County & Court GPS
Osceola County family court
Ninth 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 Osceola
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 Osceola 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.
Ninth Judicial Circuit Court
Alison Kerestes
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No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Ninth Judicial Circuit Court
Amy Hamlin
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No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Osceola County Court
Celia Thacker Dorn
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No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Ninth Judicial Circuit Court
Christine E. Arendas
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No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Ninth Judicial Circuit Court
Christy C. Collins
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No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Ninth Judicial Circuit Court
Craig A. McCarthy
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No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Osceola County Court
David Peters
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No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Osceola County Court
Gabrielle N. Sanders-Morency
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No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Ninth Judicial Circuit Court
Hal C. Epperson Jr.
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No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Osceola County Court
Juna M. Pulayya
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No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Ninth Judicial Circuit Court
Mark A. Skipper
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No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Osceola County Court
Stefania C. Jancewicz
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No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Ninth Judicial Circuit Court
Therese A. Savona
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No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Ninth Judicial Circuit Court
Tiffany Thompson-Disler
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No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Ninth Judicial Circuit Court
Tom Young
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No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Ninth Judicial Circuit Court
Wayne C. Wooten
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No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Named in procedure notes
Adam McGinnis
- Ninth Cir. — Judge Adam McGinnis: Hearing & argument timeNinth Judicial Circuit, division procedures published by Judge Adam McGinnis — sha256-hashed 2026-07-24
Named in procedure notes
Doug Walker
- Ninth Cir. — Judge Doug Walker: Proposed ordersNinth Judicial Circuit, division procedures published by Judge Doug Walker — sha256-hashed 2026-07-24
Named in procedure notes
LaShawnda K. Jackson
- Judge LaShawnda K. Jackson — Division 31 procedures (Orange Domestic Relations)9th Jud. Cir. (Orange/Osceola), Division 31 Guidelines & Procedures — Judge LaShawnda K. Jackson (official published doc)
Court procedure notes
Verified local intelligence
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Proposed OrdersDoug Walker · Orange
Ninth Cir. — Judge Doug Walker: Proposed orders
59 verbatim courtroom requirements from Judge Doug Walker'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.
Special Set HearingsAdam McGinnis · Orange
Ninth Cir. — Judge Adam McGinnis: Hearing & argument time
24 verbatim courtroom requirements from Judge Adam McGinnis'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.
Divisional InstructionsDivision 31 — Orange Domestic Relations · LaShawnda K. Jackson · Orange
Judge LaShawnda K. Jackson — Division 31 procedures (Orange Domestic Relations)
Division 31 procedures before Judge LaShawnda K. Jackson (Orange Domestic Relations, 9th Circuit). Verbatim requirements: scheduling, conferral, orders, appearance format.
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 OrdersNinth Judicial Circuit
9th Cir. Admin. Order — 2014-03-01 - Amended Order Governing Domestic Violence Injunctions
4 verbatim requirements from administrative order 2014-03-01 - Amended Order Governing Domestic Violence Injunctions.
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 OrdersNinth Judicial Circuit
9th Cir. Admin. Order — 2019-21-02 - Amended Order Implementing Unified Pretrial Order in the Domestic Divisions of the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court
23 verbatim requirements from administrative order 2019-21-02 - Amended Order Implementing Unified Pretrial Order in the Domestic Divisions of the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court.
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 OrdersNinth Judicial Circuit
9th Cir. Admin. Order — 07-94-26 - Administrative Order Re: Assistance of Local Law Enforcement Agencies in Execution of Domestic and Repeat Violence Injunctions
2 verbatim requirements from administrative order 07-94-26 - Administrative Order Re: Assistance of Local Law Enforcement Agencies in Execution of Domestic and Repeat Violence Injunctions.
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 OrdersNinth Judicial Circuit
9th Cir. Admin. Order — 07-95-44-07 - Amended Administrative Order Governing the Child Support Hearing Officers' General Powers and Duties Pursuant to Family Law Rule of Procedure 12.491
15 verbatim requirements from administrative order 07-95-44-07 - Amended Administrative Order Governing the Child Support Hearing Officers' General Powers and Duties Pursuant to Family Law Rule of Procedure 12.491.
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 OrdersNinth Judicial Circuit
9th Cir. Admin. Order — 2017-10-05 - Amended Order Governing Unified Family Court, Orange County
22 verbatim requirements from administrative order 2017-10-05 - Amended Order Governing Unified Family Court, Orange County.
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.