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40 verbatim requirements from 5th Jud. Cir., A-2018-02-B — sha256-hashed 2026-07-25.
Fifth Judicial Circuit (Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, Sumter). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.circuit5.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/a-2018-02-b.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • Effective February 1, 2018, only the following forms shall be approved for use in the Fifth Judicial Circuit to include for use by the self-help programs, Clerks of Court, and the • If any self-help program or intake program creates additional fonns that should be disseminate to the general public, they shall forward them to the Family Law Administrative Judge for review and compliance with Fla.Fam.L.R.P. 12.750. -- 2 of 73 -- • You must file the original with the clerk of the circuit court in the county where you live and keep a copy for your records. • In addition to the Petition, you must also complete and file the following forms with your petition: • Notice of Related Cases, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, Form 12.900(h) • Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) Affidavit, Florida Supreme • Form must be completed, signed and notarized and served with the summons. • Civil Cover Sheet, Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, Form 1.997. • (This must be filed within 45 days of service of the petition on the respondent, unless you filed it with your petition). • You do not need to file this form if you and the other party have agreed not to exchange these documents. • Child Support Guidelines Worksheet, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form, 12.902(e), if you are asking for child support to be established. • If you do not know the other's parties income, you may file this worksheet after his or her financial affidavit has been served on you. • For your case to proceed, you must properly notify the other party in your case of the petition. • If you absolutely do not know where he or she lives, you may use constructive service. • If the respondent files an answer or an answer and counterpetition, which disagrees with or denies anything in your petition, you should answer the counterpetition within 20 days using an • You must pay the appropriate filing fee to the Clerk of Court. • If you do not have the money to pay the filing fee, you may obtain an Application for Determination of Civil Indigent Status from the Clerk, fill it out, and the Clerk will determine whether you are eligible to have filing fees deferred or to set up a payment plan. • If a domestic violence case has been filed and you want to keep your address confidential for safety reasons, do not enter the address, telephone, and fax information at the bottom of this form. • If you do not fully understand any of the terms below or their implications, you should speak with an attorney before going any further. -- 6 of 73 -- • Shared Parental Responsibility • Sole Parental Responsibility • Parenting Plan • Parenting Plan Recommendation • Time-Sharing Schedule • superyjsed Time-Sharing schedule • No contact • Parenting Plan shall be approved or established by the court. • Within 45 days after filing, you and the other parent must complete the Parent Education and Family Stabilization Course. • Both parents are required to provide financial support for their minor or dependent child(ren). • If you want alimony, you must request it in writing in the original petition or counterpetition. • If you do not request alimony in writing before the final hearing, you may not request it in the hearing. • If a nonlawyer helps you fill out these forms, that person must give you a copy of a Disclosure from Nonlawyer, Florida • A nonlawyer helping you fill out these forms also must put his or her name, address, and telephone number on the bottom of the last page of every form he or she helps you complete. -- 8 of 73 -- • Petitioner must file a Petition to Determine Paternity and for Related Relief, Florida Supreme Court • The petition and all other required forms must be typed or printed in black ink. • In addition to this petition, you must also complete and file the following forms: • Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) Affidavit, Florida • Form must be completed, signed and notarized and served with the summons. • Notice of Related Cases, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.900{h). • Civil Cover Sheet, Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, Form 12.928. • Parenting Plan, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.995{a) or • You do not need to file this form if you and the other party have agreed not to exchange these documents. • Child Support Guidelines Worksheet, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form, • You must arrange for the Sheriff or a process server to serve the other parent with a copy of the petition and a summons. • If the respondent files an answer or an answer and counterpetition, which disagrees with or denies anything in your petition, you should answer the counterpetition within 20 days using an Answer to Counterpetition, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form • If you do not have the money to pay the filing fee, you may obtain an Application for Determination of Civil Indigent Status from the Clerk. • If a domestic violence case has been flied and you want to keep your address confidential for safety reasons, do not enter the address, telephone, and fax information at the bottom o·f this form. • If you do not f�lly understand any of the terms below or their implications, you should speak with an attorney before going any further. • Shared Parental Responsibility • Sole Parental Responsibility • Parenting Plan • Parentjng Plan Recommendatjon • Time-Sharing Schedule • Supervised Time-Sharing • No Contact • Within 45 days after filing, you and the other parent must complete a Parent Education and Family Stabilization Course. • You must file a Family Law Financial Affidavit, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.902(b) or (c), and the other parent will be required to do the same. • If a nonlawyer helps you fill out these forms, that person must give you a copy of a Disclosure from Nonlawyer, Florida Family • A nonlawyer helping you fill out these forms also must put his or her name, address, and telephone number on the bottom of the last page of every form he or she helps you complete. • Ifurther acknowledge that in the event I do not phone in to the Court at the designated time, that my nonappearance wlll be treated the same as ifI hadfailed to appear in person. • Ifurther acknowledge that in the event I do not phone in to the Mediation Conference at the designated time, that my non-appearance will be treated the same as ifI had/ailed to appear in person. • 2. [✓ one only] __ An Agreement to terminate child support and vacate the income deduction order which was signed by the other party and notarized is attached to the motion. __ I request a hearing because the parties do not agree. • Family Law Rules of Procedure shall be attached and must be provided to the other party.
Effective February 1, 2018, only the following forms shall be approved for use in the Fifth Judicial Circuit to include for use by the self-help programs, Clerks of Court, and the
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Judge Bell caps motions and responses at 5 pages for UMC hearings and 12 pages for special-set hearings.
Judge Alijewicz requires every motion for attorney's fees and/or costs to attach a document detailing time records — no records, no fee award.
Judge Corlew bars informal contact: every communication with the Court must be in writing, filed with the Clerk, with copies furnished to all parties — and no calls to the JA to schedule or cancel UMC.