County & Court GPS
Pasco County family court
Sixth 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 Pasco
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 Pasco 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.
Sixth Judicial Circuit Court
Alicia Polk
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No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Pasco County Court
Anne Wansboro
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No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Sixth Judicial Circuit Court
Barbara Casey Goiran
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No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Sixth Judicial Circuit Court
Daniel D. Diskey
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No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Sixth Judicial Circuit Court
Diedre Luster
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No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Sixth Judicial Circuit Court
Dustin Anderson
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No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Pasco County Court
Frank Grey
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No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Sixth Judicial Circuit Court
Gregory G. Groger
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No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Sixth Judicial Circuit Court
Jennifer Dubbeld
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No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Pasco County Court
Joseph Justice
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No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Pasco County Court
Joseph Poblick
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No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Sixth Judicial Circuit Court
Joshua Riba
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No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Sixth Judicial Circuit Court
Kemba Johnson Lewis
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No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Pasco County Court
Kent Compton
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No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Sixth Judicial Circuit Court
Kimberly Byrd
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No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Sixth Judicial Circuit Court
Knute J. Nathe
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No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Sixth Judicial Circuit Court
Laguerra Champagne
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No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Sixth Judicial Circuit Court
Lauralee G. Westine
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No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Sixth Judicial Circuit Court
Linda Babb
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No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Sixth Judicial Circuit Court
Mark F. Robens
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No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Sixth Judicial Circuit Court
Mary M. Handsel
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No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Sixth Judicial Circuit Court
Nicole Pearlman
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No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Pasco County Court
Patrick Moore
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No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Sixth Judicial Circuit Court
Susan G. Barthle
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No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Sixth Judicial Circuit Court
VACANT / TBA — Pasco County Court
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No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Sixth Judicial Circuit Court
William Michael Thornton
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No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Named in procedure notes
Benjamin S. Thomas
- Judge Benjamin S. Thomas — Practice Preferences (Pinellas Circuit Family, Section 12)6th Jud. Cir. (Pinellas), Judge Benjamin S. Thomas Practice Preferences (Section 12; official published PDF)
Court procedure notes
Verified local intelligence
Court procedure data from BenchPath, compiled from official public court sources.
Divisional InstructionsSection 12 — Pinellas Circuit Family (Judge Benjamin S. Thomas) · Benjamin S. Thomas · Pinellas
Judge Benjamin S. Thomas — Practice Preferences (Pinellas Circuit Family, Section 12)
Practice preferences before Judge Benjamin S. Thomas (Pinellas Circuit Family, Section 12, 6th Circuit). Verbatim: scheduling/JAWS, hearing format, materials deadlines, proposed orders.
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 OrdersSixth Judicial Circuit
6th Cir. — AO PA/PI-CIR-96-63: Arbitration and Mediation Program Circuit Civil and Family Cases
17 verbatim requirements from 6th Circuit Administrative Order PA/PI-CIR-96-63.
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 OrdersPinellas
6th Cir. — AO PI-CIR-97-31: Mass Motion Calendar - Family Law Division
2 verbatim requirements from 6th Circuit Administrative Order PI-CIR-97-31.
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 OrdersPinellas
6th Cir. — AO PI-CIR-97-32: Injunction for Protection - Case Assignment
3 verbatim requirements from 6th Circuit Administrative Order PI-CIR-97-32.
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 OrdersSixth Judicial Circuit
6th Cir. — AO PA/PI-CIR-01-62: Family Law Advisory Groups
1 verbatim requirement from 6th Circuit Administrative Order PA/PI-CIR-01-62.
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 OrdersSixth Judicial Circuit
6th Cir. — AO 2007-011: Transfer of Cases to Unified Family Court
4 verbatim requirements from 6th Circuit Administrative Order 2007-011.
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.