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6 verbatim requirements on remote appearances in MICHAEL G. KAPLAN's division.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit (Broward County) — Division 59/57 only. Divisional procedures change without notice; the division page controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
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Unlock free →1) All division 59 hearings are in-person. All requests for appearance by Zoom or by phone must be made by written motion filed with the Clerk of Court then following the procedures to obtain a hearing. Please do not call and/or send emails asking to appear remotely or for a continuance. The Judicial Assistant does not have the authority to permit anyone to appear remotely or continue any hearings for any reasons.
Reviewer note: Document sha256: e5d8fbafbba623fdc822e76213a4c3f3d4034481f70d2c6dbba2f8742d4d6e52. 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).