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10 verbatim requirements on remote appearances in BETSY BENSON's division.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit (Broward County) — Division 56 only. Divisional procedures change without notice; the division page controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
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Unlock free →Please note that most hearings are being held via Zoom platform. If you prefer to have your matter addressed at the courthouse, please email us (copy the other side), at div56@17th.flcourts.org with your request, at least five days before the hearing. If you set a hearing via zoom, please use the following links for Division 56 and include the link in the Notice Setting Hearing:
Reviewer note: Document sha256: 4587fd7d64c628c7e008aec3946621274a3600a85e21d7e791d7c8bcc8f9fce1. Corpus topic: REMOTE_ZOOM_POLICY. Published during the completeness pass — the audit found 2,753 verbatim requirements against 123 published rules. GOOGLE DOCS VEIN: 102 of the Seventeenth Circuit's 106 division procedure documents are published as Google Docs (docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-...), not as PDFs on the court's own host. Two consecutive fetches of the same Google Doc URL return DIFFERENT bytes — Google injects per-request session config — so the document_sha256 recorded here pins one render, not a stable identity, and content-hash change detection does not work on this vein. Re-verified live 2026-07-24 by text presence instead: six sampled documents still carried 100%, 100%, 100%, 91%, 100% and 100% of their published requirements.
Most hearings set for 30 minutes or less are conducted by Zoom in CV-A; the setting order/notice prevails. Telephonic appearance is allowed if opposing counsel doesn't object — request it when scheduling.
In CV-B the parties agree whether attendance is Zoom or in person; hybrid is permitted, and the Notice of Hearing must state Hearing Room 701 with the division's published Zoom ID (275-150-7351).
In CV-C, appearing by Zoom is a privilege (log in five minutes early; Court hosts); presenting testimony remotely — any hearing or non-jury trial, any length — requires a written motion showing good cause under Rule 2.530(b)(2).