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22 verbatim requirements from Standing-Family-Law-Court-Order.
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval, Clay, Nassau). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.jud4.org/getContentAsset/6de096ed-773e-4948-8c59-3c493e324503/135b97c9-84fa-4e82-b956-0fbccec4aa1f/Standing-Family-Law-Court-Order.pdf?language=en, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • The following Standing Court Order (the “Order”) shall apply to all parties in an original action for dissolution of marriage, paternity, separate maintenance or annulment. • Neither party shall sell, transfer, encumber, conceal, assign, damage, remove or in any way dispose of any property, whether individually or jointly held, nor shall any party dissipate the value of an asset (such as, for example, encumbering real property with a mortgage) without the written consent of the other party, or without an order of the court, except in the ordinary course of business or in connection with customary and usual household expenses, or for reasonable attorney’s fees incurred in connection with this action. • Neither party shall cancel, nor cause to be canceled, any utilities, including telephone, electric, or water and sewer if such cancellation would negatively affect the other party. • After this Order becomes effective, absent a court order or agreement of the parties, and with the exception of business debt incurred in the ordinary course of business or credit card debt that will be paid by the end of any applicable billing period, -- 2 of 6 -- 2 neither party shall incur any debts, including, but not limited to, borrowing against any home equity credit line, encumbrance of marital assets, or cash advances against credit or bankcards. • Any insurance policies in effect at the time the petition was filed shall not be terminated, allowed to lapse, modified, borrowed against, pledged, or otherwise encumbered by either of the parties or at the direction of either party. • Each party shall maintain all existing life insurance, automobile insurance, homeowner’s or renter’s insurance policies in full force and effect. • Neither party shall change the beneficiaries of any existing life insurance policies. • Each party shall maintain all existing insurance policies in full force and effect, without modification of their terms, unless agreed to in writing by both parties. • These provisions shall apply unless there is a conflicting court order or allegations of domestic violence. a) If the parents of children live separately at the initiation of or during the dissolution proceedings, they shall assist their children in maintaining contact with both parties, consistent with the established family schedule. • Such contact shall be in person, by telephone, audiovisual communications, and/or in writing. b) Neither party shall make any disparaging remarks about the other parent or question the child(ren) as to the other parent’s private life. • The minor child(ren) should be encouraged to maintain love, respect and affection for both parents. c) Neither parent shall conceal the whereabouts of the child(ren), and each parent shall keep the other advised at all times of the residential address and phone numbers where the child(ren) will be residing while with the other parent. • Each parent shall notify the other immediately of any emergency pertaining to any child of the parties. d) Each party shall provide to the other party his or her residence address, work and cellular telephone numbers and e-mail address. • Each party shall notify the other party, in writing, of any and all changes in his/her residence address, work and cellular telephone number(s) and e-mail address(es). • Such notification shall be given within five (5) days of any such change and shall include the complete new address, telephone number(s) and/or email address(es). • If the parties have a child or children in common, a party vacating the marital residence shall notify the other party, or, if applicable, the other party’s attorney, in writing, within forty-eight (48) hours of such move, of the address where the relocated party can receive communication. • This provision shall not apply if there is a conflicting court order. -- 3 of 6 -- 3 • Unless there is a prior court order, judgment or agreement signed by both parties to the contrary, neither party shall permanently remove, cause to be removed or permit the removal of any minor child(ren) of the parties to a location greater than fifty (50) miles from the principal residence of the parent. • Neither party shall apply for any passport or passport services on behalf of any child(ren) without consent of the other parent or without an order of the court. • Statutes, all parties to a dissolution of marriage action with minor child(ren) or to a paternity proceeding shall complete a Parent Education and Family Stabilization Course, such as the • In a dissolution action, the petitioner must complete the course within forty-five (45) days after the filing of the petition, and the respondent must complete the course within forty-five (45) days after service of the petition. • In a paternity action, the petitioner must complete the course within forty-five (45) days after filing the petition, and the respondent must complete the course within forty-five (45) days after an acknowledgement of paternity by that party, an adjudication of paternity of the party, or an order granting time-sharing to that party. • Within ten (10) days of completion of the course, each party must file a certificate of completion with the Court.
The following Standing Court Order (the “Order”) shall apply to all parties in an original action for dissolution of marriage, paternity, separate maintenance or annulment.
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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.