Case Law and Responses Filed 2 Business Days Ahead — Division DV/TD
Summary
Judge Burke requires all case law and written responses the parties rely on filed at least two business days before the hearing, with a PDF courtesy copy of the motion e-mailed to the court.
Applies to
Florida > Fifteenth Judicial Circuit > Palm Beach County > Domestic Violence Division DV/TD (Judge Lauren Burke)
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"All case law and written responses upon which the parties intend to rely...must be filed...at least two (2) business days in advance" / "Please submit a courtesy copy of the Motion as a 'PDF' to the court by email" / "All agreed and proposed orders must be submitted through the Online Scheduling System"
- Official source
- 15th Cir. — Division DV/TD Instructions (Judge Burke)
- 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 DV/TD Instructions (Judge Burke). Review before republishing dependent rules.
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