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5 verbatim requirements extracted from 4181-01__2020-02.pdf, across 3 topics.
Nineteenth Judicial Circuit (Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, St. Lucie). Check the order's own effective and rescission dates before relying on it. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from the order, captured 2026-07-24; whitespace normalised only. No OCR was used anywhere in this chain. PROPOSED ORDERS • WHEREAS, the Governor of Florida has declared a state of emergency and has entered a “Safer At Home” Executive Order 20- 91 and has announced that all schools will be closed to students until at least April 30, 2020 and that distance or virtual learning will begin in most schools; and • WHEREAS, since March 17, 2020, the Florida Supreme Court has issued various Emergency Administrative Orders, which authorize the chief judge of each judicial circuit to establish temporary procedures essential to the administration of justice for the use of communication equipment for the conducting of proceedings by remote electronic means, and to maintain judicial workflow to the maximum extent feasible; and • This Order applies to domestic relations cases in the 19th Judicial Circuit and shall remain in full force and effect until Courts resume normal operations by termination of this Court’s Administrative Order 2020- 01, or the entry of a subsequent temporary order, whichever shall first occur. REMOTE & VIRTUAL APPEARANCES • immediately. Virtual education provided by the school shall be considered part of the school year and not be deemed commencement of the summer break until the recess has been announced by the child’s school. HEARING TIME & ARGUMENT LIMITS • The Court may set a hearing at which the parties will be required to appear remotely in accord with Florida Supreme Court AOSC20- 16 and AOSC20- 17. Non - essential family hearings and court related proceedings (including mediation) may be conducted using remote technology. A parent participating is such a proceeding shall do so outside the presence and awareness of the child(ren). Any party seeking a continuance or objecting to a remote proceeding must file a motion, stating the position of the opposing party or counsel, in compliance with Rule 2.545(e). Scheduling hearings and trials shall be handled electronically or by email. Remote hearings shall be conducted using the presiding judge’s Zoom Pro application, available at www.Zoom.us by video or telephone. Each judge shall be contacted regarding his/her procedures and Zoom conferencing information and meeting code. Notices of hearing shall specify the nature of the hearing and the website or phone number to be utilized to allow attorneys, parties, witnesses and court reporters to participate. Information concerning proceedings, including instructions on participating in such proceedings and Zoom, can be found above, or on the presiding judge’s page on the Circuit's website at www.circuit19.org.
WHEREAS, the Governor of Florida has declared a state of emergency and has entered a “Safer At Home” Executive Order 20- 91 and has announced that all schools will be closed to students until at least April 30, 2020 and that distance or virtual learning will begin in most schools; and
Reviewer note: Document sha256: 5c0470bbf9969f644a08bc0644615de8b258d553e7fbd024610b2f3b9478d406. One rule per order rather than per topic, so an order's requirements stay together. Published during the completeness pass.
Division AO requires proposed orders to be submitted in Word format through the 15th Circuit Online Services System. Orders submitted online do not need a date or signature line.
3 verbatim requirements published by Palm Beach Division M on proposed orders & online scheduling.
When counsel is asked to prepare an order after a hearing, it must be drafted and circulated to opposing counsel within three working days and submitted to the Court within seven days of the hearing.