County & Court GPS
Monroe County family court
Sixteenth 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
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- 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 Monroe
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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 Monroe 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.
Monroe County Court
Albert L. Kelley
county_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Sixteenth Judicial Circuit Court
Bonnie J. Helms
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Sixteenth Judicial Circuit Court
Calvin Joseph Allen, Esq.
magistrate
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Monroe County Court
Derek A. Lewis
county_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Sixteenth Judicial Circuit Court
Holly Aliprandi
general_magistrate
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Sixteenth Judicial Circuit Court
James W. Morgan III
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Sixteenth Judicial Circuit Court
Mark H. Jones
circuit_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Monroe County Court
Mark Wilson
county_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Sixteenth Judicial Circuit Court
Sandra Taylor
general_magistrate
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Monroe County Court
Sharon I. Hamilton
county_judge
No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Sixteenth Judicial Circuit Court
Timothy J. Koenig
chief_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.
Administrative OrdersSixteenth Judicial Circuit
16th Cir. — 5.004 - Mandatory Disclosure of Title IV-D Cases Pursuant to the Family Law Rules of Procedure — IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 16TH
1 verbatim requirement from 5.004 - Mandatory Disclosure of Title IV-D Cases Pursuant to the Family Law Rules of Procedure.
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 OrdersSixteenth Judicial Circuit
16th Cir. — 5.014 - The Establishment of the Family Court Self-Help Program — IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 16TH
5 verbatim requirements from 5.014 - The Establishment of the Family Court Self-Help Program.
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 OrdersSixteenth Judicial Circuit
16th Cir. — 5.037 24-1 - Family and Dependency Mediation — IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 16th
13 verbatim requirements from 5.037 24-1 - Family and Dependency Mediation.
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 OrdersSixteenth Judicial Circuit
16th Cir. — 5.002 05-06 - Injunctions For Protection Against Domestic Violence — IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 16TH
4 verbatim requirements from 5.002 05-06 - Injunctions For Protection Against Domestic Violence.
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.