Mandatory Data Coming Soon
The Florida OJCC began offering alternatives for data submission in 2023. The response has been outstanding, and many attorneys already provide us with data points when uploading their Motions to Approve Attorney Fees and Child Support: We are building a similar form for attorney fee stipulations, which will be used for "side stipulations" that are filed in conjunction with settlements, and "interim fees" that are agreed to during the pendency of a litigated case. The transition has been very successfully. The OJCC will be transitioning from this "alternative" to requiring the input of this information during the upload. This will hopefully be accompanied by streamlining of other processes so that the change will not result in long-term increase of effort for filers. The result will nonetheless make the OJCC approval process quicker and more efficient.