A new e-Notify platform just made it easier for attorneys, defendants, family members and interested parties to attend court hearings in Florida.

The user-friendly system means that anyone who registers their name, telephone number and email at enotify.flcourts.org could arrange to have reminders about upcoming court events in criminal cases sent to their device.

It's expected to reduce the amount of arrest warrants issued for no-shows, according to Chief Broward Circuit Judge Jack Tuter, who said trial courts have welcomed the change.