Mediation Before Every Special-Set Hearing — Division AE
Summary
Judge Shull requires ALL motions set for special-set hearing to go to mediation before the hearing is held.
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Florida > Fifteenth Judicial Circuit > Palm Beach County > Civil Division AE (Judge Darren Dunifon Shull)
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"ALL the motions in special set hearings, must go to MEDIATION before the special set hearing"
- Official source
- 15th Cir. — Division AE Instructions (Judge Shull)
- Source health
- Healthy · checked July 7, 2026
- Effective date
- —
- Last verified
- July 5, 2026Live fetch of official division page — 2026-07-05
Reviewer note: Verified against the live official page on 2026-07-05. 30-day recheck scheduled.
Change history
- July 7, 2026Monitor: content changed at 15th Cir. — Division AE Instructions (Judge Shull). Review before republishing dependent rules.
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