Supreme Court of Florida
In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Judicial Administration - Parental Leave
January 30, 2020
Summary
The Supreme Court of Florida adopted a modified Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.570 establishing a presumptive entitlement to a continuance based on the parental leave of a lead attorney. The rule requires a timely motion to be granted unless substantial prejudice or unreasonable delay of an emergency or time-sensitive matter warrants denial or modification, and it excludes specified criminal, juvenile, and sexually violent predator commitment proceedings. The rule became effective January 1, 2020, at 12:01 a.m.