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20 verbatim requirements from Bandin, Christine's own page on the circuit's site.
Eleventh Judicial Circuit (Miami-Dade). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from Bandin, Christine's page, harvested 2026-08-02; whitespace normalised only. • MUST SIGN UP FOR AN ACCOUNT AT FLORIDA COURTS E-FILING PORTAL at www.myflcourtaccess.com for filing pleadings or motions with the clerk. • Please be aware that in order to activate your portal account a pleading must be filed at the time of registration. • All emergencies will be handled on a case by case basis and the parties must follow the emergency procedures listed on this website. • The notice of hearing must be filed with the Clerk at least 7 business days prior to the hearing, not including the day of the hearing. • Unless you receive an order ruling on the motion, you must be available on the selected date and time for one hour as the Judge will be calling motions one at a time. • All cases must attend mediation prior to filing a Notice of Readiness for Trial. • Notice of Readiness shall include the specific issues to be tried by the court (e.g. timesharing, alimony, child support) • Notice of Readiness for Trial must be filed through the e-filing portal or with the Clerk’s office. • Motions to continue the trial must include a signature from the client agreeing to the continuance. • SETTLEMENT FOR FINAL HEARINGS/NON-JURY TRIALS Parties that have reached an agreement must immediately file an MSA and/or PP (If applicable) signed by both parties and notarized Submit a Proposed FJ through CourtMap Contact chambers to advise of the settlement and submission to CourtMap Please note: • ALL PROPOSED ORDERS SHALL BE SUBMITTED VIA COURTMAP YOU MUST INCLUDE THE OPPOSING PARTY IN ALL SUBMISSIONS VIA COURTMAP COURTMAP is ONLY for the submission of proposed orders. • DO NOT use COURTMAP to FILE motions or any other pleading. • Any order which cannot be electronically signed will be rejected. * Both parties shall make every effort to agree and submit ONE order that conforms with the Court’s ruling. • Any hearing over 30 min. you must efile your request for hearing with amount of time needed, once the judge reviews request office will contact you with available dates. • Any settings that do not include the motion and request for hearing with the e-file stamp will be rejected. • Please note that if you are scheduling an EVIDENTIARY special set hearing, you must indicate that it is EVIDENTIARY by typing the word "EVIDENTIARY" after the title of your motion. • Also please note that if you are scheduling an EVIDENTIARY special set hearing, you must follow the procedures for submission of electronic evidence at least seven days in advance of the hearing. 4. • PLEASE DO NOT NOTICE YOUR HEARINGS UNLESS YOU HAVE RECEIEVED THE CONFIRMATION THAT THE HEARING IS SET. • IF THE OPPOSING PARTY IS NOT REGISTERED FOR COURTMAP YOU MUST GENERATE YOUR OWN NOTICE WITH AN APPROPRAITE CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE AND MAIL IT TO THE OPPOSING PARTY. • If you reach a resolution after a hearing has been scheduled, the party that requested the hearing must, IMMEDIATELY UPON REACHING A RESOLUTION, file a Notice of Cancellation with the Clerk or thru E-Portal AND CALL CHAMBERS to remove the matter from calendar.
MUST SIGN UP FOR AN ACCOUNT AT FLORIDA COURTS E-FILING PORTAL at www.myflcourtaccess.com for filing pleadings or motions with the clerk.
Reviewer note: Page sha256: adf23638fc38364fc0df310f4427681507a52f00b63e5ea8aa9bd3b92f8c398b. Requirements published on the judge's own page; navigation stripped before extraction.
Judge Bell caps motions and responses at 5 pages for UMC hearings and 12 pages for special-set hearings.
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