Hon. Elizabeth V. Krier — Judicial Procedures
Collier County Unified Family Court/Juvenile Dependency Juvenile Delinquency Truancy Court Crossover and Related Cases in Domestic Relations, Juvenile Delinquency, and Civil Domestic, Repeat, Dating Violence, Stalking & Sexual Violence As indicated under Rule 12.003 Fla. Fam. L.R.P. Guardianship
Quick operational summary based on publicly available court procedure materials. Always verify with the official court source before relying on this information.
Quick Rules
UMC / Motion Calendar
Motion hearings may be scheduled through the judicial assistant by email; the regular motion-hearing day is Monday of Week-1 of the five-week Dependency-Delinquency-Guardianship schedule.
Verified Aug 10, 2026
Scheduling communications to the judicial assistant must be limited to necessary scheduling matters and must not include disputes between attorneys or offices.
Verified Aug 10, 2026
Courtesy Copies
When requesting motion hearing time by email, copy all attorneys of record, identify the case number and motion, provide the filing date and/or docket line number, attach a recently filed motion, and identify relevant deadlines.
Verified Aug 10, 2026
Zoom Hearings
Regular Zoom or other remote appearances are not permitted for parents, parents’ attorneys, DCF attorneys, or case managers in court proceedings, including Judicial Review hearings.
Verified Aug 10, 2026
Children may appear by Zoom during school days and hours or if they reside in or attend school outside Collier County, Florida.
Verified Aug 10, 2026
Caregivers who reside outside Collier County, Florida may appear by Zoom.
Verified Aug 10, 2026
Experts may appear by Zoom during evidentiary proceedings only if the attorney calling the witness files a motion requesting it.
Verified Aug 10, 2026
Special Set Hearings
Evidentiary motions for TPR and dependency trials must be filed by the stated pretrial or two-week deadlines and heard before the relevant trial period begins.
Verified Aug 10, 2026
Attorneys must file witness and exhibit lists no later than two weeks before the first day of the scheduled trial period, with the required witness information except for parents at issue.
Verified Aug 10, 2026
Attorneys must confer no later than two days before trial and, when possible, agree on admission of exhibits.
Verified Aug 10, 2026
All persons and parties must be ready for trial as scheduled; trials are called under a rolling schedule based on case age and legal requirements.
Verified Aug 10, 2026
Attorneys and unrepresented parties must be prepared to give a short opening statement and closing argument, with the possibility of a written or later-scheduled closing argument.
Verified Aug 10, 2026
For grouped Judicial Review hearings, attorneys, clients, and necessary parties must be present at the beginning of the scheduled time period, subject to the stated exceptions.
Verified Aug 10, 2026
Other
A motion must be filed in the court file to obtain hearing time; a recently filed motion may be scanned and emailed with the hearing-time request if it is not yet in the file.
Verified Aug 10, 2026
Contact Information
Judicial Assistant
Shelby
JA Email
krierja@ca.cjis20.orgPhone
(239) 252-2783Courtroom
until
Official Page
Court WebsiteLast Verified
June 30, 2026
Official Sources
Source: Official court page or published division procedure material.
Official court pageDivision procedures pageOther Collier County judges
- Hon. Amanda Levy-ReisCollier County Unified Family Court/Domestic Relations Civil Domestic, Repeat, Dating Violence, Stalking & Sexual Violence Cases (Rule 2.545 Fla. R. Jud. Admin.) Probate
- Hon. Blake AdamsCollier County Misdemeanors, Ordinances, Criminal Traffic and Civil Traffic Infractions
- Hon. Christopher BrownCollier County Unified Family Court/Domestic Relations Civil Domestic, Repeat, Dating Violence, Stalking & Sexual Violence Cases (Rule 2.545 Fla. R. Jud. Admin.) Probate
- Hon. Deborah CunninghamCollier County Misdemeanors, Ordinances, Criminal Traffic and Civil Traffic Infractions Mental Health Court Veterans Court
- Hon. James F. StewartCollier County General Civil (Including Foreclosure)
- Hon. Janeice T. MartinCollier County County Civil, Small Claims, Other and Evictions
