County & Court GPS
Collier County family court
Twentieth Judicial Circuit. Procedure notes below come from BenchPath verified sources — every card carries its citation, confidence level, and last-verified date.
Before you file here
- Confirm venue — this county is the right place for the case
- Confirm the current official forms at flcourts.gov
- Check signature / notary requirements per form
- Pick the correct e-filing case category on the portal
- Handle confidential information (SSNs, minors) per rule
- Note the filing fee — or the fee-waiver application
Before you appear here
- Confirm date, time, location — and Zoom vs. in person
- Check the assigned judge/division instructions below
- Confirm how evidence must be submitted for hearings
- Ask whether a proposed order is expected, and in what format
- Confirm courtesy-copy requirements
- Build the exhibit and witness lists in Hearing Prep
Uncontested in Collier
Agreed on the terms? The path runs through this courthouse.
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 Collier 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.
Twentieth Judicial Circuit Court
Amanda Levy-Reis
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Twentieth Judicial Circuit Court
Amy W. Ellis
general_magistrate
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Collier County Court
Blake Adams
county_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Twentieth Judicial Circuit Court
Christine H. Greider
senior_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Twentieth Judicial Circuit Court
Christopher Brown
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Collier County Court
Deborah Cunningham
county_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Twentieth Judicial Circuit Court
James F. Stewart
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Collier County Court
Janeice T. Martin
county_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Twentieth Judicial Circuit Court
John McGowan
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Twentieth Judicial Circuit Court
Joseph G. Foster
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Twentieth Judicial Circuit Court
Lauren L. Brodie
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Twentieth Judicial Circuit Court
Maria Dente
general_magistrate
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Collier County Court
Michael Brown
county_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Twentieth Judicial Circuit Court
Pamela Barger
general_magistrate
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Twentieth Judicial Circuit Court
Ramiro Mañalich
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Collier County Court
Robert L. Crown
county_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Collier County Court
Tamara Lynne Nicola
county_judge
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.
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 OrdersTwentieth Judicial Circuit
20th Cir. Admin. Order — AO 25.9 - Local Rule IX - Establishment of Domestic Violence Court (10/26/94) [Local Rules]
1 verbatim requirement from admin. order AO 25.9 - Local Rule IX - Establishment of Domestic Violence Court (10/26/94) [Local Rules].
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 OrdersTwentieth Judicial Circuit
20th Cir. Admin. Order — AO 35.50 - Appointment as General Magistrate & Child Support Enforcement Hearing Officer, Robert Geltner (3/22/12) [Administrative]
1 verbatim requirement from admin. order AO 35.50 - Appointment as General Magistrate & Child Support Enforcement Hearing Officer, Robert Geltner (3/22/12) [Administrative].
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.