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24 verbatim requirements from the 15th Circuit's Division FC instructions page as published today.
Fifteenth Judicial Circuit (Palm Beach) — Division FC only. Division instructions change with judicial rotations; the division's own page controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
• All UMC hearings shall be scheduled in the OLS system, and conducted via Zoom. • UMC hearings must be scheduled in OLS prior to contacting the judicial assistant. • The parties must confer and coordinate when scheduling UMC hearings. • All parties MUST be copied in any emails and correspondence sent to the Court. • A Notice of Hearing must then be filed and a copy provided to the Court via the same email. • If there are attachments, you must submit the proposed order with the attachment (s) via OLS. • Prior to setting a matter on the motion calendar, the party or counsel noticing the motion shall attempt to resolve the matter and shall certify the good faith attempt to resolve. • In addition to the foregoing and in compliance with Florida law, you must provide a legible scanned copy of the Petitioner's photo I.D. • If appearing telephonically (without video), the testifying party must be in the presence of a notary or an attorney who can certify their identity. • If appearing by Zoom video conference, the Court shall act as notary. • Trials A Notice for Trial must be filed along with the Notice of Unavailability. • For any requests for more than one day, you must set a UMC hearing after filing the Notice for Trial. • If you do not provide us with the trial notice, the Court is unaware it was filed. • All parties must be copied in any correspondence with the Court. • Once the trial has been set, pre-trial mediation MUST take place regardless of other mediation that may have occurred prior to the Order Setting Trial. • Failure to attend pre-trial mediation absent an order waiving same shall result in the striking of the case from the trial docket and/or additional sanctions, including but not limited to dismissal of action without further notice and/or hearing. • Temporary Relief Hearings Pursuant to Administrative Order No. 5.207 Mediation must be completed and the mediation report filed prior to requesting a hearing. • The requesting party must coordinate date and time with the opposing side, please do not include the JA in the correspondence between the parties when coordinating dates. • Please be advised that in post-judgment matters the appropriate procedures regarding an Order of Referral to the General Magistrate, pursuant to Administrative Order 5.104, must be followed when applicable before hearing dates are requested. • All proposed Exhibits must be PREMARKED (including Exhibit Number, Case Style and Number, Date of Hearing, Judge's Name) and provided to the Court AT LEAST THREE BUSINESS DAYS prior to the hearing via U.S. mail or the Main County Courthouse drop box. • If Exhibits are not received by the Court at least three business days prior to the hearing in compliance with the above requirements, they will not be accepted or considered. • Self-Represented Parties (Pro Se) If you are a self-represented pro se party (with no attorney), you must contact the Family Court Case Manager. • Do Not Send Letters, Emails or Notes To The Court The Court does not act on letters, notes or emails sent by either party. • In the event the Plan Administrator do not require a pre-approval, a letter will need to state this fact and filed with the motion.
All UMC hearings shall be scheduled in the OLS system, and conducted via Zoom.
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 03e5a7700a66d56d…); whitespace normalised only. [moved from the text 2026-09-14]
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