Conferral Means at Least THREE Good-Faith Attempts — Division JA/JM
Summary
Judge Small quantifies meet-and-confer: reasonable efforts require at least three good-faith attempts by the moving party, certified in every Notice of Hearing — and the NOH may be filed only after the JA's confirmation e-mail.
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Florida > Fifteenth Judicial Circuit > Palm Beach County > Juvenile Division JA/JM (Judge Lisa S. Small)
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"Reasonable efforts require at least three (3) good faith attempts to meet and confer by the moving party." / "Notices of Hearing may be filed only after a confirmation email with the hearing date and time has been received from the JA." / "written Responses to a Motion are to be filed at least five (5) days prior to the scheduled hearing, and written Replies at least two (2) days prior."
- Official source
- 15th Cir. — Division JA/JM Instructions (Judge Small)
- 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 JA/JM Instructions (Judge Small). Review before republishing dependent rules.
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