Orders Land in a ±48-Hour Window Around the Hearing — Division FI
Summary
Judge Scher: proposed orders no earlier than 48 hours before and no later than 48 hours after the hearing, with the required designation typed in the notes/comments using her exact language.
Applies to
Florida > Fifteenth Judicial Circuit > Palm Beach County > Family Division FI (Judge Rosemarie Scher)
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"All proposed orders are to be submitted to the court for review no later than 48 hours following the hearing and no earlier than 48 hours prior" / "In the notes/comments section you MUST indicate whether it is one of the following utilizing one of the formats and exact language" / "CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE SHALL LIST EACH PARTY SERVED and the manner which the party was served"
- Official source
- 15th Cir. — Division FI Instructions (Judge Scher)
- 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 FI Instructions (Judge Scher). Review before republishing dependent rules.
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