Supreme Court of Florida
In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure
August 31, 2023
Summary
The court adopted amendments to multiple Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, with an effective date of January 1, 2024, while declining three proposed jurisdictional wording changes and modifying the joinder amendment. The amendments clarify appellate jurisdiction, filing-fee consequences, county-court certification review, nonfinal-appeal briefing deadlines, and the appellate-court filing requirement for joinder notices. The court also made numerous terminology and formatting revisions throughout the rules.