Florida 5 Judicial Circuit (Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, Sumter) Filing Bundling Requirements
8 rules from official source documents
2 of 8 checked against the court's document. Each rule says how far it was checked. A value with a question mark is not in the court's wording on its card.
Whether to bundle related filings together or file them promptly as completed. This page is scoped to Florida 5 Judicial Circuit (Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, Sumter); use the court rules overview to switch categories without leaving this court.
Checked against the court's document on Oct 1, 2026CRITICAL
Civil cases
The vital statistics form must be submitted separately.
SEPARATE Vital Statistics Form
Checked against the court's document on Oct 1, 2026CRITICAL
Civil cases
Final Disposition Form 1.998 must be submitted separately.
SEPARATE Final Disposition form - Form 1.998
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shall be submitted as separate documents (do not submit one PDF containing multiple exhibits).
Summary: Exhibits must be submitted as separate documents rather than bundled into one PDF.
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Civil cases
All Agreements attached to Final Judgement in ONE PDF file
Summary: All agreements must be attached to the final judgment in one PDF file.
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Civil cases
In general, the Court prefers not to receive binders or notebooks with copies of all pleadings in the court file. There is no need to waste time and resources sending copies of anything that is already in the court file.
Summary: Litigants should not send binders or notebooks containing copies of pleadings already in the court file.
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If possible, please send all documents in a single submission.
Summary: The sender should, if possible, send all documents in one submission.
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Parties with a large number of exhibits should consider using a thumb drive or zip files to transmit large amounts of evidence to the Court or agreeing to appear in person.
Summary: Parties with many exhibits are encouraged to use a thumb drive or zip files to transmit evidence or to agree to appear in person.
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Civil cases
In general, the Court prefers not to receive binders or notebooks with copies of all pleadings in the court file.
Summary: The court generally prefers that parties not send binders or notebooks containing copies of pleadings already in the court file.
Does Florida 5 Judicial Circuit (Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, Sumter) require motion papers to be bundled?
Judge Mary P. Hatcher: No. The rule prohibits holding covered papers for bundling. The vital statistics form must be submitted separately.
Judge Joel D. Fritton: No. The rule prohibits holding covered papers for bundling. Exhibits must be submitted as separate documents rather than bundled into one PDF. Machine summary, not yet verified; check the linked order.
Judge Lisa Herndon: No. The rule prohibits holding covered papers for bundling. Litigants should not send binders or notebooks containing copies of pleadings already in the court file. Machine summary, not yet verified; check the linked order.
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