16th Cir. — 5.014 - The Establishment of the Family Court Self-Help Program — IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 16TH · BenchPath

16th Cir. — 5.014 - The Establishment of the Family Court Self-Help Program — IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 16TH

High confidence· verified August 2, 2026Administrative Orders16th Jud. Cir., 5.014 - The Establishment of the Family Court Self-Help Program — sha256-hashed 2026-08-02

Summary

5 verbatim requirements from 5.014 - The Establishment of the Family Court Self-Help Program.

Applies to

Sixteenth Judicial Circuit (Monroe). Procedural information only; not legal advice.

Requirement

Verbatim from the operative section of https://e7tb82hwrcn.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/administrative-orders/Section%2005%20Family%20Law/5.014%20-%20The%20Establishment%20of%20the%20Family%20Court%20Self-Help%20Program.pdf, harvested 2026-08-02; whitespace normalised only. • (2) Self-represented litigants who may receive the assistance of the 16th Circuit Family Court Self-Help Program are those individuals who seek information to file, pursue, or respond to a family law case without the assistance of an attorney. 1 (3) The 16th Circuit Family Court Self-Help Program shall be operated by the lawyer and nonlawyer staff in the office of the Family Court Coordinator for the 16th Circuit. • (9) Before receiving the services of the 16th Circuit Family Court Self-help Program, Self-Help personnel shall thoroughly explain the “Notice of Limitation of Services Provided” disclaimer, which is attached hereto, and incorporated in this Administrative Order. • Each self-represented litigant, after receiving an explanation of the disclaimer, shall sign an acknowledgment that the disclaimer has been explained to the self-represented litigant and that the self- represented litigant understands the limitation of the services provided. • The original shall be filed by the Self- Help personnel in the Court file and a copy shall be provided to the self-represented litigant. • (10) If information is provided by telephone, the notice of limitation of services shall be heard by all callers prior to speaking to Self-Help staff.

Source of truth

(2) Self-represented litigants who may receive the assistance of the 16th Circuit Family Court Self-Help Program are those individuals who seek information to file, pursue, or respond to a family law case without the assistance of an attorney. 1 (3) The 16th Circuit Family Court Self-Help Program shall be operated by the lawyer and nonlawyer staff in the office of the Family Court Coordinator for the 16th Circuit.

Official source: 16th Circuit — Judges
Source health: Healthy · checked August 2, 2026
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Last verified: August 2, 2026benchpath-16th-2026-08-02

Reviewer note: PDF sha256: e910b26566196781bf81495418ae7e08105f1c2a1b1922c93b8484d9f419b709. Read from the ORDERED section as numbered paragraphs.

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