Seventeenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Broward County Courtesy Copy Requirements

WARNING

The party requesting relief on an ex-parte or non-evidentiary motion must provide sufficient copies of the prepared order with self-addressed stamped envelopes for all parties.

The party requesting relief shall furnish the Court a prepared order and sufficient copies with self-addressed, stamped envelopes for all parties.

WARNING

However, we expect that if your case does resolve, as a professional courtesy to the court, a Notice of Settlement/Notice of Voluntary Dismissal shall be filed with the clerk, and copy with the e-filing number on it emailed to the Division email as soon as possible, so that we can properly manage the rest of our docket.

However, we expect that if your case does resolve, as a professional courtesy to the court, a Notice of Settlement/Notice of Voluntary Dismissal shall be filed with the clerk, and copy with the e-filing number on it emailed to the Division email as soon as possible, so that we can properly manage the rest of our docket.

WARNING

On a consent withdrawal, counsel must send the Judicial Assistant copies of the Motion to Withdraw, the Consent to Withdrawal, adequate copies of a proposed order, and addressed stamped envelopes for all parties including the client(s).

If your client or client(s) consent to your withdrawal, you do not need to set your Motion to Withdraw as Attorney of Record for a hearing. Instead, please e-file a Consent to Withdrawal (signed by all clients you wish to withdraw from), and send to the Judicial Assistant a copy of the Motion to Withdraw as Attorney of Record, the Consent to Withdrawal and adequate copies of a proposed order, and address stamped envelopes for all parties including your client(s).

WARNING

Courtesy copies of orders can be hand-delivered or submitted electronically. If hand-delivered, please send an email confirming what was delivered, to whom, and when.

Courtesy copies of orders can be hand-delivered or submitted electronically. If hand-delivered, please send an email confirming what was delivered, to whom, and when.

WARNING

Courtesy copies may be emailed to Judge Bristol's chambers, but must be submitted at least 2 days before the hearing in order to be reviewed.

Courtesy copies can also be emailed to Judge Bristol 's chambers and such submissions, in order to be reviewed, must be submitted at least 2 days before the hearing.

WARNING

Courtesy copies and agreed orders may only be provided to the Court after the motion appears on the Clerk of Court's system.

All motions must be submitted to the Clerk of Court via the E-filing Portal and must appear on the Clerk of the Court's system before any materials, including courtesy copies and agreed orders, are provided to the Court.

WARNING

If a filed motion is one the Judge needs to see or act upon, a copy must be emailed to the division email address and to the opposing party.

When a motion is e-filed the Judge does not always receive a copy. If you file a motion that the Judge needs to see or act upon, you must provide a copy with a proposed order to the email provided above and to the opposing party.

WARNING

For evidentiary hearings, hard copies of the motion, memoranda, and supporting authorities are preferred by mail or hand delivery at least two business days before the hearing, and any drop off must be reported to the Judicial Assistant.

If an evidentiary hearing has been set, a hard copy of the Motion, accompanying memoranda, cases or other supporting authorities is preferred to the Judge by mail or hand delivered at least two (2) business days prior to the scheduled hearing. You must inform the Judicial Assistant of any drop off.

WARNINGCivil cases

Courtesy copies should be brought for all parties.

Courtesy copies should be brought for all parties.

WARNING

Chambers does not require a courtesy copy of the Notice of Hearing unless otherwise ordered.

This office does not require a copy of the Notice of Hearing, unless otherwise ordered by the Court.

WARNING

Once a matter has been set on the Court's docket, any and all pleadings you would like for Judge Weiss to review should be either uploaded through the CMS portal under SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS, provided by e-mail, or delivered to chambers prior to the hearing. The Court will also accept courtesy copies at the hearing. Please remember to bring enough physical copies of evidence for the Clerk of Court.

Once a matter has been set on the Court's docket, any and all pleadings you would like for Judge Weiss to review should be either uploaded through the CMS portal under SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS, provided by e-mail, or delivered to chambers prior to the hearing. The Court will also accept courtesy copies at the hearing. Please remember to bring enough physical copies of evidence for the Clerk of Court.

WARNING

A Notice of Voluntary Dismissal in a DVCE case must be set for hearing on the DV Docket and a copy sent to the Judicial Assistant to request a hearing date.

If a Petitioner files a Notice of Voluntary Dismissal in a domestic violence case (DVCE), the Notice must be set for a hearing on the Court's DV Docket. Please send a copy of the notice to the Judicial Assistant and request a hearing date and time.

WARNING

Do not mail or email copies of Agreed Orders to the Court.

Do not mail or e-mail copies of Agreed Orders to the Court.

WARNING

Requests for temporary support or time-sharing hearings must include a copy of the notice of mediation.

When requesting a hearing for temporary support and temporary time-sharing matters, the parties must provide the Court with a copy of the notice of mediation.

WARNING

Should you seek relief, please file the appropriate petition or motion with the Clerk of Courts, copy the opposing party, and send a courtesy copy to the Court.

Should you seek relief, please file the appropriate petition or motion with the Clerk of Courts, copy the opposing party, and send a courtesy copy to the Court.

WARNING

Timely objections to General Magistrate referral, with the filed motion and hearing request, must be submitted to the Court via the divisional email.

If a party timely objects to referral to the General Magistrate, a copy of the Objection, along with the filed motion, and hearing request, shall be submitted to the Court via the divisional e-mail.

INFOCivil cases

Courtesy copies are optional and may be sent by mail or email to the division's physical address or div56@17th.flcourts.org, with the other side copied.

You are free to send us courtesy copies by mail, but we also accept courtesy copies via electronic mail. Our physical address is: Judge Betsy Benson, Broward County Courthouse, West Building, 201 SE 6th Street, Suite 13131, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301. Our electronic email is: div56@17th.flcourts.org. Please make sure you copy the other side on all communications to us or we cannot respond or review.

INFO

Courtesy copies are generally not required; parties wishing to send one must contact the Judicial Assistant first.

Generally, the Court does not require courtesy copies. If you desire to transmit a courtesy copy to the Court please contact the Judicial assistant at div82@17th.flcourts.org

INFO

The division does not require a chambers copy of the Notice of Hearing for evidentiary hearings.

This division does not require a copy of the Notice of Hearing.

INFO

No advance courtesy copies of the notice of hearing, motion, or related pleadings are required for motion calendar hearings because the court accesses them via e-file.

Copies of the Notice of Hearing, the Motion and any pleadings or discovery vehicle to which the Motion is addressed DO NOT need to be provided in advance to the Judge or Judicial Assistant. This information will be available to the court by e-file.

INFO

Generally, the Court does not require courtesy copies. If you desire to transmit a courtesy copy to the Court please email to div73@17th.flcourts.org.

Generally, the Court does not require courtesy copies. If you desire to transmit a courtesy copy to the Court please email to div73@17th.flcourts.org.