Unified Family Court
The Unified Family Court (UFC) Division has jurisdiction to handle related family law matters (Family, Juvenile
Dependency and Delinquency, and Domestic Violence (DV) Injunction cases) in multiple parts of the court system
(sometimes referred to as “crossover” cases). In accordance with mandates issued by the Florida
Supreme Court in May 2001 and January 2014, the Eleventh Judicial Circuit’s Unified Family Court Division was
established as a mechanism to provide a comprehensive, coordinated approach to handling complex related case
matters, pursuant to the “One Family, One Judge” Model, with the overall purpose of promoting judicial
economy, ensuring consistent rulings and court orders regarding access to children are not conflicting, minimizing
inconvenience to litigants, and eliminating duplication of resources. For purposes of matters qualifying to be heard
in the UFC Division, a Related Case is defined as two or more open cases in the Family and/or Domestic Violence
Divisions, and/or Juvenile Dependency and/or Delinquency case(s), which involve any of the same parties, children,
or issues.
View today’s court calendars for the Unified Family Court Division located
at the Miami-Dade County Children’s Courthouse. By clicking on the link, visitors can view and search
real-time case information from a computer or mobile device before entering the courthouse. Step confidently
into the courthouse knowing where to go. Given the confidentiality of court cases, all you need is your court
case number (starts with D, J, or ends in FC04), and the calendar will tell you the name of the Judge, time of
the hearing, and the courtroom number.
Presides over cases involving minors under the age of 18 who have allegedly
committed a criminal offense under the Florida Statutes.The Unified Family Court Division, state
agencies, and community partners work closely together with the goal of rehabilitation and/or treatment of the
child and family rather than punishment.
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Protects children and strives to achieve safe permanent homes for those who have
suffered abuse, neglect and/or abandonment.
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The Juvenile Drug Treatment Court program aims to reduce juvenile recidivism rates
by providing participants with the necessary recovery tools and community support.
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The Dependency Treatment Court (DTC) addresses the underlying substance abuse
problems that may exist with parents involved in dependency court.
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The G.R.A.C.E. Court is the first specialized court in the nation devoted to the needs of children who have been
identified as victims of commercial sexual exploitation and labor trafficking.
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Early Childhood Court (ECC) is a problem-solving court which addresses child welfare cases involving children
under the age of three and is premised on the fact that healthy attachment and early brain development, from
birth to age three, is crucial to a child's future social-emotional health, school-readiness, and life-long
well-being.
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Programs and Services