Best Three Cases Per Issue, No String Citations, 10-Page Memos — Division FI
Summary
Judge Scher enforces brief discipline: memoranda capped at ten pages, legal authority limited to the best three cases per issue absent good cause, and string citations banned.
Applies to
Florida > Fifteenth Judicial Circuit > Palm Beach County > Family Division FI (Judge Rosemarie Scher)
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"Memorandums must not exceed ten (10) pages without good cause" / "Legal authority is to be limited to the best three cases per issue absent good cause and no string citations" / "Courtesy copies must be submitted to the court no later than three (3) days before any hearing or trial"
- 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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