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Official rule; awaiting reverification against the current source text. Verify with the clerk, judicial assistant, or official court website before relying on it.
4 verbatim requirements on filing.
Eighth Judicial Circuit — Judge Craig C. DeThomasis only. Practices change without notice; the court's own published text controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
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Unlock free →All attorneys and self-represented litigants must provide an e-mail address to receive signed orders electronically, unless excused. Fla. R. Gen. Prac. & Jud. Admin. 2.516. It is the responsibility of attorneys and self-represented litigants to update their contact information using Form 2.603 any time there is a change in the e-mail account registered for electronic service.
Reviewer note: Source sha256: ef355937d2a48202b4646d9cc44ad8ea297dae1b1ac9fc34fe5e6ff1a181810a. Corpus categories: FILING_OR_SERVICE, PROPOSED_ORDERS | FILING_OR_SERVICE, COURTESY_COPIES | PROPOSED_ORDERS | FILING_OR_SERVICE. Operative status as recorded: LIVE_PAGE_CURRENT_AS_CRAWLED. Published during the 2026-07-24 completeness pass. SOURCE DRIFT MEASURED 2026-07-24: the page(s) these requirements were captured from have been edited since capture. A live re-read found 26 of 34 published requirements (76%) still present on 2 source pages (/courts-judges/judge-craig-dethomasis/judge-craig-dethomasis-division-procedures/, /departments-services/division-procedures-and-proposed-orders/judge-dethomasis-equitable-distribution-spreadsheets/). The missing text may have been reworded, moved, or withdrawn — BenchPath does not guess which. Confidence LOWERED to medium until a human re-reads the source. Re-verify before relying on any single clause.
The Eighteenth Judicial Circuit (Seminole and Brevard) requires cover letters in PDF format and proposed orders in .docx format using DJMCA formatting codes, submitted through the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal.
Florida attorneys must file court documents electronically through the statewide Florida Courts E-Filing Portal (myflcourtaccess.com). Self-represented litigants may e-file through the same portal. Local circuits layer their own formatting and routing quirks on top.
Effective June 15, 2026, every signer of a Florida court filing — attorney or self-represented — represents that "the legal authorities identified exist and are accurately cited," with express sanctions (reprimand, contempt, striking, dismissal, costs, fees) for violations. Companion order AOSC26-12 preempts ALL circuit- and judge-level AI disclosure/certification requirements.