Laura Shaffer

2025 Circuit Judge, Osceola County Unified Family Court

2023-2024 Circuit Judge, Osceola County Juvenile Dependency

2019-2022 Circuit Judge, Osceola County Unified Family Court

Juris Doctor: Stetson University

Bachelor of Arts: University of West Florida

Board Certified, Juvenile Law

Member, Orange County Bar Association

Member, Osceola County Bar Association

Member, Hispanic Bar Association of Central Florida

Member, Central Florida Family Law Inns of Court

Jurist of the Year - Hispanic Bar Association of Central Florida, 2023

Embrace Families Award "For unwavering dedication to supporting adoptions in the community." - Embrace Families, 2023

9th Now

• Investiture - April 26, 2019

Division 40 Procedures

Instructions for Uncontested Final Judgments of Dissolution of Marriage via Electronic Submission

Attorney-Represented Uncontested Dissolutions Checklist

Income Deduction Order - IWO Attachment

Administrative Orders

• AO 2004-05-04 - Amended Order Governing Dissolution of Marriage Actions with or without Children
• AO 2004-14-02 - Amended Administrative Order RE: Family Mediation for Mandatory Referral of All Contested Family Law Cases to Mediation
• AO 2010-27-01 - Amended Order Implementing a Standing for Paternity Actions
• AO 2014-19 - Order Establishing Ninth Judicial Circuit Court Domestic Guidelines
• AO 2023-01 - Order Governing Procedures for Self-Represented Litigants in The Domestic Relations Division