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Palm Beach Clerk Bock Warns of Scammers Claiming to be Clerk Employees

May 20, 2013

Palm Beach County Clerk Bock has issued the following warnings about scams currently going on in the Palm Beach area: I want to make sure you’re aware of two scams in our community, where people are impersonating Clerk’s office employees to get personal information such as bank accounts and Social Security numbers. Timeshare Fraud Scam [...]

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Broward County Family Law Division 40 Update – Judge Merrilee Ehrlich

May 17, 2013

And some news for all you beloved family law paralegals.  Judge Merrilee Ehrlich is now in Division 40, formerly held by the Honorable Susan Aramony who passed away last month, and her judicial assistant, Darlene (blast from the past as she was Judge Ronald Rothschild former judicial assistant).  Not only are they settling in, they are on [...]

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Broward County: 5/6/13 Order Assigning Judges, General Magistrates and Hearing Officers

May 17, 2013

Here is latest news for those who deal with the Broward Judges…  Broward County released an updated Administrative Order Assigning Judges, General Magistrates and Hearing Officer on May 6, 2013.  The order can be viewed at http://www.17th.flcourts.org/images/stories/17th_pdf_files/2013-23-gen.pdf. Thank you to my little birdie for providing this update….

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Palm Beach County Clerk: Belle Glade Office Closed to Public May 17

May 9, 2013

Construction at the West County Courthouse will require the Clerk & Comptroller’s Belle Glade branch to be closed to the public on Friday, May 17. If you need to pay a traffic ticket, apply for a marriage license or conduct any other business with the Clerk’s office in Belle Glade on May 17, please visit [...]

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Court Notice: Effective 5/1/2013 re: Orders in Middle District of Florida Bankruptcy Court

April 26, 2013

Effective May 1, 2013 the Clerks office of the Middle District of Florida Bankruptcy Court will no longer serve copies of orders to interested parties in a case.  With very few exceptions it will be the responsibility of the Movant, the prevailing party or other party as directed by the Court ( Responsible Party) to [...]

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Florida’s Paralegal Week May 27 – June 1, 2013

April 24, 2013

Fantastic news everyone. Thanks to the hard work of Paralegal Association of Florida (PAF) president Amy Schaffer, she was able to secure a proclamation naming May 27 through June 1, 2013 as Paralegal Week by Governor Rick Scott. You can see a copy of the proclamation HERE.

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NALA Certifying Board Announces New Specifications for Certified Paralegal ( CP ) Exam

April 23, 2013

Hi everyone, read on for some important new details about the NALA CP exam, direct from the NALA Newsletter: The NALA Certifying Board has announced new specifications for the Certified Paralegal examination effective with the September 2013 testing window.  These modifications are based on a careful and detailed analysis of the findings of the 2012 [...]

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Florida Supreme Court Rule Amendment 1.442 : Extra Days for “Mailing” Does Not Apply to Proposals for Settlement

April 16, 2013

On April 11, the Florida Supreme Court amended Rule 1.442 governing Proposals for Settlement.  In Re: Amendments to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.442 No. sc13-224, (Fla. April 11, 2013). (f) Acceptance and Rejection. (1) A proposal shall be deemed rejected unless accepted by delivery of a written notice of acceptance within 30 days after service [...]

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A03D13-01 Administrative Order re: Agreed Extensions of Time – Florida 3rd DCA

March 18, 2013

Effective March 14, parties to appeals in the Third District may stipulate to certain extensions of time for the filing of briefs without the need for a motion and order.  See A03D13-01 attached; the order is also available on the Third District’s website. The rule applies to all Third District Civil appeals, including criminal and [...]

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FREE Official Florida E-Filing Portal Educational and How To Videos and Documentation

March 6, 2013

E-Portal E-Filer Manual – Updated February 2013 E-Portal Document Submission Standards E-Portal Law Firm Administrator Documentation - Updated March 2013 Florida Courts E-Filing Promo Video Benefits of Electronic Case Filing Video Frequently Asked Questions Educational Videos: Welcome to the Florida Courts e-filing ePortal e-Portal e-Filer Documentation e-Portal e-Filer Registration e-Portal e-Filer My Profile e-Filing to a [...]

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