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13 verbatim requirements from the 15th Circuit's Division DV instructions page as published today.
Fifteenth Judicial Circuit (Palm Beach) — Division DV only. Division instructions change with judicial rotations; the division's own page controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
• If an attorney is waiving a client's presence for any hearing, a written waiver , in compliance with the rules, must be filed with the clerk. • Motion Hearings All motions must be filed with the Clerk of Court PRIOR to seeking hearing time from the Court. • Parties SHALL schedule ALL motion hearings by contacting the Judicial Assistant to the Judge, at CAD-divisionDVTD@pbcgov.org . • The Moving party SHALL properly file the Notice of Hearing. • In keeping with professional courtesy, any party scheduling a hearing shall make reasonable efforts to contact the opposing party/counsel for availability or scheduling conflicts. • All parties shall abide by Local Rule 4 to try to resolve the matter and certify the good faith attempt to resolve on the Notice of Hearing. • All case law and written responses upon which the parties intend to rely for their scheduled hearings must be filed and/or provided to the Court, as well as opposing counsel, at least two (2) business days in advance of the hearing by hand or via email to CAD-divisionDVTD@pbcgov.org. • Motions to Modify No Contact Orders Involving Minor Children Parties SHALL schedule ALL motions to modify no contact involving minor children, by contacting the Judicial Assistant to the Judge, at CAD-divisionDVTD@pbcgov.org . • All discovery, including reciprocal discovery, shall be completed 7 days prior to Calendar Call. • Absent good cause as determined by the Court, a negotiated plea will not be accepted after the Calendar Call. • As per the Court's Divisional Instructions, all evidentiary motions and motions in limine requiring more than 5 minutes per side must be filed and brought to the Court's attention at least 7 days prior Calendar Call. • A set or sets of proposed jury instructions including any special instructions in WORD format Any stipulations regarding facts and evidence All exhibits shall be pre-marked Injunction Hearings Please Note: • Proposed Orders All agreed and proposed orders must be submitted through the Online Scheduling System.
If an attorney is waiving a client's presence for any hearing, a written waiver , in compliance with the rules, must be filed with the clerk.
Reviewer note: Composed fresh after the July 2026 rotation replaced division instructions; the prior requirement-level rules for this division sit at medium with notes pointing here. Verbatim from the division's own instructions page, fetched live 2026-08-03 (sha256 052a17529680764d…); whitespace normalised only. [moved from the text 2026-09-14]
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