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11 verbatim requirements from admin. order AO 2.40 - Introduction and Management of Evidence in Remote Hearings in Civil and Family Law Cases During the COVID-19 Pandemic, effective May 18, 2020 [Judicial].
20th Judicial Circuit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.ca.cjis20.org/pdf/ao/ao_2_40.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • 2.215, Florida Rules of Judicial Administration, and by the Florida Supreme Court through its recent Administrative Orders related to COVID -1 9, this order shall set forth procedures for introduction and use of docwnentary evidence through remote means in civil (county and circuit) and family law evidentiary hearings (including non-jury trials) throughout the Twentieth Judicial • These procedures apply only to the electronic use and entry of docwnentary, photographic, audiovisual and other evidence reasonably able to be provided and shared electronically in civil (county and circuit) and family law cases, and shall apply equally to counsel and self-represented parties. • All counsel and self-represented parties shall meet and confer via telephone, email or videoconference (not in person) prior to an evidentiary hearing during which they should endeavor to stipulate to as much as practicable regarding authenticity and admissibility. • All counsel and self-represented parties shall meet and confer via telephone, email or videoconference (not in person) in connection with the evidence submissions, and, where an exhibit is stipulated to be admitted, counsel (or a self-represented party if all parties are self-represented) shall so indicate in the manner the exhibit is marked both • At least five (5) business days before an evidentiary hearing is to be conducted by remote means, each counsel/party shall exchange with each other, and shall file with the clerk, all evidence and demonstrative aids so ught to be introduced. • All exhibits must be pre-marked for identification and shall include an index listing all proposed exhibits with the exhibit numbers or letters. • Counsel/parties shall provide a copy of exhibits to be utilized at the hearing to the presiding judge at least five (5) business days prior to the hearing. • Counsel and self- represented parties shall contact the judge 's office regarding this requirement to confirm proper submission procedure (for example, hard copies or electronic submission). • Counsel/parties shall ensure that all witnesses are in possession of the evidence proposed to be admitted through that witness. • After the hearing, counsel/parties must work promptly to prepare a corrected index of exhibits which have been introduced in evidence marked in the manner designated by the Court or the Clerk at the hearing. • This Administrative Order shall take effect immediately and shall remain in effect until superseded or vacated by further order of this Court or the Florida Supreme
2.215, Florida Rules of Judicial Administration, and by the Florida Supreme Court through its recent Administrative Orders related to COVID -1 9, this order shall set forth procedures for introduction and use of docwnentary evidence through remote means in civil (county and circuit) and family law evidentiary hearings (including non-jury trials) throughout the Twentieth Judicial
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: 44752baf5fbf3815245454796f2349bf77fcd9aad7a7b9e7fae1102c6c20b0a9. Extracted from the order's own text layer.
Judge Bell caps motions and responses at 5 pages for UMC hearings and 12 pages for special-set hearings.
Judge Alijewicz requires every motion for attorney's fees and/or costs to attach a document detailing time records — no records, no fee award.
Judge Corlew bars informal contact: every communication with the Court must be in writing, filed with the Clerk, with copies furnished to all parties — and no calls to the JA to schedule or cancel UMC.