Florida Statutes
Chapter 25 - Supreme Court
25.385 - Standards for Instruction of Circuit and County Court Judges in Handling Domestic Violence and Dependency Cases.


(1) The Florida Court Educational Council shall establish standards for instruction of circuit and county court judges who have responsibility for domestic violence cases, and the council shall provide such instruction on a periodic and timely basis. As used in this subsection, the term “domestic violence” has the meaning set forth in s. 741.28.
(2) The Florida Court Educational Council shall establish standards for instruction of circuit and county court judges who have responsibility for dependency cases regarding the recognition of and responses to head trauma and brain injury in a child under 6 years of age, the benefits of a secure attachment with a primary caregiver, the importance of a stable placement, and the impact of trauma on child development. The council shall provide such instruction to the circuit and county court judges handling dependency cases on a periodic and timely basis.
History.—ss. 2, 8, ch. 84-343; s. 1, ch. 91-210; s. 1, ch. 2002-55; s. 2, ch. 2020-40; s. 1, ch. 2020-138.

Structure Florida Statutes

Florida Statutes

Title V - Judicial Branch

Chapter 25 - Supreme Court

25.025 - Headquarters.

25.031 - Supreme Court Authorized to Receive and Answer Certificates as to State Law From Federal Appellate Courts.

25.032 - Certification of Questions of Law; Rules and Regulations.

25.041 - Power to Execute Its Judgments, Decrees, and Determinations.

25.073 - Retired Justices or Judges Assigned to Temporary Duty; Additional Compensation; Appropriation.

25.075 - Uniform Case Reporting System.

25.077 - Negligence Case Settlements and Jury Verdicts; Case Reporting.

25.181 - Record of Territorial Court of Appeals.

25.201 - Deputy Clerk of Supreme Court.

25.211 - Location of Clerk’s Office.

25.221 - Maintenance of Books, Records, and Other Materials.

25.241 - Clerk of Supreme Court; Assistants; Duties Relating to Filing Fees and Court Documents.

25.251 - Marshal of Supreme Court; Appointment; Qualification; Authority.

25.262 - Duties of Marshal, Process.

25.271 - Custody of Supreme Court Building and Grounds.

25.291 - Fines for Contempt.

25.301 - Decisions to Be Filed; Copies to Be Furnished.

25.341 - Library of Supreme Court, Custodian.

25.375 - Identification of Related Cases.

25.382 - State Courts System.

25.383 - Standards for Court Reporters; Procedures; Rules of Professional Conduct, Discipline, and Training.

25.384 - Court Education Trust Fund.

25.3842 - Federal Grants Trust Fund.

25.3844 - Administrative Trust Fund.

25.385 - Standards for Instruction of Circuit and County Court Judges in Handling Domestic Violence and Dependency Cases.

25.386 - Foreign Language Court Interpreters.