The Judicial Assistant is not permitted to schedule any emergency hearings without approval. In order to obtain a hearing time for an “Emergency Hearing”, please email the division (div05@17th.FLCourts.org), with a copy of the motion and other supporting documentation, along with a cover letter advising how much time is requested for the hearing – taking into account the amount of time that may be required by all potential parties. After review of the motion, instructions will be provided to the Judicial Assistant as to whether grounds sufficiently set forth a need for an “emergency” setting, and you will then be contacted. If an Emergency Hearing is deemed appropriate, the Judicial Assistant will then contact you to schedule a hearing when sufficient if time is available.
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Seventeenth Judicial Circuit of Florida // Martin J. Bidwill, Circuit Court Judge
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 // (954) 831-6362
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 // (954) 831-6362


