No Hard Copies for UMC — E-Courtesy 3 and 5 Days Out — Division AF
Summary
Judge Bell does not accept hard copies or courtesy e-mails for UMC (in camera excepted); e-courtesy due 3 days before UMC, all special-set materials 5 days before.
Applies to
Florida > Fifteenth Judicial Circuit > Palm Beach County > Civil Division AF (Judge Carolyn Bell)
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"The Court does not accept hard copies or courtesy emails of documents for UMC hearings, other than those presented for in camera review" / "At least three (3) days before each hearing, please upload in E-Courtesy copies" / "All materials, both E-Courtesy and hard copies, should be submitted at least five (5) days before each hearing"
- Official source
- 15th Cir. — Division AF Instructions (Judge Bell)
- 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 AF Instructions (Judge Bell). Review before republishing dependent rules.
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