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1st Cir. — IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,

High confidence· verified August 2, 2026Administrative Orders1st Jud. Cir. — IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,

Summary

3 verbatim requirements from this First Circuit document.

Applies to

First Judicial Circuit (Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton). Procedural information only; not legal advice.

Requirement

Verbatim from the operative section, harvested 2026-08-02; whitespace normalised only. • ORDERS OF REFERRAL PROVIDED BY THE CLERK OF THE COURT: Effective pursuant to the entry of this Administrative Directive, the Clerk of Court for Okaloosa County, Florida, is hereby directed to issue an Order of Referral to the General Magistrate in all domestic relations cases. No such referral shall be issued for domestic violence injunctions. See Order of Referral, attached as Exhibit “A”. • MATTERS HANDLED BY GENERAL MAGISTRATE: All of the following matters shall be handled by the General Magistrate: -2- a. Simplified Dissolution of Marriage Petitions; b. All pro se Family Law matters; c. All requests for Temporary Relief; d. All discovery disputes; e. All post-judgment Family Law matters, including but not limited to modifications, contempt, enforcement, and petitions to relocate; and f. Any and all matters related thereto. • CHILD SUPPORT & RECUSALS FROM THE CHILD SUPPORT HEARING OFFICER: Appointed as the Child Support Enforcement Hearing Officer, the General Magistrate shall hear all child support enforcement matters pursuant to the provisions set forth in the Administrative Orders regarding those enforcement hearings at the Okaloosa County Courthouse, located in Crestview, Florida. Additionally, the General Magistrate shall hear any Child Support Enforcement Hearing in which the Hearing Officer has recused him or herself or has been disqualified. In matters such as these, an Order of Referral is not required.

Source of truth

ORDERS OF REFERRAL PROVIDED BY THE CLERK OF THE COURT: Effective pursuant to the entry of this Administrative Directive, the Clerk of Court for Okaloosa County, Florida, is hereby directed to issue an Order of Referral to the General Magistrate in all domestic relations cases. No such referral shall be issued for domestic violence injunctions. See Order of Referral, attached as Exhibit “A”.

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Reviewer note: PDF sha256: 8b29056f72bc900630f8d741b87b17dcc17f36533e1bd2b3c9b6ae4f75b97387. Read from the ORDERED section as numbered paragraphs.