1. Motion for Extension of Time to Retain Counsel Tutorial

2. Step 1: Fill Out the Information Specific to Your Case.
The case information can be found on the documents you were served with:
1. The County
2. Judicial District
3. Plaintiff’s Name
4. Defendant’s Name
5. Case Number
6. Your Name & Address
7. Plaintiff’s Attorney’s Name & Address

4. Step 2: Print, Sign & Date
1) Print the motion 2) Sign your name on the 1st page 3) Enter the date on the 2nd page under the certificate of service (you will have to mail a copy of the Motion to the attorney for the Plaintiff) 4) Make (2) additional copies

6. Step 3: File with the Court & Mail to Plaintiff’s Attorney
You have three options:
Option 1) Take the Motion to any Courthouse in your County
Option 2) Mail the Motion to any Courthouse in your County
Option 3) File the Motion electronically online

7. Option 1: Travel to the Courthouse
You are able to file the Motion at any Courthouse in your County that accepts civil pleadings:
Take your original and two copies to the courthouse
Find the civil department
File the original and have the clerk stamp your additional copies
Mail one copy to the Plaintiff’s attorney. Their address is already on your certificate of service
Keep one copy for your records! Congrats, your Motion is filed.

8. Miami Dade Courthouse Physical Locations
Miami-Dade County Courthouse (Main) Martin Luther King Office (District) 73 West Flagler Street 2525 NW 62 ST, Room 1200 A Miami, FL Miami, FL Coral Gables District Court (District) Hialeah District Court (District) 3100 Ponce De Leon Blvd 11 E. 6th Street Coral Gables, Florida Hialeah, Florida Ponce Miami Beach District Court (District) South Date Govt. Center (District) 1130 Washington Ave, Suite SW 211 Street, Suite 1200 Miami Beach, FL Miami, FL 33189

9. Option 2: Mail to the Courthouse
Mail the motion to the Courthouse in your County that accepts civil pleadings via Mail:
Mail the original to the civil department of the courthouse
Mail one copy to the Plaintiff’s attorney
Check the court docket in a few days to ensure your Motion made it to the courthouse and was filed by the clerk (to check the docket click the link below and enter your case information). a)
Keep one copy for your records!

10. Where do I Mail my Motion?
Miami Dade County Courthouse Attention: Civil Division 73 West Flagler Street Miami, FL 33130

11. Option 3: File Electrically Online
Go to -
Click File Now
If you don’t have an account you will have to Register
Select Role – Self Represented Litigant.
Create a username with a valid address. You will have to validate the account through your .
Go back to
Choose Pleading on Existing Case
Choose Miami-Dade then click file now
Enter your case number and click search
Once your case pops up, click next
Choose your name
Add your document and click next
Click Serve All and next
Click next again and then submit. The court will you a copy of the filed document with a time stamp once filed
Congrats! Your Motion is Filed!