filed BEFORE scheduling a final hearing; both parties must appear

High confidence· verified September 9, 2026Divisional InstructionsJudge Griffin, Pre-Judgment Required Documents for Final Hearings (family division)

Summary

Judge Griffin's Pre-Judgment Required Documents list (family division) requires every document on the case-type checklist to be e-filed before a final hearing may be scheduled, warns the court may require more, and states that both parties are required to appear at the final hearing. If a party was not served, a default must be entered before the final hearing.

Applies to

Domestic relations, Indian River County (Div 8, Courtroom 8). Companion custody: 2026 DR practices and procedures, evidence/exhibit policy 2026, verified checklists (dissolution, paternity, name change, stepparent adoption, support unconnected).

Source of truth

Quoted verbatim from hashed bytes (sha256 ba2b5ff1…), pp. 1–2, 9.

Official source: 19th Circuit — Judges Directory
Source health: Healthy · checked October 24, 2026
Effective date: —
Last verified: September 9, 2026benchpath-reverify-2026-09-08 (custody hash match) | prior: benchpath-arbitration-2026-07-24

Paternity Name Change Adoption

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