Trial Exhibits & Witnesses Exchanged 45 Days Out; Docket Entries on Everything — Division FA
Summary
Judge Leitner requires trial exhibit and witness lists exchanged within 45 days before trial, and every notice, motion, referral, and Magistrate objection must state its docket entry number.
Applies to
Florida > Fifteenth Judicial Circuit > Palm Beach County > Family Division FA (Judge Dane Leitner)
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"All parties shall exchange lists of all trial exhibits, names and addresses of all trial witnesses" (within 45 days prior) / "All notices of hearing(s), motions, referrals, and objections to the Magistrate must clearly state the docket entry" / "ALL Attorneys/LITIGANTS are expected to dress professionally, even if the hearing is conducted by Zoom"
- Official source
- 15th Cir. — Division FA Instructions (Judge Leitner)
- 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 FA Instructions (Judge Leitner). Review before republishing dependent rules.
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