[PREEMPTED] AI Disclosure & Certification Mandate — Family A
Summary
[PREEMPTED effective June 15, 2026 by Rule 2.515(d)(2) and AOSC26-12.] Judge Felix's page still displays his own AI disclose-and-certify mandate for any document, materials, or exhibits.
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Florida > Thirteenth Judicial Circuit > Hillsborough County > Family Division A (Judge Matthew L. Felix)
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"If any attorney for a Party or an unrepresented Party uses AI in the preparation of any document, materials, or exhibits (collectively "Document"), filed with the Clerk or submitted to the Court, said Document must, in a clear and plain statement: Disclose that AI has been used in the preparation of the Document and Certify that each and every citation or reference to any case law, rule, statute, or other authority in the Document has been verified as accurate."
- Official source
- 13th Cir. — Judge Felix (Fam A) Procedures & Preferences
- Source health
- Healthy · checked July 7, 2026
- Effective date
- —
- Last verified
- July 5, 2026Live fetch 2026-07-05; dual-researcher dossier, Fable 5 hash-verified
Reviewer note: Cross-model verified 2026-07-05; AI item preempted per AOSC26-12 — watch task open. 30-day recheck.
Change history
- July 7, 2026Monitor: content changed at 13th Cir. — Judge Felix (Fam A) Procedures & Preferences. Review before republishing dependent rules.
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