6 verbatim requirements from Fourth Circuit administrative order 2012-02.
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from Fourth Circuit administrative order 2012-02 as published by the Duval County Clerk, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • Child Support case, seeking to modify the final judgment must be limited to issues regarding child support. • After a final judgment, any petition regarding issues other than child support, including child custody, child visitation, equitable distribution, etc., must be filed and litigated in a separate case, and will be subject to designated, applicable filing fees. -- 1 of 2 -- • Clerk of Court, because a new case must be filed by the litigant or litigant’s attorney, with the appropriate filing fees. • This Administrative Order shall be effective prospectively only, for all newly filed pleadings that are filed after this Order is entered; therefore, any pleading seeking a modification to i a final judgment in a DOR case that was filed Qrior to the date that this Administrative Order was signed, shall be permissible without a new filing fee, and will not be affected by this Order. • This Administrative Order shall be recorded by the Clerks of the Court, in the Official • Records of Duval and Nassau Counties, in the State of Florida, and shall remain in full force and effect unless and until otherwise ordered by the Court.
Child Support case, seeking to modify the final judgment must be limited to issues regarding child support.
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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.