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35 verbatim requirements from the 15th Circuit's Division JS instructions page as published today.
Fifteenth Judicial Circuit (Palm Beach) — Division JS only. Division instructions change with judicial rotations; the division's own page controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
• Unless otherwise expressly permitted, all case-related correspondence must be copied to all parties and shall be limited to scheduling matters or providing pleadings and draft orders for the Court's review. • All communications with the judicial office must comply with Canon 3 of the Code of Judicial Conduct, which prohibits a judge from initiating, permitting, or considering ex parte communications and from considering other communications outside the presence of the parties concerning a pending or impending proceeding, unless authorized by law. • All parties must be copied on any e-mail directed to the judicial office, unless an ex parte communication is authorized by law. • All attorneys and self-represented litigants must make and receive service by e-mail, which is generally through the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal, unless excused. • All attorneys and self-represented litigants must provide an e-mail address to receive signed orders electronically, unless excused. • Status Check Hearings may be reset by agreed order and SHALL be filed no less than 24 hours prior to the hearings. • ALL motions must be cleared with the court's Judicial Assistant, and the parties must confer prior to setting the hearing, and the Moving Party SHALL file the notice of hearing with the clerk's office and cc the CAD-DivisionJS@pbcgov.org to notify the court that a hearing has been set. • Any motions longer than 15 minutes shall not be placed on the morning docket and must be set by contacting the court's judicial assistant. • ALL NOTICES OF HEARING SHALL BE FILED 72 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING IF THE NOTICE IS FILED LESS THEN 72 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING IT MUST BE FILED AS AN EMERGENCY. • ALL motions must be filed prior to setting the hearing. • The prevailing party SHALL submit proposed orders no later than 3 days after the Court has ruled. • ALL PARTIES SHALL follow Local Rule 4, prior to setting a matter for hearing, the party or attorney noticing the motion/matter shall attempt to resolve the matter and shall certify the good faith attempt to resolve it. • All proposed orders must contain a new agreed date, no more than 30 days from the original date, for the Court to consider when determining if a continuance will be granted. • Hearings lasting more than 10 minutes or that involve evidentiary Matters MUST be Specially Set Once your Motion has been docketed in the court file, you may request hearing time by contacting the JA via email at CAD-DivisionJS@pbcgov.org with the following information noted in the Email request: • Please note that hearing dates / times will be held for no more than 24 hours. • The prevailing party SHALL submit proposed orders no later than 3 days after the Court has ruled Judicial Reviews/Permanency Hearings are heard on Tuesday afternoons, and the 4th Monday of each month beginning at 1:30. • If any party is seeking a goal change or to change a judicial review to a permanency hearing proper notice must be filed at least 5 days prior to the hearing. • Motions to Reopen, prior to scheduling an evidentiary hearing the case MUST be set for a status check on the Tuesday morning docket. • ALL PARTIES SHALL follow Local Rule 4, prior to setting a matter for hearing, the party or attorney noticing the motion/matter shall attempt to resolve the matter and shall certify the good faith attempt to resolve it Court Schedule: • Hearings must be requested by e-mail to Cad-DivisionJS@pbcgov.org If parties are unable to identify and/or agree on a hearing date and time the scheduling party should e-mail the judicial assistant, copying opposing counsel and any self-represented litigant, to coordinate scheduling the hearing. • Except for good cause shown, the motion must be signed by the party requesting the continuance, as required by Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.545(e). • Motions for continuance must be submitted at least three (3) days prior to the scheduled court date for which the continuance is sought, barring exigent circumstances. • ALL other agreed resets/cancellations MUST be cleared with the Court's Judicial Assistant before filing a notice of cancellation and notice resetting hearing. • Children who are dually involved youth must be brought live to court for ALL hearings unless a motion has been filed and an order entered allowing remote appearance. • The party requesting a remote appearance must file a written Motion no less than 3 days prior to the hearing and send a courtesy copy to the CAD email, copying all parties. • Parties must confer and advise the court in the motion if any party objects to the motion. • If there is a challenge to the good cause alleged in the motion it MUST be set for a hearing. • Motions will not be granted simply because there is an agreement; the Motion must allege good cause as required by the rules of court. • If the Court has not issued an order granting the request, the parties and counsel SHALL appear in person. • In an emergency, please email the JA via email at CAD-DivisionJS@pbcgov.org regarding the emergency, and you MUST file an EMERGENCY MOTION to appear via Zoom and upload a proposed order to OLS. • Requests for remote appearance must be submitted no less than three (3) days prior to the hearing. • If a witness appears remotely, the party calling the witness must ensure the witness has a functioning camera and microphone and has tested the internet connection before the hearing. • All participants in a remote hearing must have a secure and stable internet connection Return to TOC D. • The prevailing party SHALL submit proposed orders to OLS no later than 3 days after the Court has ruled Effective February 8,2021: • All Orders must include a complete service list in the "copies furnished section" with complete email address.
Unless otherwise expressly permitted, all case-related correspondence must be copied to all parties and shall be limited to scheduling matters or providing pleadings and draft orders for the Court's review.
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 84cba4468603d782…); whitespace normalised only. [moved from the text 2026-09-14]
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