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35 verbatim requirements from the 15th Circuit's Division IZ instructions page as published today.
Fifteenth Judicial Circuit (Palm Beach) — Division IZ only. Division instructions change with judicial rotations; the division's own page controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
• Before filing a non-dispositive motion, movants must confer with opposing parties in a good faith effort to resolve the motion. • As required under Rule 1.202 , all hearing notices must include a certificate of conferral certifying that counsel for the movant has discussed the relief requested with opposing counsel, or certify that the opposing party did not respond describing with particularity all of the efforts undertaken to accomplish dialogue with the opposing party prior to filing the motion, or that the rules do not apply to their motion. • At the hearing, counsel who requested the hearing must be prepared to detail efforts made to speak to opposing counsel in a good faith effort to resolve or narrow the issues raised. • All cases in which an evidentiary hearing is necessary or at least one party is pro se shall be held in person regardless of the length of the hearing. • IF YOU RECEIVE A STATUS ORDER OR REJECTION MEMO AND YOU HAVE A DISAGREEMENT, DO NOT SET THE MATTER FOR A UMC HEARING. • Online Services Prior to first use, users must create an account in the Court's Online Services (current users can use their existing account.) Probate Division "IZ" is now participating in Online Scheduling for Special Set non-evidentiary Hearings thirty (30) minutes or less. • If multiple orders are being submitted for a case, they must be uploaded separately and not as an attachment to another order. • All orders must state a mailing address and e-mail address for each party being served and that have registered e-mail addresses with the Clerk of Court. • IF THE OPPOSING SIDE IS AN E-MAIL EXCUSED ATTORNEY OR A PRO SE party (unless pro se party has agreed to e-mail service) DO NOT SEND YOUR ORDER BY E-MAIL. • A hard copy of the proposed order must be provided to the Court with sufficient self-addressed stamped envelopes provided to the Court for service. • Please note that all petitions for guardianship must be scheduled by the Judicial Assistant. • Request special set hearing, case number and case style Advise the court of the special set request and how much time is required for the special set. • Do not prepare/or send an order setting the hearing until the court has "confirm" the date for a special set hearing. • Notice/Motion to Set Cause for Trial The original notice/motion to set cause for trial must be filed with the Clerk. • Notice of Unavailability must be filed when filing a notice to set trial. • Please adhere to all instructions in Administrative Order 5.209 In cases where one side is represented by an attorney and the other side is pro se, the notice shall contain the e-mail address for the attorney and the physical street address and/or e-mail address for the pro se party. • Notices must include specific motion or petition/counter petition to be tried and the estimate of time necessary for trial. • You may obtain a trial date before completing mediation, but you must complete mediation prior to trial. • Do not notice your case for trial unless both sides agree the case is trial ready. • Any party seeking to exclude expert testimony under a Daubert analysis pursuant to F.S. 90.702 shall file a motion with the court specifically identifying the basis for the Daubert challenge. • All Daubert motions shall be scheduled and heard prior to the commencement of the trial. • All Exhibits Must Be Uploaded to the Digital Evidence Portal. • To upload evidence you must be logged in as an attorney on the case. • Are There Any Formatting Requirements for Uploaded Exhibits? Each exhibit's first page must have "blank space" sufficient to hold he court's evidence stamp. • I Logged Into OLS and Entered the Correct Case Number, but do not see the Digital Evidence Portal Button? Divisional participation in the Digital Evidence Portal is at the discretion of each judge/magistrate. • Please see Supreme Court Administrative Order AOSC19-74, which discusses transition to a "fully electronic environment that is largely paperless." All proposed orders shall be submitted to the court for review no later than 48 hours following the hearing via OLS or 48 hours prior to the scheduled hearing. • Matters brought before the court must be noticed five (5) days prior to the hearing for in-state residence and ten (10) days for out-of-state residence. • The Notice of Hearing must be e-filed and a courtesy copy sent to the Judicial Assistant. • PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL PETITION'S FOR GUARDIANSHIP MUST BE SCHEDULED BY THE JUDICIAL ASSISTANT. • Motions must be filed and docketed with clerk before hearing dates can be given or a hearing can be set. • Person requesting hearing must confirm availability with opposing counsel or pro se litigant before contacting the Judicial Assistant, Mary Beardsley, to schedule a special set hearing at 561-330-1723. • IF the opposing counsel or Pro-Se litigant is NOT available on the dates provided by the moving party, then the Opposing Counsel not the moving party shall be responsible for obtaining new dates from the Judicial Assistant ASAP. • If the hearing is evidentiary, that must be noted on the proposed Order on Special Set Hearing. • If the documents exceed ten (10) pages total, parties shall send courtesy hard copies via U.S. mail to the Court five (5) business days prior to the scheduled hearing. • Once ALL the cited deficiencies have been cured and related documents have posted on the docket, please send your proposed order(s) through OLS with a notation that all deficiencies have been cured. "A Restricted Depository is required for all guardianship involving property." Important Update:
Before filing a non-dispositive motion, movants must confer with opposing parties in a good faith effort to resolve the motion.
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 e407aaeeaaf8f274…); whitespace normalised only. [moved from the text 2026-09-14]
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