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As we all take care of ourselves and each other, Courts throughout the State prepare to continue serving the public in a way that is as safe as possible while doing their part to contain the spread of COVID-19.
Effective March 17, 2020, the Miami-Dade courts, including the Courthouse Center which is our family court, will be closed from March 17th through March 27, 2020 for all hearings except those deemed critical. This period of closure may be extended.
Critical cases include the following:
- Bond hearing
- Arraignment hearings where the defendant is in custody and there is no written plead; however, the defendant will not need to be present.
- Hearings for Baker Act and Marchman Act (substance abuse)
- Hearings for juvenile shelter and detention
- Filing emergency petitions for temporary injunctions, including domestic violence, dating, stalking, repeat and sexual violence and for risk protection orders
- Emergency hearing set by the presiding judge
- Everything else that is already set for hearing will be continued to a later date. If you have a hearing set during that time frame, check with your attorney.
Source: COVID-19 Advisory ##6, 8
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