Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure
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8.670 Motions
(a) Motions in General. An application to the court
for an order shall be made by a motion which shall be
in writing, unless made during a hearing; be signed by
the party making the motion or by the party’s attorney;
state with particularity the grounds therefor; and
set forth the relief or order sought. The requirement of
writing is fulfilled if the motion is stated in the written
notice of the hearing of the motion.
(b) Motion to Dismiss. Any party may file a motion
to dismiss any petition or other pleading, setting forth
the grounds on which the motion is based. If a motion
to dismiss is granted where a child is being detained
under an order, the child may be continued in shelter
under previous order of the court upon the representation
that a new or amended petition will be filed.
(c) Motion to Sever. A motion may be made to
sever 2 or more counts of a multicount petition or to
sever the cases of 2 or more children alleged to be in
need of services in the same petition. The court may
grant motions for severance of jointly brought cases
for good cause shown.
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