Remote court proceedings are here to stay! Based on the success of remotely-conducted proceedings since the inception of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Florida Supreme Court has amended Florida's various procedural rules, effective Oct. 1, to provide "permanent and broader authorization for the remote conduct of certain court proceedings." In re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, No. SC21-990, 2022 WL 2721129, at *1 (Fla. July 14, 2022). (Baker Act hearings are excluded from the general authorization.)