Judge Small quantifies meet-and-confer: reasonable efforts require at least three good-faith attempts by the moving party, certified in every Notice of Hearing — and the NOH may be filed only after the JA's confirmation e-mail.
Florida > Fifteenth Judicial Circuit > Palm Beach County > Juvenile Division JA/JM (Judge Lisa S. Small)
"Reasonable efforts require at least three (3) good faith attempts to meet and confer by the moving party." / "Notices of Hearing may be filed only after a confirmation email with the hearing date and time has been received from the JA." / "written Responses to a Motion are to be filed at least five (5) days prior to the scheduled hearing, and written Replies at least two (2) days prior."
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