Due to the coronavirus/Covid-19 pandemic, the Overtown Transit Village South Courthouse is closed for in-person hearings, based on public health advisories at the direction of the Florida Supreme Court. However, our division remains open Monday through Friday from 8:00AM - 5:00PM except for legal holidays. The General Magistrate/Hearing Officer and his/her staff are working remotely and are available to assist you. We can address most matters remotely via phone conferences and ZOOM.
If a hearing is needed on your case on a filed motion or petition, contact our office either by phone at 786-469-3960 or by email at 11thfcgm46@jud11.flcourts.org. A hearing for your case will then be coordinated with either the State Attorney's Office or any other party involved and held remotely via the ZOOM platform. Please, download on your computer or phone the Zoom Sign Up application that is a FREE service to you.
Once your hearing has been coordinated, you will receive an email from the Court with the information you need to connect to the virtual hearing. You must provide a valid and current email address so that we can email you the invitation link. To participate by video, you must click on the weblink you receive in the email invitation. ZOOM has free training on its website.
To appear through Zoom, the attorney, litigant or witness must have a computer, laptop, cell phone or tablet with a camera. All Zoom hearings will need to be held in a quiet setting without any interruptions so that the only person to be heard is the attorney, litigant or witness. This includes electronic devices.
Any evidence which is sought to be admitted must be sent to the other party or counsel and to the General Magistrates office via email to 11thfcgm46@jud11.flcourts.org at least 48 hours prior to the hearing.
ALL ATTORNEYS AND SELF-REPRESENTED LITIGANTS MUST SIGN UP FOR AN ACCOUNT AT FLORIDA COURTS E-FILING PORTAL to file all motions, petitions or exhibits at https://www.myflcourtaccess.com.
Self-represented litigants can also find help at https://www.jud11.flcourts.org/Family-Court-Self-Help-Program.
If you would like to obtain a transcript of your court proceedings, you may do so by contacting the Administrative Office of the Courts: Eleventh Judicial Circuit Administrative Office of the Courts Raul Mestril 305-679-1689 rmestril@jud11.flcourts.org
Please be aware that certain items are prohibited on courthouse premises. If any listed prohibited item is detected to be in your possession when entering a court facility, you will be asked to exit the facility to secure the item elsewhere or dispose of it, before being allowed entry into the facility.