19th Cir. — judge-victoria-l-griffin__Evidence-Exhibit-Policy-2026.pdf: published requirements · BenchPath

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19th Cir. — judge-victoria-l-griffin__Evidence-Exhibit-Policy-2026.pdf: published requirements

High confidence· verified July 24, 2026Special Set Hearings19th Jud. Cir., judge-victoria-l-griffin__Evidence-Exhibit-Policy-2026.pdf (pp. 1, 2, 3) — sha256-hashed 2026-07-24

Summary

16 verbatim requirements extracted from judge-victoria-l-griffin__Evidence-Exhibit-Policy-2026.pdf, across 2 topics.

Applies to

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.

Requirement

Verbatim from the order, captured 2026-07-24; whitespace normalised only. No OCR was used anywhere in this chain. HEARING TIME & ARGUMENT LIMITS • DO NOT SUBMIT EVIDENCE/EXHIBITS DIRECTLY TO THE JUDGE’S OFFICE. THE COURT WILL NOT REVIEW OR CONSIDER ANY EVIDENCE/EXHIBIT BEFORE BEING ADMITTED DURING THE HEARING/TRIAL. • ATTORNEYS shall pre -mark their own exhibits for identification utilizing the Clerk’s evidence template/stickers . DO NOT submit evidence to the Clerk of Court, Domestic Relations Division, prior to the hearing/trial. • PRO SE/SELF-REPRESENTED PARTIES shall deliver their exhibits to the Clerk of Court, in-person, for pre-marking no less than five (5) business days prior to the hearing/trial. The Clerk will mark the exhibits and return them to the party with instructions to bring them as marked to the hearing/trial. • IN-PERSON HEARINGS AND TRIALS: Hard copies of all evidence/exhibits, including electronic media, must be brought to the hearing/trial and pre-marked using the evidence template. Two (2) copies of all paper evidence/exhibits must be brought to the hearing/trial: one (1) copy shall be the original evidence/exhibit, and one (1) copy shall be provided to the judge. Copies of proposed evidence/exhibits should be provided to opposing counsel/parties prior to the hearing. • ALL EVIDENTIARY HEARINGS AND TRIALS ARE REQUIRED TO BE IN-PERSON UNLESS REMOTE APPEARANCE IS GRANTED BY MOTION, PURSUANT TO RULE 2.530. • 1. ONLY THE EXHIBIT LIST (NOT THE EXHIBITS) SHOULD BE E-FILED AT LEAST FIVE (5) BUSINESS DAYS IN ADVANCE OF THE HEARING/TRIAL. • 2. You must send all 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 hearing/trial • a. FOR ATTORNEY CASES: Counsel for the party who is successful in admitting an exhibit into evidence is responsible for filing the admitted exhibits with the Clerk through the E-Filing Portal no more than 48 hours after the hearing/trial. • 8. FAILURE TO SERVE YOUR EXHIBITS ON THE OPPOSING SIDE at least five (5) business days prior to the start of your hearing/trial shall result in exclusion of the exhibit(s) and/or other appropriate sanctions. EXHIBITS & EVIDENCE • Contact the Clerk of Court, Domestic Relations/Family Division for the evidence template(s): Physical Address: 2000 16th Avenue, Room 136, Vero Beach, Florida 32960 Telephone Number: (772) 226 - 3100 • 3. 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; (3) a short description of the exhibit. • 4. UNANTICIPATED REBUTTAL EVIDENCE may be submitted as soon as the party becomes aware of its existence. • case number, case style, and evidence/exhibit number. Thumb drives will not be accepted. • 6. 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. • b. FOR PRO SE PARTIES: The Clerk shall file the admitted exhibit through the E-Filing Portal. You must notify the Clerk if you wish to obtain your exhibits after filing, otherwise the Clerks shall destroy/shred the admitted evidence.

Source of truth

DO NOT SUBMIT EVIDENCE/EXHIBITS DIRECTLY TO THE JUDGE’S OFFICE. THE COURT WILL NOT REVIEW OR CONSIDER ANY EVIDENCE/EXHIBIT BEFORE BEING ADMITTED DURING THE HEARING/TRIAL.

Official source: 19th Circuit — Administrative Orders (circuit19.org)
Source health: Healthy · checked July 24, 2026
Effective date: —
Last verified: July 24, 2026benchpath-completeness-2026-07-24

Reviewer note: Document sha256: 992dc25df7263b44f4f25128b912984b578776f981c5842e5f9bfd3888b958a7. One rule per order rather than per topic, so an order's requirements stay together. Published during the completeness pass.