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6 verbatim requirements from Eleventh Circuit administrative order 03-15.
Eleventh Judicial Circuit (Miami-Dade). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from the operative section of Eleventh Circuit administrative order 03-15, harvested 2026-08-02; whitespace normalised only. • Coordinating the development of resources that may be required by various courts dealing with family matters, (e.g., guardian ad litem, mediation services, drug referral and treatment, home studies, etc.) and assessing the possible integration of cases regarding involuntary commitments for drug and alcohol dependency or mental health, and as appropriate, guardianships; Page 4 of 12 • The HONORABLE SANDY KARLAN will remain in the Lawson E. Thomas Courthouse Center and the HONORABLE LESTER LANGER in the Juvenile Justice Center to allow the Unified Family Court the greatest flexibility to serve the needs of the families and to accommodate the service providers and law enforcement. However, the new Juvenile Courthouse will have designated courtrooms and ancillary space for the Complex Litigation Section of the Unified Family Court. • Identification - Cross Over Cases will be identified by: a. The daily UFC Cross Over Reports that are generated by CITeS Department of the Administrative Office of the Courts; b. Judges and court staff, and c. Attorneys/litigants • Resources - In order to avoid duplication and maximize the efficient use of resources, all reports, evaluations, memoranda and orders pertaining to cross over cases shall be shared by the judges assigned to such cases, and shall be made available to all counsel and the parties for purposes of hearings, dispositions and resolution of the matters before the Court. To the extent that any issues of confidentiality may apply, all legal requirements shall be observed. • Closed Cases/Post Judgment Matters - When all issues of a cross over case have been finally resolved, the file will be closed and remain in the Complex Litigation Section, wherein such case was resolved, for all post judgment matters. B. Domestic Relations/Juvenile Cross Over Cases • located at the Juvenile Justice Center. Any subsequent filings by the parties, (i.e., child support, domestic violence, etc.) will be automatically transferred to the Judge presiding over both cases. d. Domestic Relations case filed where there is closed Dependency case. The Case Coordinator will review the closed dependency case and forward all pleadings, settlement agreements, final orders and other relevant documents to the Domestic Relations Judge. The Domestic Relations Judge shall confer with the Juvenile Judge, as applicable. e. Juvenile Delinquency case filed where there is an open Domestic Relations Case or a Domestic Relations case is filed where there is an open Juvenile Delinquency case. Upon being advised of the cross over case by the Case Coordinator, the Complex Litigation Judges shall immediately confer with the Judges regarding their respective cases to decide what is in the best interest of the parties. Such decision will be that (i) the Judges will sit jointly, (ii) a primary Judge will be designated between them who will hear the matters simultaneously or (iii) the cross over case will be assigned to the Complex Litigation Section (Section
Coordinating the development of resources that may be required by various courts dealing with family matters, (e.g., guardian ad litem, mediation services, drug referral and treatment, home studies, etc.) and assessing the possible integration of cases regarding involuntary commitments for drug and alcohol dependency or mental health, and as appropriate, guardianships; Page 4 of 12
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: e87dfa046d09f7cfe7cbd7726c9006a4fd5f49913e0a01762c04014f8e2bcd27. Read from the order's ORDERED section as numbered paragraphs. 2 paragraph(s) withheld as too scan-damaged to quote.
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