THE COURTHOUSE WILL REMAIN CLOSED THROUGH WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2022 DUE TO HURRICANE IAN. ALL COURT HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR OCTOBER 3RD AND OCTOBER 4TH AND WILL BE RESCHEDULED AT A LATER DATE.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO CHECK OUR WEBSITE FOR UPDATES REGARDING REOPENING.
Effective July 1, 2021, pursuant to SC20-1765, filers in circuit civil, county civil and small claims cases will be solely responsible for ensuring any confidential information contained in filings is redacted or identified for redaction. Read Rule 2.420 or watch a video explaining this change.
DeSoto County, Florida Clerk of the Circuit Court
Circuit Civil is the jurisdiction for civil matters where the amount of damages sought is in excess of $30,000. Examples of the types of lawsuits filed are real property/mortgage foreclosures, professional malpractice, products liability, auto negligence, other negligence, contract and indebtedness, condominium and eminent domain. Circuit Civil also processes Circuit Court level appeals and prepares appeals for the District Court of Appeal.