20-18 AMENDED – Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Courts https://flcourts18.org Proudly Serving the Citizens of Brevard & Seminole Counties Mon, 21 Oct 2024 15:52:45 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://flcourts18.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/cropped-pngwing.com13-32x32.webp 20-18 AMENDED – Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Courts https://flcourts18.org 32 32 2020 Admin Order 20-18-amd https://flcourts18.org/document/20-18-amd/ Tue, 30 Nov 2021 21:22:27 +0000 https://flcourts18.org/document/20-18-amd/ EXCERPT: ” WHEREAS, the laws of the State of Florida and public policy expect parents to encourage a continuing and meaningful relationship between the children and the other parent regardless of whether they are in an intact family; WHEREAS, the laws of the State of Florida provide that, where a parent refuses to honor the time-sharing schedule without proper cause, the court may consider such actions in assessing sanctions against the noncompliant party. Such sanctions may include, but are not limited to, granting makeup timesharing in the best interests of the child, and assessing attorney’s fees and costs; and WHEREAS the court must weigh the need to protect the public health against the need to enforce particular timesharing arrangements during this COVID-19 pandemic; THEREFORE, pursuant to Rule 2.215, Florida Rules of Judicial Administration, charging the Chief Judge with ensuring the efficient and proper administration of all courts within the circuit, and as an ongoing effort to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 on the courts and its participants, (Open AO for more information.)”

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