The Family Law Practice Committee of the Palm Beach County Bar Association meets on the third Tuesday of every month at noon in the law library located in the Palm Beach County Courthouse. Meetings generally last one hour. All interested attorneys are encouraged to attend. If you have a question or a request for Committee action, please feel free to email your request to Committee Chair Tom Sasser.

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EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2006 PALM BEACH COUNTY INSTITUTED UNIFIED FAMILY COURT PROCEDURES. SEE ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 5.001

For a complete listing of all Administrative Orders, click here


DO YOU REALLY HAVE AN EMERGENCY??? Please review the following Administrative Orders Prior to Filing Any Such Motion. Administrative Order 2.004 and Administrative Order 5.003


What is Supervised Visitation
What is Monitored Exchange

Please refer to the UMC Motion Calendar for Judges' suspension dates or call the hotline (561) 355-6860
For specific information on any Judge, please click here or contact the Judge's Judicial Assistant.
All Department of Revenue hearings are held in the Main Courthouse by the assigned Child Support Hearing Officer.

SOUTH COUNTY COURTHOUSE
FY Judge Martin Colin
FZ Judge Amy Smith

UMC Hearings are held Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday at 8:45 a.m.

Post judgment matters will be assigned to Magistrates according to the Father's last name as follows:

  • A -K Magistrate Diane Kirigin
  • L- Z Magistrate Thomas R. Baker
  • MAIN COURTHOUSE
    FA Judge Stephen Rapp
    FB Judge David F. Crow
    FC Judge Catherine Brunson
    FD Judge Elizabeth T. Maass

    UMCs are Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday at 8:45 a.m.

    Post judgment matters will be assigned to Magistrates according to the Father's last name as follows:

  • A - G Magistrate Leonard Hanser
  • H - P Magistrate Peter Bassaline
  • Q- Z Magistrate Linda Goodwin

    Magistrates UMCs are on Wednesdays from 8:30 - 9:30 AM.

    MAGISTRATE HEARING PROCEDURE
    CONTEMPT: File motion with Family Division Clerk of Court in Room 3.2200 and provide a date stamped copy of your motion along with the Order of Referral, if appropriate, to the Magistrate either in their drop box in the Clerk's office or by mail. You will receive a telephone call from the Magistrate's Assistant within 24 hours of receipt of the stamped copy to schedule your hearing.
    MODIFICATION: File motion with Family Division Clerk of Court in Room 3.2200 and provide a date stamped copy of your motion along with the Order of Referral, if appropriate, to the Magistrate either in their drop box in the Clerk's office or by mail. You will receive a telephone call from the Magistrate's Assistant within 24 hours of receipt of the stamped copy to schedule your Calendar Call to schedule your trial..


    NORTH COUNTY COURTHOUSE
    FH Judge Richard Oftedal
    FI Judge Jeffrey Colbath

    UMCs are Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 8:30 a.m.
    All post judgment matters are referred to Magistrate Fanelli whose UMCs are Monday at 8:30 a.m.




     





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