Hillsborough County family court

No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.

• "Agreed Order" Captions Required; Orphan Agreed Orders Rejected — Circuit Civil J13th Jud. Cir., Judge Ellison Procedures & Preferences (Circ. Civ. J)

No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.

No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.

No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.

• Case Law and Tabbed Exhibit Binders 5 Business Days Out — Probate A13th Jud. Cir., Judge Catlin Procedures & Preferences (Probate A)
• Orders Cite the Hearing Date; Uploaded No More Than 2 Days Early — Probate A13th Jud. Cir., Judge Catlin Procedures & Preferences (Probate A)

No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.

No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.

No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.

• Zoom Default for Everything but Jury Trials — Circuit Civil A13th Jud. Cir., Judge Thomas Procedures & Preferences (Circ. Civ. A)

No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.

• UMC Runs on Zoom Only; Cancelled Hearings Kill the Zoom Credentials — County Civil I13th Jud. Cir., Judge Edwards Judicial Practices & Procedures (County Civ. I, est. Oct. 20, 2025) — PDF

No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.

No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.

No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.

No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.

No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.

No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.

No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.

No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.

• Asbestos Division Z: Third-Thursday Agenda Docket via Outside Coordinator13th Jud. Cir., Judge Farfante Procedures & Preferences (Asbestos Div. Z)

No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.

• Juvenile A / Marchman Z: the Proposed-Order Deadline Is Internally Contradictory — Treat It as 3 Business DaysJudge Denise A. Pomponio, Judicial Practices and Procedures § D (13th Jud. Cir., Hillsborough County)

No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.

• Hearing Binders Only as Bookmarked PDFs — Circuit Civil D13th Jud. Cir., Judge Peacock Procedures & Preferences (Circ. Civ. D)

No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.

No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.

• No Binders Under 30 Minutes; Mailed-Only Binders at 45+ — Circuit Civil H13th Jud. Cir., Judge Daniel Procedures & Preferences (Circ. Civ. H)

No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.

No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.

• Unilateral Notices Need a Detailed Cover Letter and 3 Documented Attempts — County Civil H13th Jud. Cir., Judge Giardina Procedures & Preferences (County Civ. H)

No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.

No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.

No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.

• Retrieve Hearing Binders Within 3 Days or They're Recycled — County Civil U / Injunctions M13th Jud. Cir., Judge Johnson Judicial Practices & Procedures (mod. Nov. 2025) — PDF

• 30 Minutes or More Means In Person — Circuit Civil F13th Jud. Cir., Judge Gabbard Judicial Practices & Procedures — PDF

No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.

• Costello Points Filers to the New Statewide AI Rule 2.515(d)(2) — Injunctions H / County Civil K13th Jud. Cir., Judge Costello Procedures & Preferences (Inj. H / County Civ. K), § 4
• Thirteenth Cir. — Judge Jessica G. Costello: Hearing & argument timeThirteenth Judicial Circuit, division procedures published by Judge Jessica G. Costello — sha256-hashed 2026-08-02

No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.

• Study Smith v. Crider Before Filing Any Emergency — Family B13th Jud. Cir., Judge Tompkins Procedures & Preferences (Fam. B)
• Contested Financials Highlighted; One Color-Coded ED Worksheet in Excel — Family B13th Jud. Cir., Judge Tompkins Procedures & Preferences (Fam. B)

No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.

• No Final Hearing Without Mediation in the Past 6 Months — Family D13th Jud. Cir., Judge Ayers Procedures & Preferences (Fam. D)

• No Orphaned Signature Lines; Capitalize Mother and Father — Juvenile Delinquency B/F13th Jud. Cir., Juv. Delinquency B/F Procedures & Preferences (published under Judge Brennan)

• PDF Orders; Zoom Decorum Violations Risk Sanctions — Criminal B / Jimmy Ryce T13th Jud. Cir., Judge Fernandez Judicial Practices & Procedures (mod. 6/24/2026) — PDF

• PDF for Agreed, Word for Competing, 3- and 5-Day Clocks — Circuit Civil O13th Jud. Cir., Judge Ward Procedures & Preferences (Circ. Civ. O)

• Orders in PDF; Exhibits to the Clerk on Paper, Single-Sided — Felony C13th Jud. Cir., Judge Lefler Judicial Practices & Procedures (Felony C, mod. June 30, 2026) — PDF

No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.

No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.

No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.

No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.

No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.

No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.

• Zoom Witnesses: ID Check, Room Scan, No Virtual Backgrounds — Trial Division 213th Jud. Cir., Judge Goudie Procedures & Preferences (Trial Division 2)

No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.

No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.

No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.

No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.

• Traffic Is In Person; Motions Idle 60 Days Are Presumed Denied — Civil Traffic M13th Jud. Cir., Judge Cuellar-Stilo Procedures (Traffic M / NCNT T / IV-D Y)

No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.

• Silence for 2 Business Days = Unilateral Setting — Family A13th Jud. Cir., Judge Felix Procedures & Preferences (Fam. A), § 2

No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.

No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.

• Digital Courtesy Copies Only; Small Claims & Eviction Procedures Published — County Civil J13th Jud. Cir., Judge Baggé-Hernández Procedures & Preferences (County Civ. J)

• No Hybrid Hearings — but Mutual In-Person Is Always Available — Family E13th Jud. Cir., Judge Hooi Procedures & Preferences (Fam. E)

No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.

No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.

No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.

No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.

No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.

No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.

No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.

No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.

No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.

No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.

No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.

No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.

• Zoom Only (Never WebEx); No Piggybacking; No Pre-Hearing Orders — Family J13th Jud. Cir., Judge Bauman Procedures & Preferences (Fam. J)

• NO Evidentiary Hearing of Any Length via Zoom — Family L13th Jud. Cir., Judge Fuson Judicial Practices & Procedures (Fam. L, mod. June 25, 2026) — PDF

No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.

No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.

• No Hybrid Hearings — Ever — Circuit Civil B13th Jud. Cir., Judge Palermo Procedures & Preferences (Circ. Civ. B)

No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.

• 30-Minute Zoom Line; Unpermitted Zoom Evidentiary Hearings Get Cancelled — Family C13th Jud. Cir., Judge DePaul Procedures & Preferences (Fam. C)

• Remote Appearance Only on Good Cause; No Arraignment Transport — Criminal E13th Jud. Cir., Judge Tibbals Judicial Practices & Procedures (mod. June 4, 2025) — PDF

Judge Peacock refuses sharefile links and paper binders: courtesy materials go by e-mail with case number and hearing date, binders arrive as bookmarked PDFs, and Word orders are rejected by the ePortal.

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.

Judge Pomponio's published procedures say proposed orders are due "within five (3) business days after any hearing." The spelled-out word and the numeral disagree. Until the court corrects it, the safe reading is the shorter one: 3 business days.

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.

Judge Ward: agreed orders upload PDF-only to the ePortal within 5 days of hearing; objectors must deliver Word competing orders within 3 days; no response after 5 days of service lets the movant upload; binders are welcome if indexed, tabbed, and 3 days early.

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.

Judge Bauman: PTCs, trials, and evidentiary hearings require counsel AND clients at the courthouse; the Court will not schedule on WebEx; no piggybacking matters onto set hearings; and proposed orders must NOT enter the queue before the hearing happens.

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.

Judge Ellison rejects agreed orders not preceded by a motion or stipulation, requires "Agreed Order" as the caption opener with the basis identified in paragraph one, and runs competing orders through a Word-format e-mail protocol with legal argument prohibited.

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.

Judge Farfante's asbestos calendar runs monthly (generally the third Thursday, 10:30 a.m.) on an agenda built by an outside coordinator — motions must reach the coordinator by 5:00 p.m. the Thursday one week prior or risk not being heard.

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.

Judge Catlin: all case-law authority AND all hearing/trial exhibits due at least five business days ahead — exhibits in an indexed, tabbed binder — with mediation mandatory before any 2-hour-plus hearing on pain of cancellation.

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.

Judge Daniel splits binder practice by hearing length: short hearings (UMC 5–7 min, CMC 15/30) get NO binders with authority filed 3 business days ahead; 45-minute-plus hearings may have binders — but only by mail or courthouse drop-off, never e-mail.

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.

Judge Ayers will not schedule a final hearing or trial unless mediation occurred within the past six months (or new counsel appeared since) — and the Order Setting Final Hearing must hit JAWS 15 days before the date.

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.

Judge Palermo bars hybrid hearings outright: the courtroom is not equipped for them, so everyone is on Zoom or everyone is in the courtroom, absent a specific advance order.

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.

Judge Lefler's practices PDF (mod. June 30, 2026 — which also confirms his division as Felony C): proposed orders submit in PDF format, and exhibits go to the clerk in paper, single-sided.

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.

Judge Tompkins orders counsel to study Smith v. Crider before filing an emergency motion, files it with the Clerk only (never deliver to the judge), and runs UMC at 7–10 minutes per case.

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.

Judge Cheryl Thomas runs the 13th's strongest civil Zoom default: jury trials in person, everything else — including pretrials and evidentiary hearings — on Zoom unless designated otherwise.

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.

Judge Goudie's remote-evidence protocol is the strictest in the circuit: witnesses show photo ID before being sworn, must be alone in a quiet room, may not use virtual backgrounds, must shut off other devices, and will be asked to scan the room before testifying.

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.

Judge Gabbard's practices PDF: hearings scheduled for 30 minutes or more are conducted IN PERSON; everything else runs electronically via Zoom unless the Court orders otherwise.

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.

Judge DePaul's matrix: non-evidentiary ≤30 minutes on Zoom (pro se CMCs in person); evidentiary or >30 minutes in person, with evidentiary set at 60 minutes; Zoom-noticed evidentiary hearings without permission may be cancelled; phone appearances risk rescheduling.

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.

Judge Tompkins requires each side's final financial affidavit 5 days before trial with ONLY contested entries highlighted, and a single jointly-prepared equitable-distribution worksheet in Excel color-coding agreed vs. disputed items.

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.

Judge Baggé-Hernández runs the fullest county-civil template (13 sections) including dedicated Small Claims and Landlord/Tenant-Eviction procedures — courtesy copies go digitally to the division, JAWS is the scheduling default, and unsolicited non-party communications are disregarded.

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.

Judge Fuson's practices PDF (mod. June 25, 2026): evidentiary hearings never happen on Zoom regardless of length, and all temporary-relief hearings are in person; scheduling impasses go to the JA.

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.

Judge Hooi does not usually allow hybrid hearings (one side in person, one virtual); if both sides prefer, everyone may appear in person instead; emergencies route through the clerk to a judge-entered handling order.

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.

The Delinquency B/F division publishes unusually granular order-formatting rules: PDFs created from Word (not scans), no signature line or ORDERED-AND-ADJUDGED text alone on a page, Mother/Father capitalized, descriptive titles, "number of number" pagination — with orders in the JAWS queue presumed shared and unobjected.

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.

Judge Catlin's paperless order regime: PDF only (never Word), the hearing date in the opening paragraph, uploaded no more than 2 days before the hearing (early uploads rejected and removed), 3-business-day docketing wait, and "no hanging signatures."

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.

Judge Fernandez's practices PDF (mod. 6/24/2026, covering Circuit Criminal B and the Jimmy Ryce Act T docket): proposed orders upload in PDF, and Zoom-decorum violators "may be subject to sanctions."

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.

Judge Tibbals: good cause must be established to appear remotely in his criminal division, and in-custody defendants are not transported to arraignment.

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.

Judge Johnson's practices PDF: hearing binders must be picked up within 3 days after the proceeding or they are recycled; anything over 15 minutes schedules by e-mail only; materials and continuances run on 5-day clocks.

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.

Judge Felix's scheduling protocol: the JA offers at least two dates; if the responding side stays silent for two business days after a documented good-faith attempt, the movant may pick the hearing time.

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.

Judge Cuellar-Stilo's Civil Traffic division takes no Zoom absent a court order, presumes motions pending 60+ days without a hearing denied without prejudice, and treats unwarranted "emergency" labels as sanctionable — with counsel expected available nights and weekends for real ones.

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.

Judge Edwards's practices PDF: the Uniform Motion Calendar is conducted via Zoom only, remote-appearance credentials die with a cancelled hearing, and Zoom appearances for in-person settings require an uploaded Order to Appear Via Zoom in the Division I queue.

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.

Judge Giardina: 15-minutes-or-less schedules through JAWS, over 30 through the JA — and a unilaterally-set notice of hearing must attach a cover letter detailing at least three attempts to coordinate; hearings in person since February 14, 2022.

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.

Judge Costello's AI section simply restates amended Rule 2.515(d)(2) — the post-AOSC26-12 statewide standard — a compliance model, not a local mandate: signers certify cited authorities exist and are accurately cited, with the rule's own sanctions.

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.

16 verbatim courtroom requirements from Judge Jessica G. Costello's published division procedures.

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.