Broward AO 2026-10-UFC — Distribution of Unified Family Court Cases to Judges and General Magistrates
Summary
Broward AO 2026-10-UFC — Distribution of Unified Family Court Cases to Judges and General Magistrates
Requirement
Controlling UFC caseload distribution (verified verbatim from the hashed order): dependency divisions receive equal distribution of Chapter 39 cases (excluding shelter petitions filed in existing cases); family divisions 36/37/38/40/41/42/44 share filings equally except as directed by the Administrative Judge; General Magistrate divisions carry fixed allocations — Division 90: 20%, Division 91: 20%, Division 93: 20%, Division 98: 20%, Division 99: 20%; includes a delinquency-disqualification balancing provision.
Source of truth
- Official source
- https://www.17th.flcourts.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-10-UFC-distribution.pdf
- Source health
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- Effective date
- March 5, 2026
- Last verified
- July 19, 2026fable-5 17th-circuit arbitrated ingest 2026-07-20
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