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30 verbatim requirements from Fourth Circuit administrative order 1995-16 (a further document filed under the same order number).
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from Fourth Circuit administrative order 1995-16 as published by the Duval County Clerk, harvested 2026-07-26; whitespace normalised only. • This Order shall take effect January 1, 1996, and remain in effect thereafter until further Order of the Court. • Any hearing of more than one hour must be approved by the presiding judge before it is set. • If one party desires a continuance of a non-jury trial and the other party objects, then the party seeking the continuance must file a motion for continuance and notice it for a brief hearing before the day of the scheduled non-jury trial or, if this is not feasible, at the time of the original trial. • All motions for continuance shall be in writing unless made at a trial and, except for good cause shown, shall be signed by the party requesting the continuance. • There shall be no ag parte communication concerning this request. • A notice of hearing must state the style of the motion(s) to be heard and the amount of time reserved on the judge's calendar. • A notice of hearing shall not merely reference "all pending motions." . • Notice of all hearings must be given to any guardian ad litem appointed in the case. • Do not cross—notice or "piggyback" motions without confirming with the judge's judicial assistant that the calendar will accommodate the hearing of additional matters at the scheduled time. • If the hearing is cancelled, the attorney who obtained the cancellation shall immediately notify all other parties. • Adoptions shall be scheduled on the regular calendar or, at the option of the presiding judge, may be heard at the end of the gg parte calendar. • Motions to compel discovery and motions for protective order must be set on the regular calendar and like other contested motions, cannot be heard during gg parte. • The motion must contain a certificate by the attorney for the moving party that he or she has contacted opposing counsel and attempted without success to resolve the matter without a hearing. • An attorney who prepares an order must submit the order to opposing counsel for approval before submitting the proposed order to the court. • A cover letter is required whether the proposed order is hand delivered to the judge's office or mailed. • All correspondence to the court — even transmittal letters - must be copied to opposing counsel or to the opposing prg ge litigant. • Proposed orders and proposed final judgments must be submitted within seven calendar days of the court's ruling unless the court shortens the time or allows additional time. • If the parties submit a proposed consent order modifying the amount of child support, the parties must file up—to—date financial affidavits and the cover letter to the order must state whether the proposed child support obligation is guideline child support. • The title of every order or judgment submitted shall state the subject matter ruled upon and, if it is a final order or judgment, a designation that it is final. • The first paragraph of the order or judgment shall contain the date on which the hearing was held and the names of those persons present at the hearing. • All orders must contain a "copies to" list of all attorneys, pro gg litigants, guardians ad litem and other appropriate persons (including, but not limited to, Domestic Relations Depository). • All consent orders or consent final judgments shall be styled as such and shall bear the signatures of the parties or their counsel. • The attorney preparing the proposed order or judgment shall furnish the court with: • The postage affixed shall be sufficient and shall Q9; be machine stamped, but be actual postage stamps. 4 -- 9 of 15 -- 1147 • If a case settles, both attorneys are required to notify the office of the presiding judge. • Parties must submit a completed, signed pre-trial stipulation at or before the pre-trial conference and should be prepared to discuss the likelihood of settlement. • Counsel who will be trying the case are required to be present at pre-trial conferences. • All pleadings seeking a modification of a Final Judgment must be styled as a "Supplemental Petition for Modification" (not a "motion"), the appropriate modification filing fee must be paid, and a copy of the petition must be served on the opposing party. 5 -- 10 of 15 -- 1148 m • Financial affidavits shall be filed in uncontested dissolutions even though child support or alimony has been agreed upon in a marital settlement agreement. • If the parties’ financial circumstances materially change during the pendency of the proceedings, updated financial affidavits must be promptly filed.
This Order shall take effect January 1, 1996, and remain in effect thereafter until further Order of the Court.
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: aa5690add6346e01a036f6b957e3c45ed2c981b2d1a980822dc748685f5188cf. Extracted from the order's own text layer. One of several documents the Clerk publishes under order number 1995-16.
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