Twelfth Judicial Circuit of Florida (DeSoto, Manatee, Sarasota) Filing Bundling Requirements

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Courtesy materials should be combined into as few attachments as reasonably possible.

The materials should be combined into as few attachments as reasonably possible.

Checked against the court's document on Oct 9, 2026INFO

Ancillary documents related to a proposed order may be attached to the cover letter in PDF/A format.

Any ancillary documents related to the proposed order (copy of the motion, case law, legal memorandums, etc.) may be attached to the cover letter in PDF/A format.

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Motions and proposed orders must be submitted through the Portal as separate documents. Combined motion/proposed orders in the same document are not permitted.

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Motions and proposed orders must be submitted through the Portal as separate documents. Combined motion/proposed orders in the same document are not permitted.

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All documents shall be emailed in one .pdf attachment to the Probate Coordinator no later than noon, on the business day immediately preceding the hearing, no exceptions.

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Each document must be a separate document – one .pdf for all documents is unacceptable and no zip files for instance.

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Do not submit two (2) orders for the same case at the same time in the ePortal. This will cause an error and one or both orders may be erased.

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Motions and proposed orders must be submitted through the Portal as separate documents. Combined motion/proposed orders in the same document are not permitted.

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submit consolidated forms. All Stipulations (once e-filed) shall be submitted with the proposed order as its own document. Motions and Stipulations not e-filed will not be considered.

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Please use only one form of delivery for proposed orders (i.e. please do not send via both ePortal and email.)

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submit consolidated forms. All Stipulations (once e-filed) shall be submitted with the proposed order as its own document.

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send identical paperwork via multiple methods of delivery (i.e. email and U.S. Mail).

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Please do not include a directive such as “hold this proposed order for x days for an objection to be lodged.” The Court will reject proposed orders seeking to put this burden on the Court or the Court's staff.

Summary: Do not ask the Court or its staff to hold a proposed order for an objection period; such proposed orders will be rejected.

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“Piggybacking” or cross noticing of motions or substitute motions is not permitted absent the consent of all parties and the Court.

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Once a motion is scheduled, subsequent motions shall not be “cross noticed”, absent prior approval of opposing counsel and the Court.

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Once a motion has been set for hearing, additional motions may not be “cross-noticed,” “piggybacked,” or substituted during the time reserved for the original motion without the express consent of opposing counsel and the court.

Summary: Additional motions cannot be added to or substituted into a hearing slot without express consent from opposing counsel and the court.

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submit two (2) orders for the same case at the same time in the ePortal. This will cause an error and one or both orders may be erased.