Two-Business-Day Response Clock Before Unilateral Noticing — Family I
Summary
Judge Rich's practices PDF (recovered from the portal vein; mod. Dec. 2, 2025): the responding side has two business days to answer availability; only after Court confirmation — or documented silence — does the movant file the Notice of Hearing.
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Florida > Thirteenth Judicial Circuit > Hillsborough County > Family Division I (Judge Jeffrey M. Rich)
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"the responding party or the attorney's office is responsible for responding with his/her availability within two (2) business days of receiving the request." / "Only after the Court confirms the hearing date in the email, or if there has been no response from the other party ... will the requesting party file and serve a Notice of Hearing."
- Source health
- Healthy · checked July 7, 2026
- Effective date
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- Last verified
- July 5, 2026Live fetch 2026-07-05; dual-researcher dossier, Fable 5 hash-verified
Reviewer note: Cross-model verified (hash-matched) 2026-07-05. 30-day recheck scheduled.
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