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theMarItaLFaMILyLawruLeSCoMMIttee – anIntroduCtIon
Marital & Family law Section Chair : SusanMilesWhitaker – BayAreaLegalServices , Inc .
For the past almost six years , I have had the privilege of serving on The Florida Bar ’ s Family Law Rules Committee , including as its Chair in 2020-2021 . My experience as a Committee member has spurred my growth as an attorney , led to new friendships and colleagues , and helped to foster in me a sense of communal purpose — in this case , the improvement of our profession .
The HCBA has had strong representation on the Committee
during my term , and several of its members have served as the Chair in recent years . As I approach my retirement from the Committee , I want to share a message of encouragement with the family law everytripintothe practitioners courtroomsreminds and judges of the HCBA : methatcreatingand
Please continue modifyingrulesand to utilize and engage with formsisimportant . the Committee . By way of brief background , in 1995 , the Florida
Supreme Court initially adopted Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure in In re : Family Law Rules of Procedure , 663 So . 1047 ( Fla . 1995 ). The Florida Supreme Court further distinguished the Family Law Rules of Procedure ( from the Rules of Civil Procedure ) In In re : Family Law Rules of Procedure , 214 So . 3d 400 ( Mem ) ( Fla . 2017 ), when it permitted the creation of a stand-alone set of rules to govern family law proceedings .
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