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7 verbatim requirements extracted from judge-michael-c-heisey__Evidence-Exhibit-Policy_0.pdf, across 2 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. EXHIBITS & EVIDENCE • DO NOT SUBMIT EVIDENCE/EXHIBITS DIRECTLY TO THE JUDGE’S OFFICE • DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT W 1 Financial Aff. H 2 Tax Returns M 1 Text Messages from 12/20/17 F 4 Photographs of car FW 1 Facebook Message FH 6 Bank Statement • 2. UNANTICIPATED REBUTTAL EVIDENCE may be submitted as soon as the party becomes aware of its existence. • 3. This procedure does not modify or change the Court’s Pretrial Order that requires a pretrial meeting to exchange documents and a pretrial statement listing all exhibits . The parties will be strictly limited to those exhibits and witnesses listed in the pretrial statement. HEARING TIME & ARGUMENT LIMITS • EVIDENCE/EXHIBIT POLICY - MICHAEL C. HEISEY, Circuit Judge UPDATED: September 21, 2021 Evidence/Exhibits must be pre-marked. Contact the Clerk of Court, Domestic Relations/Family Division for the evidence template(s). Hard copies of all evidence/exhibits, including electronic media must be submitted to the Clerk of Court, Domestic Relations/Family Division, at least two (2) business days prior to the evidentiary hearing/trial. • The Court WILL NOT review or consider any evidence/exhibit before it is admitted during the hearing/trial. You must send all of your evidence/ exhibits and a copy of the Exhibit List to the other party within the deadlines as established by your pre-trial order or Florida rule. IF NONE, then, at least five (5) business days prior to the start of your trial or hearing. Only the Exhibit List should be e-filed in advance. 1. A completed Exhibit List and all proposed exhibits must be titled in the PROPER MANNER AND FORMAT—see below. Each exhibit shall identify (1) the party; (2) the party exhibit number; and (3) a short description of the exhibit. PARTY IDENTIFERS: M = Mother F = Father W = Wife H = Husband FW = Former Wife FH = Former Husband • 4. Failure to serve your evidence/exhibits on the other side(s) at least five (5) business days prior to the start of your trial or hearing shall result in exclusion of the exhibit and/or other appropriate sanctions.
EVIDENCE/EXHIBIT POLICY - MICHAEL C. HEISEY, Circuit Judge UPDATED: September 21, 2021 Evidence/Exhibits must be pre-marked. Contact the Clerk of Court, Domestic Relations/Family Division for the evidence template(s). Hard copies of all evidence/exhibits, including electronic media must be submitted to the Clerk of Court, Domestic Relations/Family Division, at least two (2) business days prior to the evidentiary hearing/trial.
Reviewer note: Document sha256: 95fe42a96cf34b94f7d6b24d128885f053529ca65a6d102361dafd22535ddd59. One rule per order rather than per topic, so an order's requirements stay together. Published during the completeness pass.
Judge Sherman requires TWO identical bound hard-copy sets of pre-marked exhibits for evidentiary hearings at least 7 days out — and anything over 50 pages must arrive as bound hard copies by mail.
Judge Hafele: exhibits in chambers three days before any evidentiary proceeding, courtesy copies two days out, all hearing materials three business days ahead, and interpreter requests seven days in advance.
Judge Mullinax wants physical copies of all documents and exhibits for in-person hearings/trials provided five days in advance; orders in Word (no macros/columns/tabs) within 48 hours, final judgments with a 3-inch top-right margin.