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20 verbatim requirements from administrative order 2014-25-02 - Amended Administrative Order Implementing Uniform Practices and Procedures of the Domestic Division of the Circuit Court, Ninth Judicial Circuit.
9th Judicial Circuit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://ninthcircuit.org/sites/default/files/AO2014-25-02.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • These uniform process and procedures shall be construed and enforced to avoid technical delay, encourage civility, permit just and prompt determination of all proceedings, and promote the efficient administration of justice. • Administrative Orders that may be inconsistent, the uniform process and procedures attached hereto shall be adhered to by all litigants, counsel, and other applicable persons/entities involved in actions in the Domestic Division of the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court. • (A) As a matter of policy, the Domestic Division judges shall continue to enforce the practices and procedures contained herein, which were originally adopted on the 1st day of • The administrative judge shall be responsible for generally overseeing the operation and functioning of the Domestic • Strict adherence to those procedures is required. -- 2 of 6 -- • If a party is represented by an attorney the attorney shall make a written certificate as required by section 57.018(1), Florida Statutes. • A party claiming financial inability who desires to have clerk’s fees and costs waived in connection with an appeal from the Domestic Division to an appellate court must file a motion accompanied by affidavit and serve copies on the opposing parties. • If no written objection is filed by an opposing party within five (5) days of the filing and service of the motion and affidavit, the movant must then promptly present a proposed order to the presiding judge either at ex parte or by mail. • If a written objection is to be filed, the objecting party must obtain hearing time within not less than four (4) nor more than seven (7) working days and file and serve notice of hearing simultaneously with the objection. • Florida, (407) 836-2303, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711. -- 3 of 6 -- • Kissimmee, Florida 34741, (407) 742-2417, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711. • A mandatory meet and confer process is required, as set forth below, for all motions to be set for hearing in the domestic division and must occur before scheduling the hearing, except for the following motions: injunctive relief without notice; judgment on the pleadings; or summary judgment. • Counsel with full authority to resolve the matter shall confer before scheduling the hearing on the motion to attempt to resolve or otherwise narrow the issues raised in the motion, and include a certificate of compliance (attached hereto as “Exhibit A”) that the conference has occurred in the notice of hearing filed with the court. • It shall be the responsibility of counsel who schedules the hearing to arrange the conference. • Counsel must respond promptly to inquiries and communications from opposing counsel who notices the hearing and is attempting to schedule the conference. • If counsel who notices the hearing is unable to reach opposing counsel to conduct the conference after three (3) good faith attempts, counsel who notices the hearing must identify in the certificate of compliance the dates and times of the efforts made to contact opposing counsel. • Counsel shall include in the notice of hearing the certificate of compliance certifying that the meet and confer occurred (or did not occur and setting out the good faith attempts to schedule the conference) and identifying the date of the conference, the names of the participating attorneys, and the specific results obtained. -- 4 of 6 -- • Counsel who notices the hearing shall ensure that the court and the judge’s judicial assistant are aware of any narrowing of the issues or other resolution as a result of the conference. • Judicial Practices in the Trial Courts, each Domestic Division shall create standard Judicial • This Judicial Practices and Procedures document shall include but is not limited to the following topics: communication with the court, scheduling procedures, submission of motions, orders, judgements, etc., courtesy copies, evidentiary proceedings, discovery, and mediation.
These uniform process and procedures shall be construed and enforced to avoid technical delay, encourage civility, permit just and prompt determination of all proceedings, and promote the efficient administration of justice.
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: 29a757fa44229f57b28ffb368229dcd183885cdc9ae419000d5426ac96b8c4c2. Extracted from the order's own text layer.
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.