Q: In a state of emergency do courts still have to follow time restrictions
My case is a shelter hearing took place and now I'm waiting 40 Days for arraignment and to take it to trial. They have taken my child with the statements of an ex who we are in a nasty custody battle and a investigator who did not administer a drug screen properly nor investigate the whole situation. Also when under oath in court she stated she administered the drug screen which she did not she stood outside and had my mom and Minister it and that she followed the directions on the drug screen test to make sure they were correct and what she also did not do. When asked to go to a lab to test she refused and now States that because I made her show proper documentation to take my child I am irrational and hostile and it poses a danger to my daughter. There is more to the story but not enough space to write it. Also I never received the petition for the shelter hearing until Wednesday and my shelter hearing was on Monday therefore I didn't even know what they were petitioning.
A:
No, of course not.
How do you expect the Florida courts to keep up with all the traffic when most of the court staff is in lockdown ordered by the governor? But the Good news is that you have plenty of extra time to think up your story and plot your defense. Right?
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