Pamela Young Chance — Circuit Title IV-D Child Support 2-5

Pamela Young Chance

• Division: Circuit Title IV-D Child Support
• Section: 2-5
• Court Location: Overtown Transit Village South
• Phone: (786) 469-3960
• Room: OTVS 237
• Judicial Assistant: Raul Van Patten

**ALL MOTIONS/PETITIONS NEED PROOF OF FILING and NOTICE OF APPEARANCE FROM COUNSEL BEFORE CONTACTING CHAMBERS.

The Overtown Transit Village South Courthouse is closed for in-person hearings.

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, you should schedule it by contacting our office either by phone at (786) 469-3960 or by email at 11thfcgm46@jud11.flcourts.org. All cases will be coordinated with either the State Attorney's Office or any other party involved.

A hearing in your case will then be held remotely via the ZOOM platform. Please, download on your computer or phone the zoom application that is a FREE service to you. 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.

MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE: all motions shall be in writing and must be made at least three (3) days prior to the hearing. Motions may be sent to chambers via email to 11thfcgm46@jud11.flcourts.org, fax (786) 469-3963, delivered to chambers at 601 NW 1st

Court, 2nd floor, Room 2-108A, Miami, FL 33136 or mailed to the same address. The presiding magistrate/hearing officer may grant a continuance for a hearing for good cause shown. Counsel/self-representing litigant will be contacted with a response from the magistrate's office.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

If you as litigant is scheduled to appear as a party to a case and require special accommodations that would facilitate your attendance to the virtual courtroom, please contact the General Magistrates Office for assistance by phone at (786) 469-3960 or by email at 11thfcgm46@jud11.flcourts.org. Please make sure to contact the office at least seven (7) days in advance to the hearing date listed in your notice of hearing. 

Transcript/ Audio File Request:

All hearings before a Child Support Hearing Officer are recorded electronically. Instructions to request a copy of the audio file can be found on the webpage of Court Reporting Services and check the box Request Audio File that will direct you to the Audio Request page, and the instructions with payment instructions will be displayed. Please note that you will need to submit an audio file request per hearing.

The Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) does not provide transcript services. For a transcript request, please visit the Court Reporting Services webpage and you may choose one of the circuits contracted Court Reporting firms to request a transcript. You may opt for a Court Reporting firm not on this list to provide you with the transcript. However, you will need to provide the firm with the audio file, and the audio file may be subject to review by the Office of General Counsel of the Circuit prior to release for possible redaction (additional fees may apply).

Eleventh Judicial Circuit

Administrative Office of the Courts

Court Reporting Services

305-679-1689

DCRrequestform@jud11.flcourts.org

IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION

Updated Instructions for Notice of Address and Designated E-Mail

Updated Instructions for Pro-Se Motions for Driver’s License

Motion for Driver’s License Div 46 (Fillable PDF)

Policies and Procedures

Documents and forms this judge posts

• Updated Instructions for Notice of Address and Designated E-Mail
• Updated Instructions for Pro-Se Motions for Driver’s License
• Motion for Driver’s License Div 46 (Fillable PDF)
• Policies and Procedures