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23 verbatim requirements from administrative order 2019-21-02 - Amended Order Implementing Unified Pretrial Order in the Domestic Divisions of the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court.
9th Judicial Circuit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://ninthcircuit.org/sites/default/files/AO2019-21-02%20ADAC.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • Florida Family Law Rule of Procedure 12.200(c) requires that “[o]rders setting pretrial conferences must be uniform throughout the territorial jurisdiction of the court.” The implementation of uniform policies and procedures is necessary to provide for efficient and effective processing of all actions in the Domestic Divisions of the Ninth Judicial Circuit • Counsel and unrepresented parties shall read this Order, be familiar with its contents, and comply with its requirements. • The attorney(s) who will try the case and/or any unrepresented litigant shall attend the Pretrial Conference in person unless previously excused by the Court. • Parties requiring an interpreter must have a certified interpreter available to help translate all court proceedings. • Parties must have completed mediation as to all matters before the Pretrial • All requests for relocation shall comply with F.S. § 61.13001. • No later than twenty (20) days before the Pretrial Conference, counsel who will try the case, and/or self-represented litigants, if any, shall meet in person. • Petitioner’s attorney (or if Petitioner is self-represented, Respondent’s attorney) shall arrange a mutually agreeable time, date and place for this meeting. • If both parties are self-represented, and so long as there is no pending domestic violence injunctions between them, then the Petitioner shall set up the meeting at a neutral location (preferably at a public location but one that affords for a private conversation). • At the meeting, the attorneys and/or the self-represented litigants shall: a. • If there is property to be distributed, prepare a joint equitable distribution spreadsheet, including each party’s suggested value of marital and non-marital real and personal property and debts, and any stipulated values shall be attached. • The joint equitable distribution spreadsheet shall be emailed to the Judge’s office no later than five (5) days before the pretrial conference and a printed copy shall be attached to the Joint Pretrial Statement. • Following the meeting of attorneys and/or self- represented parties, counsel for the Petitioner or the Petitioner, if self-represented, shall prepare and present a proposed joint pretrial statement to counsel for the Respondent, or the Respondent if self-represented. • The statement shall be signed by all attorneys and self-represented parties, filed, with a copy delivered to the judge no later than five (5) days before the pre-trial conference. • The Memorandum shall contain the following for each area below when that relief is at issue: • Petitioner or Petitioner’s counsel shall insert their numbers, then send to Respondent or • The joint equitable distribution spreadsheet shall be emailed to the Court and to both parties at the same time at least five (5) business days prior to the Pretrial Conference and a printed copy shall be attached to the Joint Pretrial Statement. • A new executed updated Financial Affidavit for each party shall be filed no later than seven (7) days before the Pretrial Conference. b. • MUST file its own Pretrial Statement and/or spreadsheet at least five (5) days prior to the Pretrial Conference and bring a copy of the Pretrial Statement to the Pretrial • All motions in limine or to exclude witnesses, evidence, or other motions directed to the conduct of the trial for which grounds then exist must be filed and copies delivered to opposing counsel or self-represented litigant at least five (5) days before the Pretrial Conference. • Highlighted copies of primary legal authorities cited must accompany the copies to chambers and opposing party. • Orange Avenue, Suite 510, Orlando, Florida, (407) 836-2303, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately on receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711. • Courthouse, 2 Courthouse Square, Suite 6300, Kissimmee, Florida 34741, (407) 742-2417, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately on receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711. -- 11 of 11 --
Florida Family Law Rule of Procedure 12.200(c) requires that “[o]rders setting pretrial conferences must be uniform throughout the territorial jurisdiction of the court.” The implementation of uniform policies and procedures is necessary to provide for efficient and effective processing of all actions in the Domestic Divisions of the Ninth Judicial Circuit
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: fe384112275ac7c1430beca2bdda9ece1a6f88e74a58ccdaa00ceab618b7c06b. 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.