County & Court GPS
St. Johns County family court
Seventh 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 St. Johns
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 St. Johns 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.
St. Johns County Court
Alexander R. Christine, Jr.
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- Seventh Cir. — Judge Alexander R. Christine, Jr.: HearingsSeventh Judicial Circuit — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24
- Seventh Cir. — Judge Alexander R. Christine, Jr.: Remote appearancesSeventh Judicial Circuit — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24
St. Johns County Court
Benjamin J. Rich
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No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
St. Johns County Court
Casey L. Woolsey
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No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventh Judicial Circuit Court
Christopher Ferebee
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No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventh Judicial Circuit Court
Howard M. Maltz
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No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventh Judicial Circuit Court
Howard O. McGillin, Jr.
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No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventh Judicial Circuit Court
Kenneth J. Janesk, II
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No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventh Judicial Circuit Court
R. Lee Smith
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No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Seventh Judicial Circuit Court
Rose Marie Karadsheh Preddy
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No judge-specific procedural notes verified yet — the division instructions on the official circuit site control.
Named in procedure notes
A. Kathleen McNeilly
- Seventh Cir. — Judge A. Kathleen McNeilly: Remote appearancesSeventh Judicial Circuit — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24
Named in procedure notes
Andrea K. Totten
- Seventh Cir. — Judge Andrea K. Totten: HearingsSeventh Judicial Circuit — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24
Named in procedure notes
Angela A. Dempsey
- Seventh Cir. — Judge Angela A. Dempsey: HearingsSeventh Judicial Circuit — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24
Named in procedure notes
David A. Cromartie
- Seventh Cir. — Judge David A. Cromartie: HearingsSeventh Judicial Circuit — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24
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Dennis Craig
- Seventh Cir. — Judge Dennis Craig: HearingsSeventh Judicial Circuit — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24
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Joan Anthony
- Seventh Cir. — Judge Joan Anthony: HearingsSeventh Judicial Circuit — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24
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Joseph LeDonne
- Seventh Cir. — Judge Joseph LeDonne: HearingsSeventh Judicial Circuit — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24
- Seventh Cir. — Judge Joseph LeDonne: Remote appearancesSeventh Judicial Circuit — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24
Named in procedure notes
Karen A. Foxman
- Seventh Cir. — Judge Karen A. Foxman: HearingsSeventh Judicial Circuit — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24
Named in procedure notes
Lauren P. Blocker
- Seventh Cir. — Judge Lauren P. Blocker: HearingsSeventh Judicial Circuit — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24
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Sandra C. Upchurch
- Seventh Cir. — Judge Sandra C. Upchurch: HearingsSeventh Judicial Circuit — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24
- Seventh Cir. — Judge Sandra C. Upchurch: Remote appearancesSeventh Judicial Circuit — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24
Named in procedure notes
Wesley Heidt
- Seventh Cir. — Judge Wesley Heidt: Remote appearancesSeventh Judicial Circuit — captured and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24
Court procedure notes
Verified local intelligence
Court procedure data from BenchPath, compiled from official public court sources.
Special Set HearingsAlexander R. Christine, Jr. · St. Johns
Seventh Cir. — Judge Alexander R. Christine, Jr.: Hearings
3 summarised requirements on hearings.
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.
Remote / Zoom HearingsAlexander R. Christine, Jr. · St. Johns
Seventh Cir. — Judge Alexander R. Christine, Jr.: Remote appearances
2 summarised requirements on remote appearances.
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 HearingsAndrea K. Totten · Flagler
Seventh Cir. — Judge Andrea K. Totten: Hearings
1 summarised requirement on hearings.
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 HearingsAngela A. Dempsey · Volusia
Seventh Cir. — Judge Angela A. Dempsey: Hearings
2 summarised requirements on hearings.
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 HearingsDavid A. Cromartie · Volusia
Seventh Cir. — Judge David A. Cromartie: Hearings
1 summarised requirement on hearings.
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 HearingsJoseph LeDonne · Volusia
Seventh Cir. — Judge Joseph LeDonne: Hearings
1 summarised requirement on hearings.
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.
Remote / Zoom HearingsJoseph LeDonne · Volusia
Seventh Cir. — Judge Joseph LeDonne: Remote appearances
1 summarised requirement on remote appearances.
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 HearingsSandra C. Upchurch · Flagler
Seventh Cir. — Judge Sandra C. Upchurch: Hearings
1 summarised requirement on hearings.
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.
Remote / Zoom HearingsSandra C. Upchurch · Flagler
Seventh Cir. — Judge Sandra C. Upchurch: Remote appearances
2 summarised requirements on remote appearances.
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.
Remote / Zoom HearingsWesley Heidt · Volusia
Seventh Cir. — Judge Wesley Heidt: Remote appearances
1 summarised requirement on remote appearances.
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.
Remote / Zoom HearingsA. Kathleen McNeilly · Volusia
Seventh Cir. — Judge A. Kathleen McNeilly: Remote appearances
2 summarised requirements on remote appearances.
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 HearingsDennis Craig · Volusia
Seventh Cir. — Judge Dennis Craig: Hearings
2 summarised requirements on hearings.
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 HearingsJoan Anthony · Volusia
Seventh Cir. — Judge Joan Anthony: Hearings
1 summarised requirement on hearings.
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 HearingsKaren A. Foxman · Volusia
Seventh Cir. — Judge Karen A. Foxman: Hearings
1 summarised requirement on hearings.
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 HearingsLauren P. Blocker · Volusia
Seventh Cir. — Judge Lauren P. Blocker: Hearings
2 summarised requirements on hearings.
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.