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8 verbatim requirements from 5th Jud. Cir., M-2017-13 — 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/m2017-13.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • WHEREAS the Florida Supreme Court has mandated the implementation of the principles of Unified Family Court throughout the State which require that, absent exigency, cases involving one family must not only be assigned to but be heard and considered by one judge; and, • In all cases, the ex parte petition shall be reviewed within 24 hours of filing, and whenever possible should be reviewed within an hour of the judge being notified by the Clerk that the matter is ready for review. • Only if no family law judge is available, then the Clerk shall contact the duty judge to review a petition. • A municipal law enforcement agency within Marion County serving injunctions pursuant to this section shall use service and verification procedures consistent with those of the sheriff as provided in • Depending on your decision on how you completed this fo1m, the Court may or may not enter an Order Setting Hearing on the Petition. • If the court does not issue a temporary injunction for protection, I do not object to a hearing being set. • I do NOT want the Respondent to be served with a notice of hearing or a copy of the • If the Respondent (the other party) is not the father or mother of your child, or of at least one of your children, and you do not live together as a family, are you related to the Respondent by blood or marriage -AND- did you live together as a family in the past? Yes or No
WHEREAS the Florida Supreme Court has mandated the implementation of the principles of Unified Family Court throughout the State which require that, absent exigency, cases involving one family must not only be assigned to but be heard and considered by one judge; and,
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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.