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7 verbatim mandatory provisions from ECFLAD 1996-05 MINOR PETITIONERS & RESPONDENTS PETITIONS FOR DOMESTIC & REPEAT VIOLENCE.
First Judicial Circuit. Check the order's own effective and rescission dates before relying on it. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from the order's own text layer, harvested 2026-07-24; whitespace normalised only. No OCR was used. Only sentences containing mandatory language (shall, must, may not, no later than, within N) are reproduced — the full document is in custody and is the controlling text. • Where the petitioner is a never-married minor, the action must be filed through a parent, guardian or “next friend.” 4. • The minor petitioner must usually sign the sworn petition, under oath. • The person through whom the minor is bringing the action must also sign as parent, guardian or “next friend,” whichever is appropriate under the circumstances, but not under oath. • Where the respondent is a never-married minor, both the respondent and the respondent’s adult parent, guardian or legal guardian must be served with a certified copy of the petition and temporary injunction for protection against domestic/repeat violence. • A copy of two sets of the documents to be served must be provided to the Sheriff with instructions to serve both the child and the adult. -- 1 of 2 -- 6. • In the event there is a violation of an injunction by a minor and law enforcement does not make an immediate arrest at the time of the violation, then an Affidavit of Violation shall be filed with the Clerk of the Court, Family Law Division, copies of which shall be furnished to the State Attorney’s Office and the appropriate law enforcement agency for further processing pursuant to Florida Statute. 7. • In any instances where the State Attorney and/or law enforcement make the decision for the violation to be handled civilly rather than criminally, then all further civil hearings shall be handled through the Family Law Division of the Circuit Court.
Where the petitioner is a never-married minor, the action must be filed through a parent, guardian or “next friend.” 4.
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