2 verbatim requirements from 5th Jud. Cir., Self-Help — 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/self-help-center/, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • Any self-represented party, who has filed a family law case on or after October 1, 2022, shall fill out a Designation of Current Mailing and E-mail address form . • For all Supreme Court documents: flcourts.org Parent Education and Family Stabilization Online Course Providers List Effective February 1, 2018, only the following forms shall be approved for use in the Fifth Judicial Circuit to include for use by the self-help programs, Clerks of Court, and the Family Division of the Fifth Circuit:
Any self-represented party, who has filed a family law case on or after October 1, 2022, shall fill out a Designation of Current Mailing and E-mail address form .
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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.