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53 verbatim requirements extracted from media-12432__SLC-Division-L-Z-FAMILY-PROCEDURES-2025.pdf, across 7 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.
HEARING TIME & ARGUMENT LIMITS • Physical Address: St. Lucie County Courthouse, Suite 448, 218 South 2nd Street, Fort Pierce, Florida 34950 Address for Notices of Hearing (all evidentiary hearings-are in person): Courtroom 4B (unless otherwise noted on the online calendar), St. Lucie County Courthouse, 218 South 2nd Street, Fort Pierce, Florida 34950 E-mail: The preferred method of communication with this office is via Divisional Email: SLCJudge8@circuit19.org Webpage: Circuit Judge (Family Division L-Z) | 19th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida • E-MAIL: The preferred method of communication with this office is via email. E-mail correspondence and/or emergency motions to SLCJudge8@circuit19.org. Due to the heavy case load in this assignment, it may take up to 48 hours to receive a response to your email. You must include the opposing counsel or party (if pro se) as a copy recipient on all email correspondence and CLEARLY indicate that you have done so in the email. Email sent to this office must include the following in the subject line: Case Short Style Name (Smith v Smith) Case Number (short case number is sufficient, example: 18DR623) Purpose of email: Order, Notice of Cancellation of Hearing, Request for Hearing for more than 1 hour, etc. If you are requesting an Emergency Hearing, please clearly indicate in the subject line that it is a Request for an Emergency Hearing. The body of the email must contain a brief description of the purpose of the email. If a potential hearing date and time over one (1) hour is being requested, you must include a good faith estimate of time needed for the entire hearing (after consulting with opposing counsel/party/ies), and a good faith certification that attempts have been made to resolve the matter and the outcome of those attempts. Documents submitted to this office by email should be attached as a document with a file name that is easily identifiable and searchable, and not attached under a “scanned doc” name and the file name must contain a short case style & short case number for reference. Example of a simple file name for a document: 18DR623 O Set Hearing Smith v Smith. • PRO-SE/SELF REPRESENTED PARTIES: Petitioners and/or Respondents without an attorney are “pro se.” If both parties are pro se/self-represented, th ey will be referred to the Pro Se Case Manager. If you are self-represented and wish to inquire about your case status or are looking to schedule a hearing, you may complete • COURT ATTENDANCE ZOOM VIDEO: Uniform Motion Calendars, Case Management Conferences and Non-Ev identiary Hearings one hour or less may be scheduled via Zoom Video (see Zoom Information below), unless otherwise directed by the Court. • IN-PERSON: Attendance at all Trials and Evidentiary Hearings, Default Final Hearings (with exception noted in ‘Final Default Hearings’ paragraph below), and Injunction for Protection Hearings are in-person, in Courtroom 4B, of the St. Lucie County Courthouse, 218 South 2nd Street, Fort Pierce, Flor ida 34950, unless otherwise directed by the Court. A motion must be filed to appear remotely, via Zoom. • HEARINGS (See scheduling procedures below) Once an entry is made to the online calendar, a Notice of Hearing must immediately be filed, and a copy provided to SLCJudge8@circuit19.org – no later than three (3) business days of the online calendar entry. Failure to timely file and serve a Notice of Hearing will result in the removal of the calendar entry with no further notice to the scheduling party and the hearing must then be rescheduled. • 1. Logon to https://slccjis.stlucieco.gov/attorney_calendar/default.aspx. You must register to obtain your user ID and password on the site. 2. Click on case scheduling. 3. Enter County, Covering Judge – Family L-Z, month and year in drop down fields. 4. Hit available hearing time: View button and a screen will open showing all available hearing times. For UMC dates, look under UMC. For Family Hearings, one (1) hour or less look under FAMILY MOTIONS. 5. When entering the case information to the online calendar, you must use the complete case number (20XXDRXXX), first and last names of the parties and a description of Motion. 6. Any issues relating to your login/use of the online calendar should be directed to bakerc@stlucieco.org NOT the judicial assistant. • MOTIONS, NOTICES FOR HEARING AND FINAL HEARINGS NOTICES FOR HEARING: You must file your motion before setting it for hearing. Hearing dates and times must be cleared with the opposing party/counsel for opposing party, noting same on your Notice of Hearing . The Notice of Hearing must reflect the hearing is before Covering Judge – Family L-Z. Once an entry is made to the online calendar, a Notice of Hearing mu st immediately be filed, and a copy provided to SLCJudge8@circuit19.org – no later than three (3) business days of the online calendar entry. Failure to timely file and serve a Notice Of He aring will result in the removal of the calendar entry with no further notice to the scheduling party and the hearing must then be rescheduled. • HEARING PACKET: Parties must submit a copy of the Motion, Notice of Hearing, any relevant Caselaw and Proposed Order/Final Judgment in WORD format to the Judicial Assistant vi a email at least five (5) business days in advance of the hearing, ideally in one email. Notices of Hearings and Ex-Parte Motions MUST contain a GOOD FAITH CERTIFICATION (see Good Faith Certificate). The file name of all • documents submitted to this office mu st contain a short style of the case, short case number and short name of order (SAMPLE: 16DR3 O-Cont. Doe v. Doe). Address for in person Notices of Hearing is Courtroom 4B, St. Lucie County Courthouse, 218 South 2nd Street, Fort Pierce, Florida 34950. Blank Proposed Orders will not be accepted. Please include the facts that you anticipate will be heard and the ruling that you are asking the Court to make. The Court will modify the facts and/or ruling if necessary. Please do not title an order as “Proposed Order”. • UNIFORM MOTION CALENDAR (UMC): Hearings may be scheduled using the online calendaring system, UMC hearings are generally conducted 8:45 a.m. to 9:15 a. m. Prior to setting a matter on the Uniform Motion Calendar (UMC), the party or attorney noticing the motion shall attempt to re solve the matter and shall, in the Notice of Hearing, certify what attempts have been made to resolve the issue without the need for a hearing and the outcome of those attempts. Hearings on the UMC are limited to ten (10) minutes or less per case (not per motion), five (5) minutes for each side and only non-evidentiary motions will be heard on the UMC. Pursuant to Administrative Order 2015-12, Civil Contempt, Temporary Relief, and non-routine evidentiary matters shall not be heard at UMC. • The moving party shall furnish the Judge by email to SLCJudge8@circuit19.org, a copy of the Motion to be heard, the Notice of Hearing and a Proposed Order in WORD format, at least five (5) business days in advance of the date of the scheduled hearing . If a pro se party does not have an e- service address on file (and clearly printed in the service list on the order), then it will be the moving party’s responsibility to provide the pro se party with a copy of the signed order. • After proper notice, the failure of any party to appear at the hearing will not prevent a party from proceeding with the matter when the case is called. If the party noticing the matter for hearing chooses to wait for the absent party, the matter may be passed over until the end of the calendar . If the Judge runs out of time on UMC, any remaining issues will need to be rescheduled. • CANCELLATIONS: All hearings scheduled online must be cancelled online no later than 2 PM on the business day before the hearing. A notice of cancellation must be efiled and a copy emailed to SLCJudge8@circuit19.org, no later than 2:00PM the business day be fore the hearing. It is the responsibility of the moving party to remove any hearings from the court calendaring system if the hearing settles or cancels. Any attorney who repeatedly abuses the online calendaring (e.g., not timely removing hearings from the online calendar) may be denied further privileges of self-scheduling. • FINAL DEFAULT HEARINGS should be scheduled on the Court’s regular motion calendar, not on the Court’s UMC. The Final Hearing should be scheduled for fifteen minutes to one hour, depending on the issues involved via the online calendar. The hearing will be in-person OR If there is no physical evidence and only testimony is required, then default hearings may be scheduled via ZOOM. Once a notice of hearing has been filed, the moving party must provide the Court with a proposed Order Setting Trial/Final Hearing After Default in WORD format to SLCJudge8@circuit19.org and provide a self-addresse d stamped envelope for the defaulted party (via US Mail or Courthouse Box deliver y) if an email has not been registered. The form Order Setting the final hearing is available on the Court’s website. When providing the self-addressed envelope, please provide a courtesy copy of the Notice of Hearing (which will specify whether Zoom or In Person) or a copy of the proposed Order Setting Default Final Hearing for informational purposes. See, Korman v. Shapiro,388 So. 3d 305, (Fla. 3rd DCA 2024). If a Default hearing involves timesharing for children, please make sure that the best interest factors contained in Sec tion 61.13, Florida Statutes are addressed at the hearing and in the proposed order. • EMERGENCY MOTIONS: If you have an emergency hearing, you must efile your emergency motion and submit a copy to the Judicial Assistant by email along with a proposed Order (in Word format). The motion must • INJUNCTION FOR PROTECTION HEARINGS: (all types) may not be scheduled using the Online Calendar. These hearings are set/scheduled by the court, not by the parties and cannot be canceled or continued without a court order. You must file a motion and submit with a proposed order to the court. Injunction for Protection Hearings (all types) must be conducted in-person. • UNCONTESTED PETITIONS FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE: If set for hearing, please schedule on the Court’s UMC docket. Please provide a copy of the agreement (including child support worksheet - if applicable), a copy of one of the party’s driver’s license /State ID, and an agreed upon final judgment. Or you may file affidavits (form available on this website) from the parties waiving a final hearing if there is a complete agreement for the resolution of the dissolution of marriage. Please provide the affidavits, copy of the agreement(s), and proposed Final Judgment (in Word Format) via email to the C ourt. If all is in correct form, a Final Judgment will be issued and efiled. • FINAL JUDGMENTS ON PETITIONS FOR SIMPLIFIED DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE may not be entered by affidavit pursuant to Florida Family Law Rule 12.105 and must be set for a final hearing where both parties must attend. • If you are scheduling a FINAL HEARING, or providing the affidavit(s), you must verify that both parties have filed all of the required documents for the hearing to take place. Failure to comply will result in the hearing being stricken from the hearing docket. • PROPOSED FINAL JUDGMENTS/ORDERS: All proposed Final Judgments/Orders must address any child support obligations. The Proposed Final Judgment must contain the amount of child support, whether there is a prior Administrative Order regarding child support, and whether there are any arrears owed. The Proposed Final Judgment must specify if payments are to be made direct through the FS DU and whether there will be Income Withholding/Income Deduction Orders Entered. Proposed IDO/IWO Orders should also be included in the hearing packet if applicable. There is a Dissolution of Marriage Final Judgment Template on Divisional website that may be utilized for child support language. • NON-CONTESTED FINAL HEARING ON PETITION FOR ADOPTION : are in-person and should be scheduled on the Court’s regular motion calendar, not on the Court’s UMC . The Final Hearing should be scheduled for fifteen minutes to one hour, depending on the issues involved. The petitioner must complete and file a Certified Statement of Final Decree of Adoption. This form is available on the website under “Forms”. • TEMPORARY RELIEF HEARINGS : Parties must attend mediation before a Temporary Relief Hearing may be set. If you schedule a Temporary Relief Hearing without first having been to mediation, your motion will not be heard, and your hearing will be stricken from the Court’s Docket. All temporary relief hearings will be scheduled for a maximum of 30 minutes. You may ask permission via email to extend a hearing to a maximum of one hour, with good cause shown. If a temporary relief hearing is set for more than 30 minutes without court permission, it will be stricken. • HEARINGS THAT REQUIRE ONE (1) HOUR OR LESS : Schedule using the C ourt’s online calendaring system (see page 2 for instructions). You may schedule all matters, including evidentiary matters that require one (1) hour or less using this system. Additional motions may not be “piggy-backed” by cross-notice unless counsel first confirms with opposing counsel and/or the judicial assistant that sufficient additional time can be reserved to hear them. You may not schedule multiple hearings in the same case on the same day exceeding one (1) • hour. The moving party shall furnish the Judge by email to SLCJudge8@circuit19.org, a copy of the Motion to be heard, the Notice of Hearing and a Proposed Order in WORD format, at least five (5) business days in advance of the date of the scheduled hearing. • HEARINGS REQUIRING MORE THAN ONE (1) HOUR : Contact the Judicial Assistant by email at SLCJudge8@circuit19.org to obtain hearing dates a nd times to coordinate with the opposing party. A copy of the motion must be attached to yo ur email. Pursuant to Administrative Order 2015-12, unless otherwise determined by the Court, any party who seeks to schedule a trial or heari ng on any contested issue, other than contempt, injunctions against domestic or repeat violence , or Title IV-D actions, which will take more than one (1) hour, SHALL FIRST PARTICIPATE IN MEDIATION. See Administrative Order 2015-12 for additional information. Additional motions may not be “piggy-backed” by cross-notice unless counsel first confirms with opposing counsel and/or the judicial assistant that sufficient additional time can be reserved to hear them. Address for Notices of Hearing (all evidentiary hearings): Courtroom 4B, St. Lucie County Courthouse, 218 South 2nd Street, Fort Pierce, Fl orida 34950. The moving party shall furnish the Judge by email to SLCJudge8@circuit19.org, a copy of the Motion to be heard, the No tice of Hearing and a Proposed Order in WORD format, at least five (5) business days in advance of the date of the scheduled hearing. • EX PARTE MOTIONS TO COMPEL DISCOVERY- These may be submitted by email to the Judicial Assistant with a proposed order. Pursuant to Waters v. American General Corp, 770 So. 2d 1275 (Fla. 4th DCA 2000), an Ex Parte Motion to compel discovery must allege a complete failure to respond or object to discovery, and that there has been no request for extension of time . Additionally, the motion must have a certification that the movant, in good faith, has conferred or attempted to confer with the person or party failing to make the discovery in an effort to secure the information or material without court action pursuant to Florida Family Law Rule 12.380(a)(2) and Administrative Order 2015-12(IV)(D)(6). A vague statement that you certify in good faith that you have conferred is not sufficient. The certification must state with specificity what actions were taken to secure the discovery. PROPOSED FINAL JUDGMENTS/O RDERS: Exhibits to be attached to a Final Judgment must be included in the hearing packet and th ey must be properly marked as referenced in the final judgment. The document file name must indicate that it is an exhibit. Document file name example: 21DR32 Doe v Doe Exhibit A MSA (Marital Settlement Agreement) (or simply Exhibit A). All proposed Final Judgments/Orders must address any child support obligations. The Proposed Final Judgment must contain the amount of child support, whether there is a prior Administrative Order regarding child support, and whether there are any arrears owed. The Proposed Final Judgment must specify if payments are to be made direct through the FSDU and whether there will be Income Withholding/Income Deduction Orders Entered. A proposed final judgment form can be found on the website. Proposed IDO/IWO Orders should also be included in the hearing packet if applicable. A combined form, including both Orders as one document can be found on the website. • FINAL HEARING OR UNCONTESTED FINAL JUDGMENT ESTABLISHING PATERNITY : The petitioner must complete and file a Certified Statement of Final Judgment of Paternity. This form is available on the website under “Forms”. • FINAL HEARING ON PETITION FOR ADOPTION : The petitioner must comple te and file a Certified Statement of Final Decree of Adoption. This form is available on the website under “Forms”. • GOOD FAITH CERTIFICATE: Notices of Hearings and Ex-Parte Motions MUST contain a GOOD FAITH CERTIFICATION, stating the following, you have contacted the opposing pa rty/counsel for opposing party and coordinated the hearing date, time, and amount of time necessary for the hearing. If after several attempts to coordinate a hearing date and time, but are unable to, you may unilaterally schedule the hearing date and time setting forth in your good faith certificate the attempts that were made to coordinate the hearing date and time. • MOTIONS TO WITHDRAW-Rule 2.505 (f) (1) Fla. R. Jud. Admin.: The motion must contain the client’s last known address, phone number, including area code and eservice address (if available). If not available, the motion must state, not available. Additionally, the motion must set forth the next court date or that there are no future court dates. If set for trial, the motion must state the date of trial. The proposed Order must include any future hearing. • If consent by the client has been file d and referenced in the Motion to With draw, a hearing is not required. You may submit a copy of the motion and consent with a propos ed order in WORD. Please be sure that you follow the Court’s posted procedures for submitting proposed order to this office SLCJudge8@circuit19.org. Note: If the consent is obtained after the motion has been filed, you must file an amended motion referencing the consent. • MOTIONS TO COMPEL: If there is a motion to compel a response to discovery, you may submit a copy of said motion to the Court with a prop osed Order in WORD format giving the opposing party ten (10) days from the date of the order to compel. The motion must have a certificate of good faith. You must comply with 12.380 Fla.Fam.L.R.P. There is no requirement for a hearing on such a motion and the Court will issue an order. Gaspar, Inc. v. Naples Fed. Sav. & Loan Ass’n., 546 So. 2d 764 (Fla. 5th DCA 1989). • POST JUDGMENT MATTERS All Post Judgment matters must be referred to the Magistrate (Order of Referral to Magistrate available on Divisional website). All Orders for Referral should be emailed to SLCMagistrate2@Circuit19.org for signing. Once the Judge enters the Order of Referral, you may object in a timely manner. If an objection is filed, the case will be heard by the Judge (motion requiring more than 15 min. must be approved prior to scheduling via the online calendar). If no objection is filed, the case will remain before the Magistrate and the Magistrate’s Assistant will handle any hearings dates and/or questions. • After referral, and if an objection is timely filed, any Motion that is to be scheduled before the covering Circuit Judge – that requires more than fifteen ( 15) minutes - must fi rst be submitted to SLCJudge8@Circuit19.org for review and approval prior to adding the motion to the online calendar. • REMOTE/VIRTUAL APPEARANCE INFORMATION FOR SLC DIVISION L-Z At the designated hearing time, you will appear through Zoom teleconferencing (free of charge ) via video by clicking https://zoom.us/j/7450547319 or phone by calling 1-646 518 9805; Meeting ID: 745 054 7319. You will • Instructions for using ZOOM are located on the Nineteenth Circuit’s Zoom page. It is not necessary to have a Zoom account to participate in a remote hearing. However, you may be prompted to download the software once you have clicked on the meeting link. Additionally, if using smartphone, you may be prompted to download the Mobile App. This is not necessary. However, you may wish to create an account. Additional information about Zoom is available at www.Zoom.US. • The proposed order must reflect the date of the hearing and that it is either ex-parte or heard in Chambers. You must file the motion before submitting a copy with the proposed order. All proposed orders are to be submitted to the Judicial Assistant at SLCJudge8@circuit19.org, in WORD format, along with a copy of the motion, which may be submitted in WORD or pdf format and the notice for hearing, if the matter is set for hearing. Ideally, this should all be sent in one email. The file name of the document must contain a short style of the case, short case number and short name of order. (SAMPLE: Doe v. Doe 16DR3 O-Cont.) The proposed order must utilize the Supreme Court Case Numbering System (County Co de, Year, Division and Six Digit number with no dashes, i.e.: 562016DR000001). The order must contain a complete service list, setting forth eservice address, as well as any postal addresses if there is no eservice address . Signed orders will be efiled by the Judge’s Office and e-served via the eportal. If a pro se party does not have an eservice address on file (and clearly printed in the service list on the order), then it will be your responsibility to provide the opposing party with a copy of the signed order. • Blank Proposed Orders will not be accepted. Please include the facts that you anticipate will be heard and the ruling that you are asking the Court to make. The Court will modify the facts and/or ruling if necessary. Please do not title an order as “Proposed Order”. EXHIBITS TO BE ATTACHED TO A FINAL JUDGMENT must be included in the hearing packet and they must be properly marked as referenced in the final judgment. The document file name must indicate that it is an exhibit. Document file name example: 21DR32 Exhibit A MSA Doe v Doe (Marital Settlement Agreement) (or simply Exhibit A). MOTIONS FOR REHEARING : Counsel shall not schedule these for hearing until the following steps are completed. All motions for rehearing must be emai led to the Judicial Assistant promptly via email (SLCJudge8@circuit19.org) with a Proposed Order. The Court does not receive copies of these motions from the Clerk and will not know a Motion for Rehearing is filed unless it is provided to the Judicial Assistant. Once a Motion for Rehearing is fi led the Court may order the opposing counsel to respond and if the matter can be ruled on in chambers an Order will be issued. If the Court finds that a hearing is necessary, a hearing will be set by the Court. • TRIAL/EVIDENTIARY HEARING PROCEDURES BACK-UP TRIALS: All parties must be present in-person for a back-up trial, unless otherwise ordered by the court. • EVIDENCE/EXHIBITS: Please provide a courtesy copy of evidence/e xhibits to the Court as the Clerk’s office does not routinely make copies of evidence for the Court. The Court’s preference is to receive a copy of all evidence/exhibits via thumb drive submitted in court or via email or dropbox link provided prior to trial. The Court will not review any evidence provided until it is entered into evidence at trial/hearing. The Court will also accept paper copies of evidence/exhibits at trial. A laptop and presentation system is available in court for all parties to utilize to publish any digital evidence. • IN PERSON HEARINGS: Hard copies of all evidence/exhibits, including electronic media must be brought to the hearing/trial and pre-marked using the evidence template to submit to the Courtroom Clerk. Contact the Clerk of Court, Domestic Relations/Family Division for the evidence template(s). DO NOT submit evidence to the Clerk of Court, Domestic Relations /Family Division prior to the hearing/trial as they will not accept it. ZOOM HEARINGS: All Evidentiary hearings must be heard in-person and not via zoom. See Court Attendance. • COURT REPORTER: All trials, included Default Final Hearings, must be reported. Counsel for the Petitioner is responsible for having a court reporter present. FAILURE TO DO SO may be grounds for cancellation of the trial and may be considered as grounds for sanctions. • CASE DISPOSITIONS: If at any time after the entry of an Order Setting Trial, a case is dismissed, or results in a completed settlement, Counsel must immediately notify this Court’s Judicial Assistant by email at SLCJudge8@circuit19.org. The case will not be removed from the court’s trial calendar unless the Final Judgment/Final Order has been entered. If the Final Judgment/Final Order has not been entered prior to the trial date and time, the matter will either proceed to trial or final hearing on the scheduled trial date and time. If final hearing and all required documents have been provided to the court prior to said date and time, the final hearing may be attended via Zoom. Counsel must expeditiously file all paperwork necessary to close the case. • TRIALS/FINAL HEARINGS - PROPOSED ORDERS: Proposed Parenting Plans, if applicable, must be filed with the Clerk of Court and a copy to the Court in WORD format at least 48 hours prior to the hearing. Final Judgments must be submitted to the Court in WORD format 5 business days before the hearing unless this requirement is waived or otherwise ordered by the Court. All Proposed Parenting Plans, Final Judgments and Orders must be emailed to SLCJudge8@circuit19.org, pursuant to the Court’s procedures. PROPOSED ORDERS • If a pro se party does not have an eservice address on file (and clearly printed in the service list on the order), then it will be the moving party’s responsibility to provide the pro se party with a copy of the signed order. • PROPOSED ORDERS ORDERS ENTERED BY AGREEMENT: Agreed orders may be submitted via email, with all parties copied, counsel must clearly state opposing party/parties are in agreement to the entry of the Order. • ADMINISTERING OF OATHS See Florida Supreme Court Administrative Order No. AOSC20-23 (5th Amendment): Notaries and other persons qualified to administer an oath in the State of Florida may swear a witness remotely by audio-video communication technology from a location within the State of Florida, provided they can positively identify the witness. FILING & INITIATION • COMMUNICATION WITH THIS OFFICE EX-PARTE COMMUNICATION: Please do not ask the Judicial Assistant or other Court personnel to communicate any message to the Judge, as this is prohibited ex-parte communication. The Court’s staff is not permitted to relay ex-parte information to the Judge. All communication with the C ourt shall be in open court with all parties present, in writing or by email copied to opposing counsel/party, and/ or filed with the Clerk of Court. No party or attorn ey shall otherwise communicate directly with the Court. All emails must include all parties, the style of the case, and the case number or they will be disregarded. DISCOVERY DISPUTES • If a matter is related to a post judgment matter already referred (ex. A discovery motion relating to a supplemental petition) then the related matter does not need to be separately referred and also will be handled by the General Magistrate. If a party has not objected to matter that has been referred, then the party may not object to a related matter. REMOTE & VIRTUAL APPEARANCES • remain in the Zoom “waiting room,” until your case is called, and the Court allows entry. You must appear via video (not just calling in via phone) to provide testimony. CASE MANAGEMENT • SETTING OF POST JUDGMENT MATTERS FOR TRIAL A Notice for Trial must be filed. A copy must be submitted via email to SLCJudge8@circuit19.org. The notice shall include a Good Faith estimate of the time required for trial (coordinate amount of time necessary with the opposing party) and must set forth the relevant pleadings that are to be disposed of. The Court will then set the matter for a Case Management Conference to be set for trial. EXHIBITS & EVIDENCE • 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 hear ing. Only the Exhibit List should be e-filed in advance. Contact the Clerk of Court, Domestic Relations/Family Di vision for the evidence template(s).
Physical Address: St. Lucie County Courthouse, Suite 448, 218 South 2nd Street, Fort Pierce, Florida 34950 Address for Notices of Hearing (all evidentiary hearings-are in person): Courtroom 4B (unless otherwise noted on the online calendar), St. Lucie County Courthouse, 218 South 2nd Street, Fort Pierce, Florida 34950 E-mail: The preferred method of communication with this office is via Divisional Email: SLCJudge8@circuit19.org Webpage: Circuit Judge (Family Division L-Z) | 19th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida
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4 verbatim requirements on hearings.
2 verbatim requirements on hearing time in LAUREN N. PEFFER's division.