Legal Question in Family Law in Florida

Court Orders

Is a court order valid if edited, even if the judge has signed it? What are the applicable statutes?


Asked on 7/06/07, 2:16 pm

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Scott R. Jay Law Offices of Scott R. Jay

Re: Court Orders

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An order can be edited or changed by the judge prior to it being signed. Once signed, nobody can edit an order.

Scott R. Jay, Esq.

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Answered on 7/06/07, 2:20 pm

Re: Court Orders

A court order cannot be edited! It can be amended and signed by the judge. But once an order has been signed by a judge, no one can scratch thru or write over anything in that order.

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Answered on 7/06/07, 2:51 pm


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