Substantive Pre-Trial Motions Flagged 10 Days Before Trial — Division FX
Summary
Judge Rowe wants any pre-trial substantive motion needing more than 10 minutes per side brought to the Court's attention at least 10 days before trial; continuances get no due-diligence excuse.
Applies to
Florida > Fifteenth Judicial Circuit > Palm Beach County > Family Division FX (Judge Cymonie S. Rowe)
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"Any pre-trial substantive motions of more than 10 minutes per side should be brought to the attention of the Court at least 10 days prior to trial" / "Motions for continuance are disfavored and will be granted only upon good cause shown" / "Lack of due diligence is not grounds for granting a continuance"
- Official source
- 15th Cir. — Division FX Instructions (Judge Rowe)
- 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 FX Instructions (Judge Rowe). Review before republishing dependent rules.
Related rules
Summary Judgment Timing: 40 Days / 20 Days — Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.510
Florida follows the federal summary-judgment standard. The motion must be served at least 40 days before the hearing; the nonmovant's response is due no later than 20 days before the hearing.
Computing Time — Fla. R. Gen. Prac. & Jud. Admin. 2.514
How Florida procedural deadlines are computed: exclude the trigger day; count every day for periods of 7 days or more; for periods under 7 days, skip intermediate weekends and legal holidays; roll forward when the last day is a weekend or holiday.
Set in 5 Days, Heard in 60 — or Deemed Abandoned — Division AG
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Continuance Requests at Least 5 Days Before Court — Division T/KK2
Judge Hafele requires continuance requests at least five days before the scheduled court date — and no remote appearance at first appearances or RPO hearings.