Seventeenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Broward County Electronic Filing Rules

CRITICAL

Applies to

Motion

Pro se litigants must file motions in person in Room 2140, through the E-Filing Portal, or by U.S. Mail.

Please note, you MUST file any and all motions: In person in Room 2140 Through E-Filing Portal or By U.S. Mail

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Proposed order

Proposed orders must be submitted to the Division FV email, and the CMS workbench may be used only for agreed orders submitted with the motion and opposing counsel's written response/agreement attached.

Proposed orders shall be submitted to the Division FV email. Judge Alspector uses the CMS workbench digital format ONLY FOR SUBMISSION OF AGREED ORDERS WITH THE MOTION AND WRITTEN RESPONSE/AGREEMENT OF OPPOSING COUNSEL AS ATTACHED DOCUMENTS.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Agreed order

Commencing October 1, 2025, attorneys may use the CMS online system to submit agreed orders. Until further notice made in these procedures, all other proposed orders shall continue to be submitted via email to divfv@17th.flcourts.org.

Commencing October 1, 2025, attorneys may use the CMS online system to submit agreed orders. Until further notice made in these procedures, all other proposed orders shall continue to be submitted via email to divfv@17th.flcourts.org.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Proposed order

all proposed orders should be submitted through CMS

all proposed orders should be submitted through CMS

CRITICAL

Applies to

Notice of settlement or voluntary dismissal

Hearings must be cancelled by e-filing a notice of settlement or voluntary dismissal, with a courtesy copy including the e-filing number e-mailed to the division.

You must cancel hearings by e-filing a notice of settlement or voluntary dismissal, courtesy copies with the e-filing number should be sent to the division email.

WARNINGCivil cases

Applies to

Exhibits

Hard copies of documents submitted to the Court cannot be entered into the e-filing system.

Hard copies of documents submitted to the Court cannot be entered into the e-filing system.

WARNING

Applies to

Hearing request

Pro se parties not registered with CMS must request hearings by email or in writing with self-addressed stamped envelopes and send the request with the motion to the Clerk.

Self-represented (or pro se) parties not registered with CMS must file a request for a hearing either via email or in writing along with self-addressed stamped envelopes for all parties and send a copy of the request with the Motion to be heard to the Clerk of Courts.

WARNING

Applies to

Proposed order

Duplicate proposed orders must not be submitted by mail or email unless the Court directs otherwise.

Please do not submit duplicate orders by mail or e-mail unless otherwise directed by the Court.

WARNING

Applies to

Order

Judge Kanner prefers that agreed orders, proposed orders, compel orders, and orders invoking the rules be submitted electronically via CMS.

Judge Kanner prefers that Agreed Orders/Proposed Orders/Compel Orders/Orders Invoking the Rules of Civil Procedure be submitted via CMS (electronically).

WARNING

Applies to

Proposed order

Proposed orders are submitted to Judge Barner electronically through the e-orders program.

Judge Barner participates in the e-orders program. Please follow the link below to determine how this is done: http.//www.17th.flcourts.org/index.php/self-help/eorders.

WARNING

Applies to

Consent to withdrawal

If all clients consent to withdrawal, no hearing is required and counsel must instead e-file a Consent to Withdrawal signed by all clients.

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

Applies to

Request or proposed order

Unrepresented parties who do not provide an email address must submit their requests or proposed orders directly to chambers in person.

If any party in the case is not represented by counsel and does not provide an email address, they must submit their request or proposed order directly to chambers in person.

WARNING

Applies to

Court filing

Parties must file their own documents with the Clerk of Court; the Court will not file on a party's behalf.

The Court will not file something with the Clerk of Court on a party's behalf.

WARNING

Applies to

Notice of cancellation

If the Court approves the cancellation, the setting party must e-file a Notice of Cancellation, after which the Judicial Assistant will cancel the hearing.

If approved by the Court, the setting party will efile a Notice of Cancellation. Then, the Judicial Assistant will cancel the hearing.

WARNING

Unrepresented parties who have not registered an email address must submit their requests and proposed orders directly to chambers.

If any party in the case is not represented by counsel, and does not register an email address, they must submit their request/proposed order directly to chambers.

WARNINGCivil cases

The Agreed Order Portal may not be used as a substitute for matters that are proper for ex parte hearings.

The Agreed Order Portal is not a substitute for matters proper for ex parte hearings.

WARNINGCivil cases

Applies to

Petition

Attorney's fees, guardian's fees, and guardian appointment petitions may be submitted through the CMS proposed/agreed order portal, but a Petition for Approval of Minor's Settlement must be set for hearing.

(e) The following petitions (which were previously not to be considered as an Ex Parte matter) may now be presented to the Court through the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit's online scheduling and court management system (CMS) proposed or agreed order portal (a Petition for Approval of Minor's Settlement must be set for hearing): 1. Attorney's Fees and Costs 2. Guardian's Fees and Costs 3. Appointment of Guardian(s)

WARNING

Applies to

Ex parte order motion to compel discovery

Properly filed Ex Parte Orders on Motions to Compel Discovery may be submitted through the CMS portal, however, the motion must be uploaded through the CMS portal under SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS.

Properly filed Ex Parte Orders on Motions to Compel Discovery may be submitted through the CMS portal, however, the motion must be uploaded through the CMS portal under SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS.

WARNING

Applies to

Proposed ido iwo qdro

IDO/IWO/QDRO proposed orders should be submitted by e-mail because CMS uploads can distort them; distorted orders are rejected and must be resubmitted by e-mail.

Income Deduction Orders (IDO)/Income Withholding Orders (IWO)/Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDRO) should be submitted by e-mail as those orders can become distorted and illegible when uploaded through the CMS portal. If the formatting is distorted, the proposed order will be rejected and will have to be resubmitted via e-mail.

WARNING

Applies to

Agreed order

Division 37 accepts Agreed Orders through online submission on the CMS Portal. All other proposed orders may only be submitted to the CMS Workbench when directed by the Court.

Division 37 accepts Agreed Orders through online submission on the CMS Portal. All other proposed orders may only be submitted to the CMS Workbench when directed by the Court.

WARNING

Only attorneys registered with the Court's CMS using Florida Bar credentials may schedule UMC hearings through the online scheduling system.

Only attorneys may schedule hearings on the Court's Uniform Motion Calendar through the Court's online scheduling system. Attorneys must be registered with the Court's CMS using their Florida Bar credentials to access online scheduling.

WARNING

Applies to

Proposed order

If all parties are registered, the proposed or agreed continuance order may be submitted via the e-order system; an objection requires setting a hearing through online scheduling.

However, if all parties are registered in the case, you may submit the proposed or agreed order via the e-order court management system. If the opposing party objects to the continuance, it will be necessary to set a hearing on the Motion through on-line scheduling system.

WARNING

Applies to

Proposed final judgment paternity

In paternity actions with full agreement, a proposed final judgment may be submitted through CMS without a hearing with proof of the agreement attached.

In Paternity actions, if the parties have come to a full agreement, a proposed final judgment may be submitted through CMS without a hearing. Please include proof of the agreement as an attachment through the CMS portal under SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS.

WARNING

Applies to

Proposed order

Proposed Orders are accepted through CMS Portal online submission following the Court's oral pronouncement.

Division 41 accepts Proposed Orders through online submission on the CMS Portal following an oral pronouncement of the Court's ruling.

WARNING

Applies to

Ex parte order motion to compel

Ex parte orders on motions to compel discovery may be submitted through the CMS portal with the motion uploaded under SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS.

Properly filed Ex Parte Orders on Motions to Compel Discovery may be submitted through the CMS portal, however, the motion must be uploaded through the CMS portal under SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS.

WARNING

Applies to

Agreed order

Division 41 accepts Agreed Orders through online submission on the CMS Portal. All other proposed orders may only be submitted to the CMS Workbench when directed by the Court.

Division 41 accepts Agreed Orders through online submission on the CMS Portal. All other proposed orders may only be submitted to the CMS Workbench when directed by the Court.

WARNING

Applies to

Hearing documents

Hearing documents may be mailed or FedExed, but uploading is preferred and documents should also be filed with the Clerk of the Court.

You may mail or fedex any documents for the hearing. Preferably they can be uploaded and they should also be filed with the Clerk of the Court.

WARNING

Applies to

Proposed order

Orders after any hearing should be uploaded to the CMS system for review/approval of the Court BUT should not be uploaded until after all parties review and approve of the language on the order.

Orders after any hearing should be uploaded to the CMS system for review/approval of the Court BUT should not be uploaded until after all parties review and approve of the language on the order.

WARNING

Applies to

Proposed order

Pro se litigants should contact the Judicial Assistant for assistance or submit proposed orders in the traditional paper manner rather than electronically.

Pro Se litigants should contact the Judicial Assistant for assistance or to submit orders in the traditional, paper manner.

INFO

Applies to

Motion

Motions may be submitted to the Court via email in addition to being filed with the Clerk of Courts.

All motions must be filed with the Clerk of Courts and provided to the Court prior to the setting of a hearing (can be submitted via email).

INFOCivil cases

Applies to

Order

Orders (except proposed orders) may be submitted through the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit's online e-orders system.

Judge Benson participates in the e-orders program. With the exception of proposed Orders as outlined below, Orders may be submitted through the online e-filing system, at the following link: http://www.17th.flcourts.org/index.php/self-help/eorders

INFOCivil cases

Applies to

Supporting documents

Documents may be uploaded through CMS 'Supporting Document' even before a hearing is scheduled, as long as the uploader is on the service list.

Even if you have not scheduled the hearing, you can upload the documents through "SUPPORTING DOCUMENT" as long as your name is on the service list.

INFO

DIY Florida documents may be filed electronically through the E-Portal or by hand at the clerk of court office.

Those legal documents can then be filed electronically through the E-Portal or by hand at the clerk of court office to start a new court case or respond to an existing court case.

INFO

Pro se litigants may register for a free Florida Courts E-Filing Portal account to file and receive pleadings by email.

To register for a free Florida Courts E-Filing Portal account to file and receive court pleadings by email click HERE

INFO

Applies to

Proposed order

Attorneys may submit electronic agreed orders and electronic proposed orders through the CMS online system.

Attorneys may submit electronic “agreed” orders and electronic “proposed” orders using the CMS online system.

INFO

Applies to

Memoranda

Alternatively, memoranda and related papers may be uploaded as Supporting Documents through the CMS portal.

Otherwise, Memoranda and related papers may be uploaded as "Supporting Documents" through the CMS portal.

INFO

Applies to

Agreed order

Agreed orders or agreed language following a hearing may be uploaded through the Judge's workbench.

Any AGREED ORDER or language that has been agreed to by the parties after a hearing can be uploaded through the Judge’s workbench.

INFO

Case law may be submitted via CMS supporting documents tab, by email to the division email, or as a hard copy.

Case Law can be submitted via CMS under the supporting documents tab OR emailed to the Division e-mail (div82@17th.flcourts.org) OR submitted hard-copy to the Court.

INFO

Applies to

Proposed order

Pro se parties may submit a proposed order by mail with self-addressed stamped envelopes and copies for all parties.

Pro se/ unrepresented parties may mail a copy of the proposed order to the court along with self- addressed stamped envelopes and sufficient copies for all parties.

INFO

To register for a free Florida Courts E-Filing Portal account to file and receive court pleadings by email Click Here

To register for a free Florida Courts E-Filing Portal account to file and receive court pleadings by email Click Here

INFO

Applies to

Supporting documents

Documents may be uploaded as Supporting Documents even before a hearing is scheduled, as long as the uploader is on the service list.

Even if you have not scheduled the hearing, you can upload the documents through "SUPPORTING DOCUMENT" as long as your name is on the service list.

INFO

Self-represented parties may obtain permission to use the Online Scheduling System.

Self-Represented parties may obtain permission to utilize the Online Scheduling System.

INFO

Self-represented litigants may register for the CMS at www.17th.flcourts.org via the Pro se Registration Form and, once accepted, can view and schedule hearings.

If you represent yourself you can register for CMS by going to: www.17th.flcourts.org. 1. Self Help 2. Court Management System Help 3. CMS Manuals 4. New User 5. Pro se Registration Form Fill out the request form and, when accepted, you can view and schedule hearings.

INFO

Applies to

Video evidence

Videos for hearings must be uploaded to Dropbox, the shareable link copied into a PDF, and the PDF uploaded to CMS 'Supporting Documents' for the hearing.

Upload the video to Dropbox Make the link shareable Copy the link to a pdf document Upload the pdf to Supporting Documents for the hearing in CMS.