Electronic Submission of Proposed Orders

                  Proposed judgments and orders in Small Claims and County Civil cases assigned to Judge Silverman should be submitted through the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal,  unless doing so would constitute an undue burden on a self-represented litigant or impair a self-represented litigant's access to the court system.  Instructions for  submitting proposed orders and judgments through the E-Filing Portal may be found at Brevard Clerk E-Filing.  Nothing herein constitutes legal advice and any and all litigants are encouraged to consult with and be represented by a qualified attorney licensed by The Florida Bar.

            Submitting a proposed order or judgment by any means other than through the E-Filing Portal upon confirming arrangements for the submission with the Court's Judicial Assistant who may be contacted by email at the address on the Scheduling page.  Both Judge Silverman and the Judicial Assistant welcome any input you may have as to how this office may facilitate document submission and thank you for your cooperation and assistance.

Proposed Order Requirements

            Each proposed order or judgment submitted through the E-Filing Portal must be accompanied by a cover letter.  If you use this form Cover Letter, you should complete the fields in red and check the appropriate boxes in the form before submitting it.  The filer should select himself/herself in the e-service list and serve all other listed recipients by checking the "Serve All" box.

            Each cover letter and proposed order or judgment must submitted as a separate document.  Proposed orders must be created using the US Letter (8.5” x 11”) page size with 1 inch margins and should use font types and sizes as specified in the Rule 2.520, Rules of Judicial Administration.

           The Court's  preferred format for proposed orders and judgments is Word so that the document may be edited by the Court.  If  your proposed order requires editing and it has not been submitted in Word, you may expect the proposed order to be returned to you for revision and resubmission.  DF/A-F. A. Q. sets forth formatting elements and other E-Filing Portal document submission guidelines.       

            Proposed Orders should include the appropriate DJMCA Codes.  Proposed Final Judgments and proposed Orders should be submitted without internal office document designations.  The failure to follow the guidelines set forth here may result in the rejection and return of the document for revision and resubmission.  

Proposed Orders in Cases with a Self-Represented Litigant

                In case involving a self-represented or pro se party who has not designated an email address, each Order or Judgment shall contain the following order distribution language above the date and above signature line:

  ~  It is hereby ORDERED and ADJUDGED that, within 5 days from the filing of this Order/Judgment, the Plaintiff shall:

    1.    furnish a copy of this Order/Judgment to each self-represented party by U.S. Mail, first class, postage paid; and,

    2.    file a certificate signed by Plaintiff's counsel that delivery of a copy of this Order/Judgment has been made as set forth herein.  ~

                If the foregoing statement does not appear - in its entirety, above the date and above signature line - in a case involving a self-represented or pro se litigant, the Order or Judgment may be rejected and returned for revision and resubmission.

Document Submission in Civil and Small Claims Cases

              The Court limits the volume of paper documents it receives in civil and small claims cases by utilizing the following procedure.

      Orders and Judgments. Counsel should submit proposed Orders and Judgments through the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal.  Please be advised that the Court may decline to enter any proposed Order or Judgment submitted in paper.

      Filed Documents.  If a document has been filed in the court file, the document may be viewed by the Court without a paper copy being furnished.  Counsel should refrain from furnishing to the Court any duplicative paper copies of previously-filed documents.

      Folders and Paper Documents. Counsel should not furnish to the Court any folder containing exhibits or any other paper document, without leave of Court. Any folder or document being furnished to the Court should be emailed to the Court’s Judicial Assistant at Alexis.Leclerc@FLCourts18.org. Counsel may schedule a hearing on any request to furnish to the Court a folder or paper document by following the guidelines on the Scheduling page of this website.

     Document Formatting.  Any folder or document containing three or more exhibits should be submitted in either Word or .pdf format. The document should contain a table of contents with page numbers linked to the corresponding exhibits.  Instructions for linking the page numbers may be found at Insertion of Links and Bookmarks.

      Folder Retrieval.  Any folder furnished contrary to the foregoing instructions should be retrieved by counsel within 10 days of email notification from the Judicial Assistant.  Failure to retrieve the folder timely may result in the folder being disposed without further notice.

Final Judgments of Eviction

            After entry of a Clerk’s Default, persons requesting entry of a Final Judgment of Eviction may complete and submit the proposed Final Judgment of Eviction via the Florida E-Filing Portal.  The Court will review the submission to determine whether entry of the proposed judgment is appropriate. 

Final Judgments of Dissolution of Marriage

       Uncontested Dissolution of Marriage hearings may be scheduled in accordance with the procedure set forth on the Scheduling page.   Prior to the final hearing, please upload the proposed Final Judgment for Dissolution of Marriage via the E-Filing Portal, following the Proposed Order Requirements above.  Please also refer to the Scheduling page for the procedure for submission of a Final Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage without a hearing in accordance with the Uniform Procedures for the Brevard County Family Division. 

Small Claims - Default Final Judgments  

            With certain exceptions, the parties in a Small Claims case are required to attend a Pretrial Conference. Under certain circumstances, the Defendant's failure to attend may result in a the Defendant being in default.   In that event, the Plaintiff may submit a form Small Claims Default Final Judgment, provided the conditions set forth in the judgment are satisfied.  Any proposed order for the Defendant to complete a Fact Information Sheet, Florida Small Claims Rule 7.343, may be submitted via the E-Filing Portal.