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7 verbatim requirements from 5th Jud. Cir., L-2004-46-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/l2004-46-a.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • At the discretion of the assigned judge and except as prohibited by law, all dependency matters shall be referred to the general magistrate upon consent of the parties. b. • The referral process for any dependency matter referred to the general magistrate shall be governed by the procedures set forth in Rule 1.490 Fla. • At the discretion of the assigned judge, any family law matter except those matters related to domestic, repeat, dating, or stalking violence shall be referred to the general magistrate. -- 1 of 2 -- b. • At the discretion of the assigned j udge and upon consent of the parties, any civil discovery matter shall be referred to the general magistrate. b. • The referral process for any civil matter referred to the general magistrate shall be governed by Rule 1. 490 Fla. • Baker Act" shall be referred to the general magistrate. b. • Absent a referral order entered in an individu al case, this order shall constitute an automatic referral without the need for a referral order to be entere d. c.
At the discretion of the assigned judge and except as prohibited by law, all dependency matters shall be referred to the general magistrate upon consent of the parties. b.
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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.