3 verbatim requirements from 5th Jud. Cir., Marion County – Hearing Officers — 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/2023/11/final-available-resources-for-unrepresented-litigants-11-2023.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • Marion County Judicial Center may provide some limited assistance if you do not have an attorney. • The personnel in the Self-Help Office provide procedural information only and do not act as your lawyer and cannot provide legal advice to you.) • A local DOR representative will contact you within 48 hours.
Marion County Judicial Center may provide some limited assistance if you do not have an attorney.
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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.