County & Court GPS
Broward County family court
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit. Procedure notes below come from BenchPath verified sources — every card carries its citation, confidence level, and last-verified date.
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Uncontested in Broward
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The qualifier reads your answers, the Assembly Line organizes the agreement, the Packet Composer names the official forms, and the tracker follows the clerk's acceptance loop — all county-aware. Filing fees are verified with the Broward clerk (this platform never types a fee it can't source), and the division's published practice above controls hearing logistics.
Florida law generally bars entry of a final judgment of dissolution until at least 20 days after the petition is filed (§ 61.19, Fla. Stat.); a court may act sooner only on the statute's required showing. Clerk and court processing add county-varying time on top.
Judge & Division Playbook
Who hears family cases here — and their published practice
A playbook is published practice — calendars, conferral, order formats — with its citation and verification date. FamilyLawGPS does not and will not predict judicial outcomes.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Alberto Ribas, Jr.
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Allana Robinson Woods
general_magistrate
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Broward County Court
Allison Gilman
county_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Andrew L. Siegel
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Annette J. Szorosy
general_magistrate
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Ari Abraham Porth
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Barbara R. Duffy
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Bernard I. Bober
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Broward County Court
Betsy Benson
county_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Caleb S. Johnston
general_magistrate
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Carlos Augusto Rodriguez
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Carol-Lisa Phillips
chief_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Catalina Avalos
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Chris Brown
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Christopher Pole
senior_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Christopher Wigand
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Broward County Court
Corey Amanda Cawthon
county_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Broward County Court
Corey B. Friedman
county_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Daniel A. Casey
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Broward County Court
Daniel J. Kanner
county_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
David A. Haimes
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Broward County Court
Deborah Carpenter-Toye
county_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Denise E. Kistner
general_magistrate
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Edward H. Merrigan Jr.
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Elaine A. Carbuccia
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Elijah H. Williams
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Broward County Court
Ellen Feld
county_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Ernest A. Kollra, Jr.
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Fabienne E. Fahnestock
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Broward County Court
Florence Taylor Barner
county_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Francis Viamontes
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Frank Ledee
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
George Odom, Jr.
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Broward County Court
Ginger Lerner-Wren
county_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Broward County Court
Giuseppina Miranda
county_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Hilary Creary
general_magistrate
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Hope Tieman Bristol
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Broward County Court
Jackie Powell
county_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
James R. Harris
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Jeffrey R. Levenson
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Broward County Court
Jennifer Wigand Hilal
county_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Broward County Court
Jeremy I. Franker
county_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Jessica M. Marra
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Broward County Court
Jill K. Levy
county_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
John B. Bowman
circuit_judge
- Seventeenth Cir. — Judge John B. Bowman: HearingsSeventeenth Judicial Circuit (pp. https://www.17th.flcourts.org/division-02/) — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24
- Seventeenth Cir. — Judge John B. Bowman: Motion calendarSeventeenth Judicial Circuit (pp. https://www.17th.flcourts.org/division-02/) — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24
Broward County Court
John D. Fry
county_judge
- Seventeenth Cir. — Judge John D. Fry: HearingsSeventeenth Judicial Circuit (pp. https://www.17th.flcourts.org/division-mt-mw-74/) — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24
Broward County Court
John Hurley
county_judge
- Seventeenth Cir. — Judge John Hurley: Motion calendarSeventeenth Judicial Circuit (pp. https://www.17th.flcourts.org/division-72/) — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Jose Izquierdo
circuit_judge
- Seventeenth Cir. — Judge Jose Izquierdo: HearingsSeventeenth Judicial Circuit (pp. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UMxDmrM_eRoXYRGNzvpi9V4yhkOLDsOwqIx0ya__jVw/edit?usp=sharing) — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24
Broward County Court
Kal Evans
county_judge
- Seventeenth Cir. — Judge Kal Evans: HearingsSeventeenth Judicial Circuit (pp. https://www.17th.flcourts.org/division-mj/) — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24
Broward County Court
Kathleen E. Angione
county_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Broward County Court
Kathleen McCarthy
county_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Broward County Court
Kathleen McHugh
county_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Keathan B. Frink
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Broward County Court
Kenneth A. Gottlieb
county_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Kenneth L. Gillespie
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Kevin P. Tynan
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Broward County Court
Kim Theresa Mollica
county_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Kristin R. Kanner
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Lauren M. Alperstein
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Broward County Court
Lauren N. Peffer
county_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Linda Ivelisse Gonzalez
general_magistrate
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Lorena V. Mastrarrigo
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Lucy Ramos Miller
general_magistrate
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Marina Garcia-Wood
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Marlon J. Weiss
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Martin Bidwill
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Martin S. Fein
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Matthew Tannenbaum
child_support_hearing_officer
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Broward County Court
Melinda Brown
county_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Michael A. Robinson
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Michael A. Usan
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Michael Davis
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Michael G. Kaplan
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Michael I. Rothschild
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Michael J. Orlando
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Michael Lynch
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Michael Sullivan
child_support_hearing_officer
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Broward County Court
Michele McCaul Ricca
county_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Michele Towbin Singer
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
N. Hunter Davis
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Natasha DePrimo
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Broward County Court
Nicholas Lopane
county_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Broward County Court
Nina W. Di Pietro
county_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Broward County Court
Olga Levine
county_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Pascale Achille
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Peter Holden
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Broward County Court
Phoebee Francois
county_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Rebecca Frieden
child_support_hearing_officer
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Sandra Perlman
senior_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Shari Africk-Olefson
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Stacey Schulman
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Stacy Ross
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Stefanie C. Moon
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Stephanie Matalon
general_magistrate
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Broward County Court
Steven P. DeLuca
county_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Susan L. Alspector
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Broward County Court
Tabitha B. Eves
county_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Thomas J. Coleman
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Tim Bailey
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Broward County Court
Woody R. Clermont
county_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Yael Gamm
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Court
Yves P. Laventure
general_magistrate
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Court procedure notes
Verified local intelligence
Court procedure data from BenchPath, compiled from official public court sources.
Local RulesBroward
Local Rule 1 — Five divisions of the Circuit Court (Broward)
Creates the five Circuit Court divisions — General Civil, Criminal, Probate, Juvenile, Family — and defines the Family Division's one-family jurisdiction (dissolution, custody/support, domestic violence and related matters).
Court procedures change without notice. Verify urgent deadlines or unusual requirements with the court, the clerk, or a Florida attorney. If a specific order in your case says otherwise, that order controls over any county, division, or judge default shown here.
Service
E-Service of Pleadings and Documents — Fla. R. Gen. Prac. & Jud. Admin. 2.516
Service of pleadings and documents after the initial pleading is made by e-mail — in practice through the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal's e-service feature — to the designated service addresses on file.
Court procedures change without notice. Verify urgent deadlines or unusual requirements with the court, the clerk, or a Florida attorney. If a specific order in your case says otherwise, that order controls over any county, division, or judge default shown here.
Emergency Motions
Domestic Violence Injunctions: Ex Parte Temporary Relief and Prompt Final Hearing — Fla. Fam. L. R. P. 12.610
A DV injunction petition is reviewed promptly; the court may issue a temporary injunction ex parte, and when it does, a full evidentiary hearing is generally set within 15 days. There is no filing fee.
Court procedures change without notice. Verify urgent deadlines or unusual requirements with the court, the clerk, or a Florida attorney. If a specific order in your case says otherwise, that order controls over any county, division, or judge default shown here.
E-Filing
E-Filing Through the Statewide Portal — Florida Courts E-Filing Portal
Florida attorneys must file court documents electronically through the statewide Florida Courts E-Filing Portal (myflcourtaccess.com). Self-represented litigants may e-file through the same portal. Local circuits layer their own formatting and routing quirks on top.
Court procedures change without notice. Verify urgent deadlines or unusual requirements with the court, the clerk, or a Florida attorney. If a specific order in your case says otherwise, that order controls over any county, division, or judge default shown here.
Case Management
Mandatory Disclosure in Family Cases — Fla. Fam. L. R. P. 12.285
Parties in dissolution and most family financial cases must exchange a financial affidavit and specified financial documents within 45 days of service of the initial pleading, file a certificate of compliance, and supplement as circumstances change.
Court procedures change without notice. Verify urgent deadlines or unusual requirements with the court, the clerk, or a Florida attorney. If a specific order in your case says otherwise, that order controls over any county, division, or judge default shown here.
Administrative OrdersBroward
Broward AO 2026-10-UFC — Distribution of Unified Family Court Cases to Judges and General Magistrates
Broward AO 2026-10-UFC — Distribution of Unified Family Court Cases to Judges and General Magistrates
Court procedures change without notice. Verify urgent deadlines or unusual requirements with the court, the clerk, or a Florida attorney. If a specific order in your case says otherwise, that order controls over any county, division, or judge default shown here.
Administrative OrdersBroward
Broward AO 2026-21-GEN — General Assignment of Judges, General Magistrates & Hearing Officers (controlling chart)
Broward AO 2026-21-GEN — General Assignment of Judges, General Magistrates & Hearing Officers (controlling chart)
Court procedures change without notice. Verify urgent deadlines or unusual requirements with the court, the clerk, or a Florida attorney. If a specific order in your case says otherwise, that order controls over any county, division, or judge default shown here.
Remote / Zoom HearingsBroward
Seventeenth Cir. — Division FM in-custody AM docket: Remote appearances
28 verbatim courtroom requirements published by Judge In-Custody AM Docket Division FM.
Court procedures change without notice. Verify urgent deadlines or unusual requirements with the court, the clerk, or a Florida attorney. If a specific order in your case says otherwise, that order controls over any county, division, or judge default shown here.
Special Set HearingsJohn B. Bowman · Broward
Seventeenth Cir. — Judge John B. Bowman: Hearings
2 verbatim requirements on hearings.
Court procedures change without notice. Verify urgent deadlines or unusual requirements with the court, the clerk, or a Florida attorney. If a specific order in your case says otherwise, that order controls over any county, division, or judge default shown here.
Motion CalendarJohn B. Bowman · Broward
Seventeenth Cir. — Judge John B. Bowman: Motion calendar
2 verbatim requirements on motion calendar.
Court procedures change without notice. Verify urgent deadlines or unusual requirements with the court, the clerk, or a Florida attorney. If a specific order in your case says otherwise, that order controls over any county, division, or judge default shown here.
Special Set HearingsJohn D. Fry · Broward
Seventeenth Cir. — Judge John D. Fry: Hearings
1 verbatim requirement on hearings.
Court procedures change without notice. Verify urgent deadlines or unusual requirements with the court, the clerk, or a Florida attorney. If a specific order in your case says otherwise, that order controls over any county, division, or judge default shown here.
Motion CalendarJohn Hurley · Broward
Seventeenth Cir. — Judge John Hurley: Motion calendar
1 verbatim requirement on motion calendar.
Court procedures change without notice. Verify urgent deadlines or unusual requirements with the court, the clerk, or a Florida attorney. If a specific order in your case says otherwise, that order controls over any county, division, or judge default shown here.
Special Set HearingsJose Izquierdo · Broward
Seventeenth Cir. — Judge Jose Izquierdo: Hearings
4 verbatim requirements on hearings.
Court procedures change without notice. Verify urgent deadlines or unusual requirements with the court, the clerk, or a Florida attorney. If a specific order in your case says otherwise, that order controls over any county, division, or judge default shown here.
Special Set HearingsKal Evans · Broward
Seventeenth Cir. — Judge Kal Evans: Hearings
1 verbatim requirement on hearings.
Court procedures change without notice. Verify urgent deadlines or unusual requirements with the court, the clerk, or a Florida attorney. If a specific order in your case says otherwise, that order controls over any county, division, or judge default shown here.