UMC on the Static Zoom Link; Evidentiary Materials in Hard Copy 3 Days Out — Division FY
Summary
Judge Burkhart runs all UMC hearings on the Court's static Zoom link, but wants evidentiary-hearing case law, motions, and memoranda in HARD COPY at least three days before — and the Judge must get a courtesy copy of the Notice for Trial.
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Florida > Fifteenth Judicial Circuit > Palm Beach County > Family Division FY (Judge Laura C. Burkhart)
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"All UMC hearings will be conducted via the Court's Static Zoom Link" / "case law, motions or memorandums of law, etc. must be submitted to the Court in hard copy no less than three days before the scheduled hearing" / "JUDGE MUST RECEIVE A COURTESY COPY OF THE NOTICE FOR TRIAL"
- Official source
- 15th Cir. — Division FY Instructions (Judge Burkhart)
- 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 FY Instructions (Judge Burkhart). Review before republishing dependent rules.
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