Continuances 5 Days Out — Signed by the PARTY, Not Just Counsel… — Palm Beach County, FL · BenchPath

Continuances 5 Days Out — Signed by the PARTY, Not Just Counsel — Division JO

Medium — verify before relying· verified July 5, 2026Deadlines & Time Computation15th Jud. Cir., Juvenile Division JO Divisional Instructions (updated 06/10/2026)

Official rule; awaiting reverification against the current source text. Verify with the clerk, judicial assistant, or official court website before relying on it.

Summary

Judge Kroll requires continuance motions five days before the court date and, per Rule 2.545(e), signed by the party requesting the continuance absent good cause; emergencies follow AO 3.206 with a detailed three-part motion.

Applies to

Florida > Fifteenth Judicial Circuit > Palm Beach County > Juvenile Division JO (Judge Kathleen J. Kroll)

Source of truth

"Motions for continuance must be submitted at least five (5) days prior to the scheduled court date for which the continuance is sought, barring exigent circumstances. Except for good cause shown, the motion must be signed by the party requesting the continuance, as required by Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.545(e)."

Official source: 15th Cir. — Division JO Instructions (Judge Kroll)
Source health: Healthy · checked October 24, 2026
Effective date: —
Last verified: July 5, 2026Live fetch of official division page — 2026-07-05

Reviewer note: Verified against the live official source on 2026-07-05. 30-day recheck scheduled. Confidence set to medium 2026-09-08 (H3 re-verification): the live official document no longer carries this text verbatim — see the open change_detected task on its source.

Juvenile Delinquency Juvenile Dependency

Change history

August 6, 2026Monitor: content changed at 15th Cir. — Division JO Instructions (Judge Kroll). Review before republishing dependent rules.
August 5, 2026Monitor: content changed at 15th Cir. — Division JO Instructions (Judge Kroll). Review before republishing dependent rules.
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July 28, 2026Monitor: content changed at 15th Cir. — Division JO Instructions (Judge Kroll). Review before republishing dependent rules.