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21 verbatim requirements from 5th Jud. Cir., C-2015-33-A — sha256-hashed 2026-07-25.
Fifth Judicial Circuit (Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, Sumter). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.circuit5.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/c-2015-33.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • The Unified Family Court (UFC) shall may include the following case types: • A completed Notice of Related Case shall be filed with the Court by the • The Clerk shall identify related cases upon filing of a new case or a case which is reopened on a petition for modification only as defined by SRS • Case form, for relief over which UFC has jurisdiction, the Clerk shall determine whether any of the parties were previously involved in litigation seeking any of the relief set forth herein. • Once related cases are identified, the Clerk shall notify case management. • Acceptance/Denial of Referral to the Unified Family Court shall be entered. • The petitioner in a family case shall file a Notice of Related Cases. • All parties shall comply with the requirements of Florida.Rules of Judicial Administration 2.085(d). • Following the receipt of a list of cases from the Clerk, case management shall conduct initial review and evaluation of cases for referral to UFC. • Upon discovery of the existence of one or more pending related cases involving the same parties, or their children, in which one or more judges has been assigned, unless otherwise mutually agreed upon by the presiding judges, dependency, family and domestic and repeat violence companion cases shall be assigned as follows: a. • Ifthere is an open dependency case at any time during the pendency of a dissolution of marriage or other related family law matter, the presiding family judge shall defer all matters involving custody, visitation and child support to the presiding dependency judge. • Ifthere is an adjudication of dependency as to either of the parents, then the case shall remain with the dependency judge who shall then determine, primary ·resident, time sharing, and child support and enter a Final Ju~gment on these issues in the Dissolution of Marriage Action or related family law matter. b. • Ifthere is an active dependency case and a domestic violence, repeat violence, stalking, dating violence, or sexual violence case is subsequently filed that involves the same parties it shall be assigned to the UFC division after the return hearing has been concluded. • This provision shall not be interpreted to preclude the dependency judge from entering an ex parte/temporary injunction. • If there is an active family case and a 3 -- 3 of 6 -- domestic violence, repeat violence, stalking, dating violence, or sexual violence case is subsequently filed that involves the same parties it shall be assigned to the UFC division after the return hearing has been concluded. • Similarly, if a Domestic Relations case is filed and there is an existing injunction that involves the same parties both cases shall be assigned to the UFC division. • Court and pursuant to Florida Rules of Judicial Administration 2.545(d), parties must file a fully executed Notice of Related Case Form. • In the event a Notice of Related Case is not filed as required and there is no indication on the civil cover sheet, the Clerk shall make the initial determination as to the existence of related family law cases and forward such information to case managers. • Ifthe orders are submitted in hard copies, the Court shall send hard copies of each in which the Order/Judgment is to be filed. • Unified Family Court procedures shall be evaluated routinely by the Administrative • The above referral is __ ACCEPTED and that the Clerk of Court shall reassign the above captioned case(s) to UFC.
The Unified Family Court (UFC) shall may include the following case types:
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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.