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23 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/2023/11/supplemental-petition-for-modification-of-child-support-11-2023-2.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • If you choose to file your pleadings or other documents electronically, you must do so in accordance with Florida Rule of • Judicial Administration 2.525, and you must follow the procedures of the judicial circuit in which you file. • For your case to proceed, you must properly notify the other party in your case of the supplemental petition. • If you absolutely do not know where he or she lives, you may use constructive service. • You must notify the other party of the hearing by using a Notice of Hearing (General), Florida • You must notify the other party of the hearing by using a Notice of Hearing (General), Florida Supreme • If the respondent files an answer and counterpetition, you should answer the counterpetition within 20 days using an Answer to Counterpetition, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.903(d). • 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 party must be served by electronic mail (e-mail) except in certain circumstances. • You must strictly comply with the format requirements set forth in the Rules of Judicial • 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 Florida Rule of • 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. • To serve and receive documents by e-mail, you must designate your e-mail addresses by using the • 12.915, and you must provide your e-mail address on each form on which your signature appears. • If you do not have the money to pay the filing fee, you may obtain an Application for Determination of • With this form, you must also file the following: 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 served on you.) Settlement Agreement, if you have reached an agreement on any or all of the issues. • (This must be filed within 45 days of service of the supplemental petition on the respondent, if not filed at the time of the supplemental petition, unless you and the other party have agreed not to exchange these documents.) • Both parents are required to provide financial support, but one parent may be ordered to pay a portion of his or her support for the child(ren) to the other parent. • You must file a Family Law Financial Affidavit, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure • Both parties must sign this agreement before a notary public or deputy clerk. • 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. • 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 Petitioner.
If you choose to file your pleadings or other documents electronically, you must do so in accordance with Florida Rule of
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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.