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26 verbatim requirements from admin. order (unlisted) [unlisted] Uniform Standing Order.
20th Judicial Circuit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.ca.cjis20.org/pdf/judge/Uniform%20Standing%20Order.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • THE COURT finds it is in the best interests of the parties and any minor children of the above- captioned marriage that the following orders go into effect immediately and shall continue to be in effect until a Final Judgment has been entered by the Court, it is therefore ORDERED and ADJUDGED as follows: • The parties shall NOT cancel or cause to be canceled any utilities, including telephone, electric or water and sewer. • The parties shall NOT conceal, hoard, or waste jointly owned funds, whether in the form of cash, bank accounts or other highly liquid assets, except said funds can be spent for the necessities of life, but only if the parties’ regular incomes has been expended for such. • The parties shall NOT terminate, allow to lapse, conceal, modify, borrow against, pledge, or otherwise encumber any insurance policies in effect at the Petition was filed in this Case, nor cause such to occur. • The parties SHALL continue to pay in full on a timely basis all insurance policy premiums unless there is a written consent by both parties or Court Order. • Neither the parties nor anyone at their direction shall cancel health insurance policies covering -- 1 of 7 -- 2 • This Order shall bind the Petitioner upon the filing of this action and shall become binding on the Respondent upon service of this Order. • This Order shall remain in full force and effect until further Court Order. • The policies set forth on the attached “Notice to All Parities in Family Court” are hereby incorporated herein and the parties shall comply with them. ****If children are subject to these proceedings the following provisions**** apply also. • The children shall not be taken outside the State of Florida without the written agreement of both parties or a Court order. • Neither party shall apply for any passport or passport services on behalf of the children. • Parents must separate any bad feelings for one another from their duties as parents. • Both parents shall always try to present a united front in handling any problems with the children. • CHAPTER 61.21, all parties to a dissolution of marriage proceeding with minor children shall be required to complete the “Parent Education and Family Stabilization Course” prior to the entry of a judgment by the Court. • The Petitioner must complete the course within 45 days after the filing of the Petition, and the Respondent must complete the course within 45 days after service of the Petition. • A certificate of completion issued by the program for each party must be filed with the Clerk of Court. • Each party shall pay their own costs of the Parenting Education and Family • No person shall be refused permission to attend because of inability to pay. • The attorney or attorneys involved in the opting out procedure described above, shall have the responsibility of notifying the Court of the fact that the party has chosen the option of not complying with the program by filing the party’s Non-Residency Affidavit with a proposed • All courtroom proceedings shall be conducted with dignity, decorum, courtesy and civility. • 11.1 The use of cellular telephones and pagers is prohibited in the courtroom. • All cellular telephones and pages must be turned off prior to entering the courtroom. • All children permitted inside the courtroom by specific order of the Judge, must be quiet and in -- 6 of 7 -- 7 • If a child disrupts the proceedings, the child must be taken out of the courtroom which could cause you to miss what is taking place. • Such a person is not entitled to special treatment or privileges, and must follow the same laws, rules of procedure and ethical regulations that govern practicing attorneys. • The Court must treat a Pro Se party much the same way it treats a lawyer.
THE COURT finds it is in the best interests of the parties and any minor children of the above- captioned marriage that the following orders go into effect immediately and shall continue to be in effect until a Final Judgment has been entered by the Court, it is therefore ORDERED and ADJUDGED as follows:
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: 390384bb94b9542f28edb3bfe192ef5ba8e3d1ad482381ebfac9b2e3dbf5d80a. 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.
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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.