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12 verbatim requirements from Fourth Circuit administrative order 1984-01.
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from Fourth Circuit administrative order 1984-01 as published by the Duval County Clerk, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • The Family Mediation Unit shall, upon referral by the Court as provided hereinafter, consult and conduct conferences with the parties thereto, and if appropriate, and the parties are willing, any other persons who may be involved in issues such as primary or secondary physical residence, visitation. or other dispute~ in connection with parental responsibilities. • This report shall not be in lieu of, but in addition to the progress report called for in 7(d). • (a) Upon the filing of any answer or other pleading to a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage, Separate Maintenance, or Support and Custody, which frames a dispute as to the primary and secondary physical residence of custody or visitation or shared parental responsibility of any minor child of the parties, the attorney or person filing such answer of other pleading shall immediately apply in writing, to the Court for an Order referring the parties to the Family Mediation Unit. • (b) Upon the receipt of the Order of Referral the Family Mediation 'Unit shall fix a reasonable time and place for a mediation conference. • Said.mediation conference shall be held within ten days of the receipt of the Order of Referral, unless the parties agree to an extension of time or the Court. for good cause, shall extend the time. • Unit shall cause notice of the time and place of the conference to be given to the parties and their attorneys. • (c) Court ordered mediation proceedings shall not extend beyond sixty days from the date of the referral, unless extended by the Court for good cause shown. • (d) Within ten days after the initial mediation conference the Family Mediation Unit shall send a progress report directly to the Court with copies to the parties and their attorneys. • Said progress report shall contain only the following information: • (g) Nevertheless, in all cases under Sections 7 and 8 thereof, the parties shall be directed to attend at least one (1) mediation conference. • (a) Up~n the filing of any Petition for Modification or Motion for Contempt involving the primary or secondary phy- sical residence or custody or visitation or shared parental responsibility of any minor child of the parties the attorney or person filiug such Petition or Motion shall immediacely apply in writing to the Court for an Order referring the par- ties to the Family Mediation Unit. • (b) The same procedures as set forth in Section 7 (b) (c) (d) shall be followed in cases referred under this section.
The Family Mediation Unit shall, upon referral by the Court as provided hereinafter, consult and conduct conferences with the parties thereto, and if appropriate, and the parties are willing, any other persons who may be involved in issues such as primary or secondary physical residence, visitation. or other dispute~ in connection with parental responsibilities.
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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.