IN RE: AMENDMENT TO FLORIDA FAMILY LAW RULE OF PROCEDURE 12.200
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The Florida Supreme Court approved amendments to Florida Family Law Rule of Procedure 12.200 proposed by The Florida Bar's Family Law Rules Committee, deleting the requirement that orders setting pretrial conferences be uniform throughout a court's territorial jurisdiction.
The Court approved the proposed amendments to rule 12.200, deleting the sentence requiring that orders setting pretrial conferences be uniform throughout the territorial jurisdiction of the court. The amendments became effective immediately upon release.
[1] The Supreme Court of Florida has the authority to amend the Florida Rules of Family Law Procedure.
[2] The Florida Bar's Family Law Rules Committee unanimously approved proposed amendments to Rule 12.200.
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PER CURIAM.
This matter is before the Court for consideration of proposed amendments to Florida Family Law Rule of Procedure 12.200 (Case Management and Pretrial Conferences). We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 2(a), Fla. Const. The Florida Bar’s Family Law Rules Committee (Committee) filed a report proposing amendments to rule 12.200. The Committee unanimously approved the proposed amendments, and the Board of Governors of The Florida Bar recommended acceptance by a vote of 36-2-0. The Committee published its proposal for comment prior to filing it with the Court and received no comments. After the Committee filed its report, the Court did not publish the proposal for comment.
Having considered the proposed amendment, the Court hereby amends rule 12.200 as proposed by the Committee. In subdivision (c) (Notice), the following sentence is deleted: “Orders setting pretrial conferences must be uniform throughout the territorial jurisdiction of the court.” Accordingly, Florida Family Law Rule of Procedure 12.200 is amended as set forth in the appendix to this opinion. Deletions are indicated by struck-through type. The amendments shall become effective immediately upon release.
It is so ordered. MUÑIZ, C.J., and CANADY, POLSTON, LABARGA, COURIEL, and GROSSHANS, JJ., concur. FRANCIS, J., did not participate.