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40 verbatim requirements from 5th Jud. Cir., Marion County – Hearing Officers — 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/2019/12/a-2019-25-b.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • Administrative support orders filed with the Clerk of Court by DOR pursuant to §409.2563(8), Fla.Stat., shall be coded by the Clerk's office as a non-reportable Domestic • When a party seeks affirmative relief from the circuit court to supersede and modify an administrative child support order, to enforce an administrative child support order without superseding and modifying, or if the obligor files a petition or notice contesting the delinquency as set fo1ih in paragraph 1.b. above, the clerk shall create a new, reportable filing under the same • Support case, the Clerk shall promptly forward the documents to DOR or counsel for DOR and to the appropriate child suppo1i enforcement hearing officer to be addressed. a. • Effective immediately upon the entry of this Order, the following forms shall be approved for use in the Fifth Judicial Circuit of Florida,1 to include for use by the Family Court Case • Family Court of the Fifth Judicial Circuit shall create a self-help package for the self-represented litigants that will include relevant documents and forms required for filing along with procedural directions in these cases. • All users of the eFiling Portal are required to register and create an account with the eFiling Portal in order to file electronically. • With this petition, you must file the following and provide a copy to the other party: • Notice of Related Case Form, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Fonn • Entire social security number must be provided. • Family Law Financial Affidavit, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form • (This must be filed within 45 days of filing the Petition, unless you and the other party have agreed not to exchange these documents.) • Child Support Guidelines Worksheet, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form • (If you do not know the other party's income, you may file this worksheet after his or her financial affidavit has been filed.) • Designation of Current Mailing and Email Address • For your case to proceed, you must� the other party with a copy of your petition by personal service. • You must also� Florida Department of Revenue (DOR) with a copy of your petition by serving the Deputy Agency Clerk, Bldg 2, Suite 2-4220, 2450 Shumard Oak Blvd., Tallahassee, FL 32399- • Default is entered, if you have filed all of the required papers, you MUST file a Notice for Trial, • MUST file a Notice for Trial, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.924, with the clerk of collli. • If the respondent files an answer and counterpetition, you should answer the counterpetition within 20 days using an Answer to Counter Petition, Florida • If you choose to file your pleadings or other documents electronically, you must do so in accordance with -- 5 of 38 -- • Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.525, and you must follow the procedures of the judicial circuit in which you file. • After the initial service of process of the petition or supplemental petition by the Sheriff or certified process server, the Florida Rules of Judicial Administration now require that all documents required or permitted to be served on the other paiiy must be served by electronic mail (e-mail) except in certain circumstances. • You must strictly comply with the format requirements set forth in the • If a self-represented litigant elects to serve and receive documents by e-mail, the procedures must always be followed once the initial election is made. • If you elect to participate in electronic service, which means serving or receiving pleadings by electronic mail (e-mail), or through the Florida Comis E-Filing Portal, you must review • To serve and receive documents by e-mail, you must designate your e-mail addresses by using the • Law Fonn 12.915, and you must provide your e-mail address on each form on which your signature appears. • If a nonlawyer helps you fill out these forms, that person must give you a copy of a Disclosure from Nonlawyer, • 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. -- 6 of 38 -- and • 1. __ Petitioner requests that the Court enter an Order to supersede and prospectively modify an administrative child support order to cease all child support retroactive to the date of the filing of this petition and close out the child support ledger for the following reasons: __ Neither party receives public assistance benefits in their household and the pa1ties do not want child support established through the court. __ Neither party receives public assistance benefits in their household and the child(ren)'s needs are being provided for. __ The parties are residing together as an intact family. • Child Support Guidelines, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.943, must be completed and filed before the court will consider this request. • All users of the eFiling Po1ial are required to register and create an account with the eFiling Pmial in order to file electronically. • With this petition, you must file the following ai1d provide a copy to the other party: • Notice of Related Case Form, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form • Entire social security number must be provided. • Designation of Current Mailing and Email Adress • For your case to proceed, you must serve the other party with a copy of your petition by personal service. • Default is entered, if you have filed all of the required papers, you MUST file a Notice for Trial, -- 11 of 38 -- • If the other party files an answer that agrees with everything in your petition or files an answer and waiver, you MUST file a Notice for Trial, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form • If you choose to file yom pleadings or other documents electronically, you must do so in accordance with • If you elect to participate in electronic service, which means serving or receiving pleadings by electronic mail (e-mail), or through the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal, you must review • Law Fann 12.915, and you must provide your e-mail address on each form on which your signature appears. • 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. -- 13 of 38 -- • If you believe the Notice was issued in error, you must file the Motion to Contest Child • Support Delinquency, (Administrative Support Cases) within 15 days after the Notice of • Po1ial are required to register and create an account with the eFiling Portal in order to file electronically.
Administrative support orders filed with the Clerk of Court by DOR pursuant to §409.2563(8), Fla.Stat., shall be coded by the Clerk's office as a non-reportable Domestic
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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.