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8 verbatim requirements from administrative order 2023-01 - Order Governing Procedures for Pro Se Litigants in the Domestic Relations Division, Osceola.
9th Judicial Circuit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://ninthcircuit.org/sites/default/files/AO2023-01.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • Domestic Relations Division, must file in Osceola County Clerk of Court Office. b. • The Osceola County Clerk of the Court Office, Domestic Relations Division, shall provide ministerial assistance to self-represented litigants in accordance with section 28.215, Florida Statutes. • Assistance shall not include the provision of legal advice. c. • The Osceola County Clerk of the Court Office shall provide the FCCM • Upon belief by the self-represented litigant that the case is ready to be set for final hearing, the self-represented litigant must notify the FCCM Department by submitting an online inquiry to request a final hearing. • All required documents must be filed with the Osceola County Clerk of Court before any hearing will be scheduled. -- 2 of 3 -- • All contested dissolution of marriage, paternity, temporary/concurrent custody by extended family, stepparent adoption, adoption by relative, or supplemental and modification cases, dissolution of marriage, paternity, and temporary/concurrent custody by extended family cases in which all litigants are representing themselves and their disagreement involves distribution of property, alimony, and/or primary parental responsibility, or visitation and/or support of the minor child(ren), must be referred to the court-annexed Dispute Resolution Services family mediation prior to setting a final hearing or trial. b. • The parties may not be referred to mediation if there is a history of domestic violence except by court order.
Domestic Relations Division, must file in Osceola County Clerk of Court Office. b.
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: 7151b921a85653a673fdd5c8ff913cce0357de1a620c26ce65092569dd265995. 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.