Contested Financials Highlighted; One Color-Coded ED Worksheet in Excel — Family B
Summary
Judge Tompkins requires each side's final financial affidavit 5 days before trial with ONLY contested entries highlighted, and a single jointly-prepared equitable-distribution worksheet in Excel color-coding agreed vs. disputed items.
Applies to
Florida > Thirteenth Judicial Circuit > Hillsborough County > Family Division B (Judge Joseph M. Tompkins)
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"each party is required to provide to the court a copy of their respective final financial affidavit highlighting only the entries that are contested." / "please provide a single ED Worksheet in Excel highlighting those items the parties agree upon and a different highlight color for those items not agreed upon."
- Official source
- 13th Cir. — Judge Tompkins (Fam B) 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. 30-day recheck scheduled.
Change history
- July 7, 2026Monitor: content changed at 13th Cir. — Judge Tompkins (Fam B) Procedures & Preferences. Review before republishing dependent rules.
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