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Florida family law: Standard for successive request for disqualification of judge

Florida family law: Standard for successive request for disqualification of judge

Posted by Nydia Streets of Streets Law in Florida Family Law Procedure

How many times can a party ask to disqualify a judge from a Florida family law case? While there is no known limit, once one judge is disqualified, the standard for disqualifying the second judge is more stringent, and thus it may be more difficult to disqualify a successor judge. This was an issue in the case Delgado v. Miller, 3D22-1826 (Fla. 3d DCA February 22, 2023).