Publications

General Family Court Issues

Compendiums

• 2007 Compendium of Family Court Practices PDF and RTF
• 2006 Compendium of Family Court Practices

Steering Committee Reports

• 2008 - 2010 Steering Committee on Families and Children in the Court Report PDF and RTF
• 2006 - 2008 Steering Committee on Families and Children in the Court Report PDF and RTF
• Report of the 2000 -2002 Family Court Steering Committee

Tool Kits

• 2009 Florida's Family Court Toolkit I PDF and RTF
• 2009 Florida's Family Court Toolkit II PDF and RTF

Unified Family Courts

• Unified Family Court Brochure
• What, Where, Why and How:  Unified Family Courts in Florida
• Unified Family Court Sample Administrative Order
• Getting from "Clobberation" to "Collaboration" - The importance of collaboration in unified family court
• A Model Family Court for Florida: Recommendations of the Florida Supreme Court's Family Court Steering Committee

Domestic Violence

Benchbooks

• 2008 Domestic Violence Benchbook RTF and PDF

Brochures

• Civil Injunction for Protection Brochure for Petitioners
  Color, Black & White, and Alternative Text
• Civil Injunction for Protection Brochure for Respondents
  Color, Black & White, and Alternative Text

Checklists

• Dating Violence Checklist
• Domestic Violence Checklist
• Repeat Violence Checklist
• Sexual Violence Checklist

Newsletter

• Domestic Violence Review, April 2011 RTF and PDF
• Domestic Violence Review, November 2010 RTF and PDF
• Domestic Violence Review, May 2010 RTF and PDF
• Domestic Violence Review, November 2009 RTF and Word
• Domestic Violence Review, June 2009 RTF and Word
• Domestic Violence Review, December 2008 RTF and PDF

Other

• A Passport to Safety, A Judges Guide
• National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, Publications Page: http://www.ncjfcj.org/content/blogcategory/256/302/
• Bibliography of Domestic Violence Reading Materials RTF and PDF
• 2008 Statewide Domestic Violence Referral Guide RTF and PDF
• Domestic Violence Strategic Plan, 2008: Putting the Pieces Together, PowerPoint and Text Alternative
• Best Practices Model on Child Support in DV cases
• DV Assessment Final Report
  - Assessment Executive Summary
  - Assessment Table
• DV Case Management Guidelines
• DV Resources for Court Staff
• Firearms Quick Reference Guide Word and PDF

Dependency

Benchbook

2011 Dependency Benchbook

Electronic Version (This document is intended for electronic viewing and includes bookmark navigation features.  It is also formatted to be accessible to persons with disabilities.) Word and PDF

Printable Version (This document is 350+ pages and is intended for printing only. It is not Section 508 accessible) PDF

Children in the Court Resources for Judges Word and PDF

Pocket Parts:
Acronyms Word and PDF
Reunification Plan Word and PDF
Fla R Jud Admin 2.560 Word and PDF
United Spinal Association, Disability Etiquette Booklet

2012 Child Support Benchbook

Electronic Version (This document is intended for electronic viewing and includes bookmark navigation features.  It is also formatted to be accessible to persons with disabilities.) PDF

Court Guides

• What's Happening in Dependency Court - A guide for young children (508)
• What's Happening in Dependency Court - A guide for young children
• My Future Depends On It! A Guide to Dependency Court for Teens PDF
• A Caregivers Guide to Dependency Court RTF and PDF
• Hearing Your Voice: A Dependency Guide for Youth
• A Parent's Guide to Juvenile Dependency Court
  - Case Plan insert

Juvenile Delinquency

Benchbook

• 2010 Delinquency Benchbook RTF and PDF
  Please note, the 2010 Delinquency Flow Chart is only available in the PDF version of the Delinquency Benchbook.

Chapter 985 Florida Statutes and Juvenile Rules

• 2011 Juvenile Rules RTF and PDF
• 2010 Chapter 985
• 2008 Chapter 985, Florida Statues with flowchart and excerpts from Fla. Juv. R. P.
  • Delinquency Flow Chart
    RTF and PDF
  • 2008 Chapter 985
    RTF and PDF
  • Juvenile Rules Excerpts RTF and PDF

Other

• A Family Guide to Delinquency Court
• Delinquency Assessment Final Report
  - Assessment Executive Summary

Drug Court

• 2009 Statewide Directory RTF and PDF
• Florida's Adult Drug Court Tool Kit
• Report on Florida's Drug Courts

Miscellaneous

• Circuit Trainings: A Step-By-Step Guide to Planning Your Event
  RTF and PDF
• Minimum Standards for Supervised Visitation Program