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4 verbatim requirements from 5th Jud. Cir., M-2018-34 — 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/2018/07/m-2018-34.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • Before providing any services, employees shall inform the person seeking services of the Notice of Limitation of Services Provided disclaimer set forth in the self-h e lp rule. • The employee shall also encourage the person to seek advice from an attorney, provide information about The Florida Bar Referral Services and inform the person of possible assistance pro vided by the local legal aid agency. -- 1 of 2 -- , . ..... • A ll self-represented litigants who fi le a family law cause of action, other than those who electronically file their initial pleadings, shall have their initial pleadings reviewed by the • The fa mily law judges, administrative judge , and/or chief judge may establish other procedures for the program which do not conflict with the limitations of Rule 12. 750.
Before providing any services, employees shall inform the person seeking services of the Notice of Limitation of Services Provided disclaimer set forth in the self-h e lp rule.
Reviewer note: PDF sha256: 4ad7734dc0292de1e42f5db7d4773ef62263bc020f8765e376ea672d1c4eb6ca. Extracted from the document's own text layer.
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.