5 verbatim requirements from Fourth Circuit administrative order 1997-10.
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from Fourth Circuit administrative order 1997-10 as published by the Duval County Clerk, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • All Family Law cges involving one or more pro se litigants, be they modification of an ._ ,r existing order, or a case being originally filed, shall be automatically referred to the Family • The family Mediation Unit shall schedule an appointment for a mediation conference gt for the purpose of amicably resolving the dispute between the parties. • This Administrative Order shall be effective immediately and shall remain in effect until further Order of the Court. • All terms and conditions set forth in this Administrative Order shall apply unless otherwise ordered by the Court. • This Order shall be recorded in the Official Records of Du val County in the State of
All Family Law cges involving one or more pro se litigants, be they modification of an ._ ,r existing order, or a case being originally filed, shall be automatically referred to the Family
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: 18135ca7829223a371b0b8fd3c6cafde31d056bc6069e5f485b53a49c39a2a29. Extracted from the order's own text layer. Identity confirmed by the document's /Title.
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.