1 verbatim requirement on case management.
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Unlock free →All motions—particularly motions to suppress evidence or statements, motions in limine, notice under chapter 90.404, Florida Statutes (Williams Rule Evidence) and responsive motions thereto, child hearsay motions, and requests for extraordinary or case-dispositive relief—should be filed under the time set according to the applicable chapter of the Florida Statutes or rule of Criminal Procedure, but counsel should make all reasonable efforts to file such motions before the pretrial conference.
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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.