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The Florida county courts have jurisdiction to hear cases involving torts, contracts, real property rights ($5,001/$15,000), and other miscellaneous civil matters. The county courts have exclusive jurisdiction to hear small claims matters involving an amount in controversy of $0-$5,000). County courts have exclusive jurisdiction to hear cases involving misdemeanors, DWI or DUI, and other miscellaneous criminal matters. Its exclusive jurisdiction further extends to traffic or other violations, except parking violations (which are handled administratively). County courts hold venue to preliminary hearings. The Florida circuit courts hear tort matters, contract matters, real property rights matters ($15,001/no maximum), and other miscellaneous civil matters. The circuit courts have exclusive jurisdiction to hear cases involving mental health, estate, and civil appeals matters. The circuit courts have exclusive jurisdiction over domestic relations matters, felony matters, and criminal appeals matters. The circuit courts will also hear juvenile matters, and hold venue to preliminary hearings. The Florida district courts of appeal must hear (have "mandatory jurisdiction") over cases involving certain civil matters, noncapital criminal matters, administrative agency matters, juvenile matters, original proceeding matters, and interlocutory decision matters. District courts have discretion to hear (have "discretionary jurisdiction") cases involving various other civil matters, noncapital criminal matters, juvenile matters, original proceedings, and interlocutory decision cases. Florida's highest court is the supreme court. Its supreme court has mandatory jurisdiction to hear cases involving certain civil matters, capital criminal matters, criminal matters, administrative agency matters, juvenile matters, disciplinary matters, and advisory opinion matters. Its discretionary jurisdiction extends to other various civil matters, noncapital criminal matters, administrative agency matters, juvenile matters, advisory opinions, original proceedings, and interlocutory decision matters.

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Florida Civil and Divorce Court Records Judgments, lawsuits, dissolution of marriage, civil court cases.	Florida Criminal Court Records Felony, misdemeanors and traffic violations.	Florida County Court Records Filings in my county courthouse.
Lookup current civil cases awaiting trials on court calendars and dockets. Link to the court clerks for cases that may be closed or archived. Family Law Self-Help Centers Access information regarding local self-help programs. Family law forms, free low cost legal aid and lawyer referral. Florida Probate Courts Self Help Probate generally is a court-supervised process for identifying and gathering a decedent's assets, paying taxes, claims and expenses of administration, and distributing assets to beneficiaries. Florida Court Publications Search committee and other official reports, operational manuals and forms, newsletters and statistics. Small Claims Courts Self Help Legal action filed in county court to settle minor legal disputes among parties where the dollar amount involved is $5,000 or less. Links to small claims rules of court procedure. Florida County Courts Tort, contract, real property rights and miscellaneous civil cases. Exclusive small claims jurisdiction. On line services including child support and ordering official records. Florida District Courts of Appeal Mandatory jurisdiction in civil,administrative agency, juvenile, original proceeding, interlocutory decision cases. Discretionary jurisdiction in civil, juvenile, original proceeding, interlocutory decision cases. Direct weblinks to the five district courts of appeal. Florida Supreme Court Mandatory jurisdiction in civil, administrative agency, juvenile, disciplinary, advisory opinion cases. Discretionary jurisdiction in civil, administrative agency, juvenile, advisory opinion, original proceeding, interlocutory decision cases. Search justices and court decisions and rules. Florida Bankruptcy Courts Search Florida Bankruptcy filings and view cases from the courthouses and jurisdictions. Link to free forms, use electronic filing systems and other judicial tools available to the public. Florida Judgments and Liens Florida judgments and liens public information. UCC searches by an individual or attorneys.	Search for criminal cases placed on calendars awaiting trial. Court criminal dockets can show active cases not yet closed. Florida County Courts Exclusive misdemeanor, DWI/DUI and miscellaneous criminal jurisdiction. Exclusive traffic and other violation jurisdiction, except parking. Direct weblinks to pay traffic citations and order official records. Florida Supreme Court Mandatory jurisdiction in capital criminal and criminal cases. Discretionary jurisdiction in noncapital criminal cases. Direct weblinks to docket search, library, standard jury instructions and other public information. Florida District Courts of Appeal Mandatory jurisdiction in noncapital criminal cases. Discretionary jurisdiction noncapital criminal cases. Search distribution of the district courts and court jurisdiction chart. Drug Court Program Search weblinks to drug courts in Florida, task force on treatment based drug courts and funding sources. Ads by PublicRecordAds.com	Florida circuit and county court clerks are custodians of court filings. Request transcripts of cases heard by a court. Tort, contract, real property rights, mental health, estate, civil appeals, domestic relations, criminal appeals and juvenile. First Circuit Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Walton Second Circuit Franklin, Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, and Wakulla Third Circuit Columbia, Dixie, Hamilton, Lafayette, Madison, Suwannee and Taylor Fourth Circuit Clay, Duval and Nassau Fifth Circuit Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion and Sumter Sixth Circuit Pasco and Pinellas Seventh Circuit Flagler, Putnam, St. Johns and Volusia Eighth Circuit Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Gilchrist, Levy, and Union Ninth Circuit Orange and Osceola Tenth Circuit Hardee, Highlands, and Polk Eleventh Circuit Dade Twelfth Circuit DeSoto, Manatee, and Sarasota Thirteenth Circuit Hillsborough Fourteenth Circuit Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson and Washington Fifteenth Circuit Palm Beach Sixteenth Circuit Monroe Seventeenth Circuit Broward Eighteenth Circuit Brevard and Seminole Nineteenth Circuit Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee and St. Lucie Twentieth Circuit Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry and Lee

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