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JudgesPalm Beach County

Karen M. Miller

Circuit Judge · Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court

High confidence· verified July 5, 2026

Current assignment

Family — Division FC

Provenance

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July 5, 2026

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Verified rules for this judge's division

Judge PreferencesPalm Beach County · Family Division FC · Judge Karen M. Miller

QDRO Channel Split: Attorneys via OLS, Pro Se by Mail — NO EXCEPTIONS — Division FC

Judge Miller's QDRO rule is absolute: after the motion and plan-administrator pre-approval letter are filed, attorneys upload proposed orders via OLS while pro se litigants mail theirs in — "NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE." The Court also never acts on letters, notes, or e-mails.

High confidence· verified July 5, 202615th Jud. Cir., Family Division FC Divisional Procedures
Trial ExhibitsPalm Beach County · Family Division FC · Judge Karen M. Miller

Remote-Hearing Exhibits by U.S. Mail or Drop Box Only — E-Mailed Exhibits Refused — Division FC

Judge Miller: exhibits for remote hearings must be premarked and physically delivered (U.S. mail or courthouse drop box) at least three business days out or they are not considered — e-mailed exhibits are refused, and evidentiary hearings are never remote.

High confidence· verified July 5, 202615th Jud. Cir., Family Division FC Divisional Procedures
MediationPalm Beach County · Family Division FC · Judge Karen M. Miller

Skip Pre-Trial Mediation and the Case Is Stricken From the Trial Docket — Division FC

Judge Miller mandates pre-trial mediation after every Order Setting Trial — regardless of any earlier mediation — on pain of striking from the trial docket and sanctions up to dismissal without further notice or hearing.

High confidence· verified July 5, 202615th Jud. Cir., Family Division FC Divisional Procedures

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