14 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/marion-petition-contest-drivers-license-suspension-11-27-2023.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • If you believe the Notice was issued in error, you must file the Petition to Contest Notice of Intent to Suspend Driver License and Motor Vehicle Registration(s) for Non‐Payment of Support within 20 days after the Notice is mailed to you. • All users of the eFiling Portal are required to register and create an account with eh eFiling Portal in order to file electronically. • Revenue case, you must also serve the Department of Revenue at the address of 5431 East Silver • A hearing on the Motion will be scheduled within 15 days after the date of filing of the Petition or as soon as possible thereafter. • If you choose to file your pleadings or other documents electronically, you must do so in accordance with • Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.525, and you must follow the procedures of the judicial circuit in which you file. • After the initial service of process of the petition or supplemental petition by the Sheriff or certified process server, the Florida Rules of Judicial Administration now require that all documents required or permitted to be served on the other party must be served by electronic mail (e‐mail) except in certain circumstances. • You must strictly comply with the format requirements set forth in the • If a self‐represented litigant elects to serve and receive documents by e‐mail, the procedures must always be followed once the initial election is made. • If you elect to participate in electronic service, which means serving or receiving pleadings by electronic mail (e‐mail), or through the Florida Courts E‐Filing Portal, you must review Florida Rule of Judicial Administration • To serve and receive documents by e‐mail, you must designate your e‐mail addresses by using the • Form 12.915, and you must provide your e‐mail address on each form on which your signature appears. • If a nonlawyer helps you fill out these forms, that person must give you a copy of a Disclosure from Nonlawyer, • A nonlawyer -- 2 of 6 -- helping you fill out these forms also must put his or her name, address, and telephone number on the bottom of the last page of every form he or she helps you complete. -- 3 of 6 --
If you believe the Notice was issued in error, you must file the Petition to Contest Notice of Intent to Suspend Driver License and Motor Vehicle Registration(s) for Non‐Payment of Support within 20 days after the Notice is mailed to you.
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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.