In Re: Amendments to the Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure

Summary

The court adopted amendments requiring broader notice of related family cases and establishing procedures for coordinating related cases within Florida's unified family court model. The amendments favor assigning all related family cases to one judge, while permitting coordinated conferences, joint hearings, judicial file access, and confidentiality protections when a single judge is impractical. The rules became effective April 1, 2014.