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13 verbatim requirements from Mesa, Patricia's own page on the circuit's site.
Eleventh Judicial Circuit (Miami-Dade). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from Mesa, Patricia's page, harvested 2026-08-02; whitespace normalised only. • The format in which hearings will be conducted shall be set by the Court and may be changed upon agreement by the parties. • The opposing party or their attorney (as well as any other necessary parties such as a Guardian Ad Litem or Assistant State Attorney for the Department of Revenue) must be included in all communications to the Court. • All matters to be heard by the court MUST be filed the Clerk of Court, and a copy must be submitted to the other side or their attorney. • The parties shall wait until (10) days after the date that the Order of Referral to General Magistrate is entered before requesting a hearing on the matter referred. • Once the ten (10) day objection period expires (and if there was not a timely objection filed) the parties shall have fourteen (14) days to have the matter set for hearing. • If you need an interpreter or your witness requires the use of an interpreter, you must arrange to have a certified interpreter present at the hearing. • An exhibit list must be prepared and submitted in advance (7 working days) of the hearing date, unless there is an order that specifically states otherwise. • In addition, you must provide a copy of the exhibit list and proposed exhibits to the opposing party or their attorney (if they are represented by counsel). • If you fail to provide a copy of the exhibit list and /or to file a copy of the exhibit list seven (7) days prior to the hearing, you may not be able to get the exhibits admitted on the day of the hearing. • Prior to the hearing, you must contact the opposing attorney or party and agree to the exhibits that will be admitted and be ready to advise the Court of any stipulations or disagreements relating to the admissibility of evidence at the beginning of the hearing. • If the hearing is to take place by Zoom, the exhibits must be independently filed in accordance with the Family Division Administrative Memorandum No. 2020-01. • If the General Magistrate has instructed you to prepare the proposed Recommended Order of General Magistrate on their ruling, the proposed report must be submitted to the General Magistrate’s office via CourtMAP no later than fourteen (14) days after the date of the hearing. • Any request for continuance of a hearing before a General Magistrate must be heard by the General Magistrate.
The format in which hearings will be conducted shall be set by the Court and may be changed upon agreement by the parties.
Reviewer note: Page sha256: 9a4acc6656c1f571078f6f071ed5bebab8a9cf331c9a7929dbaec25e822ec1be. 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.
Judge Alijewicz requires every motion for attorney's fees and/or costs to attach a document detailing time records — no records, no fee award.