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3 verbatim requirements on judge preferences.
Twelfth Judicial Circuit — Manatee and Sarasota violence injunctions only. Practices change without notice; the court's own published text controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from the published source, captured 2026-07-24; whitespace normalised only. No OCR was used. • If the petition is for an Injunction Against Domestic Violence (pursuant to section 741.30, Fla. Stat.), the packet shall be electronically transmitted to the Family Division duty judge for immediate review. • If the petition is for any other type of injunction against violence (pursuant to sections 784.045 or 784.046, Fla. Stat.), the packet shall be transmitted to the judge conducting First Appearance hearings. • In accordance with the provisions of sections 784.045 and 784.046, Fla. Stat., upon completion of judicial review and as soon as practicable, but no later than 24 hours after the entry of a temporary injunction, the Clerk shall transmit a copy of the temporary injunction to the Sheriff with jurisdiction over the residence of the Respondent.
If the petition is for an Injunction Against Domestic Violence (pursuant to section 741.30, Fla. Stat.), the packet shall be electronically transmitted to the Family Division duty judge for immediate review.
Reviewer note: Source sha256: . Corpus categories: Electronic transmission, First appearance routing, Clerk transmission. Quote status as recorded by the researcher: VERBATIM_FROM_PARSED_OFFICIAL_SOURCE. Published during the 2026-07-24 completeness pass.
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.
Judge Corlew bars informal contact: every communication with the Court must be in writing, filed with the Clerk, with copies furnished to all parties — and no calls to the JA to schedule or cancel UMC.