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1 verbatim requirement on case management.
Eighth Judicial Circuit — Judge Kristine Van Vorst only. Practices change without notice; the court's own published text controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
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Unlock free →Stipulations for substitution of counsel between law firms shall be signed by both the former attorney, the new attorney taking over the case and must include written client consent. The Stipulation shall be filed in the court file. A proposed order may be submitted through the e-portal for the case division. The Court will not grant a substitution of counsel unless client’s written consent is obtained. Administrative Order No. 1.30 – Attorney Appearance and Withdrawal Requirements for All Cases Family Joint Pretrial Statement (docx) Forms, Checklists, and Other Self-Help Resources for the 8th Judicial Circuit can be found at the Forms and Checklists page Consumer Information and Pamphlets from the Florida Bar (opens in new tab) Administrative Order No. 5.09 – Standing Family Court Order Administrative Order No. 3.09 – Standing Case Management Order in County and Circuit Civil Cases
Reviewer note: Source sha256: 7c311ffadf0f5f1cf66cd42c9412a20e6f3fc39cd8fbb44bb4aeed7c39b2f344. Corpus categories: PROPOSED_ORDERS | CASE_MANAGEMENT_OR_TRACK. 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 13 of 16 published requirements (81%) still present on 1 source page (/courts-judges/judge-kristine-van-vorst/judge-van-vorst-division-procedures/). The missing text may have been reworded, moved, or withdrawn — BenchPath does not guess which.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.
Parties in dissolution and most family financial cases must exchange a financial affidavit and specified financial documents within 45 days of service of the initial pleading, file a certificate of compliance, and supplement as circumstances change.
Small claims cases (up to $8,000) begin with a mandatory pretrial conference where the court narrows issues and typically orders mediation. Failure to appear can result in default or dismissal.
CV-E runs a structured 150-day case management conference track with published CMO templates for jury, non-jury, and complex settings, plus a projected-vs-actual trial period system and 2026–2027 published trial calendars.