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11 verbatim requirements from 5th Jud. Cir., C-2014-43 — 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/2017/10/c2014-43.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • Petition for Adoption by Step-parent, or any other jointly filed family matter of relief case, each party seeking indigent status must complete an Application for Determination of Civil Indigent Status and a Supreme Court Family Law Financial Affidavit, for court review, and also be willing to provide proof of income or proof of unemployment when seeking relief from payment of filing fees and prepayment of costs. • Statutes, the filing fee and costs shall be equally divided between the Parties. • Party qualifies for indigent status the non-qualifying Party shall be responsible for the payment of all filing fees and costs. • The Parties seeking indigence status shall file within seven to ten (7-10) business days from, date of the Court's request, additional supporting documents to include proof of income and proof of unemployment. • Upon vacating the determination of indigence the Party is required to pay the appropriate fees. • If the fees are not paid within thirty (30) days of the Court' s order, the case shall be automatically dismissed without prejudice. • If the pleadings were prepared by a form service or paralegal service, the petitioner will not be found indigent and must pay the filing fee before the case is set for trial or final hearing, 57.081, Florida Statute (2014). • Any disputes over the filing fee shall be resolved by the judge assigned to the case. • If you have any POSSIBLE assets (income potential, accrued vacation or sick leave, bonus, inheritance, etc.) or POSSIBLE liabilities (possible lawsuits, future unpaid taxes, contingent tax liabilities, debts assumed by another), you must list them here. • CHILD SUPPORT GUIDELINES WORKSHEET (Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.902(e), Child Support Guidelines Worksheet, MUST be filed with the court at or prior to a hearing to establish or modify child support. • IF A NONLAWYER HELPED YOU FILL OUT THIS FORM, HE/SHE MUST FILL IN THE BLANKS BELOW: [fill in all blanks] This form was prepared for the: {choose only one} (0 Petitioner (0) Respondent
Petition for Adoption by Step-parent, or any other jointly filed family matter of relief case, each party seeking indigent status must complete an Application for Determination of Civil Indigent Status and a Supreme Court Family Law Financial Affidavit, for court review, and also be willing to provide proof of income or proof of unemployment when seeking relief from payment of filing fees and prepayment of costs.
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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.