7th Cir. — AO FM-2024-016-SC: Parent Education and Family Stabilization Course in Family Law Cases · BenchPath

7th Cir. — AO FM-2024-016-SC: Parent Education and Family Stabilization Course in Family Law Cases

High confidence· verified August 3, 2026Administrative Orders7th Jud. Cir., FM-2024-016-SC — record page sha256-hashed 2026-08-03

Summary

8 verbatim requirements from FM-2024-016-SC.

Applies to

Seventh Judicial Circuit (Volusia, Flagler, Putnam, St. Johns). Procedural information only; not legal advice.

Requirement

Verbatim from the operative section of the order's own record page (https://circuit7.org/orders/fm-2024-016-sc/), harvested 2026-08-03; whitespace normalised only. • Pursuant to § 61.21(4), Florida Statutes, all parties to a dissolution of marriage proceeding with minor children, or a paternity action that involves issues of parental responsibility, must attend and complete a Parent Education and Family Stabilization course approved by the Department of Children and Families in accordance with § 61.21(2), Florida Statutes. • In Family Law cases involving issues of shared parental responsibilities and/or time-sharing of minor children, both parties must attend and complete a Parent Education and Family Stabilization course prior to the entry of a final judgment. • In dissolution of marriage cases, the Petitioner must enroll in a program of his/her choosing within twenty (20) days after filing the petition and complete said program within forty-five (45) days. • The Respondent must enroll in a program of his/her choosing within twenty (20) days after service of the petition and complete said program within forty-five (45) days. • Parties must complete the chosen program(s) before participating in court-ordered mediation or before the scheduled trial date, whichever is sooner. • Upon successful completion of the selected program(s), each party must file a Certificate of Completion supplied by the program provider. • In paternity actions, the Petitioner must enroll in a program of his/her choosing within twenty (20) days after filing the petition and complete said program within forty-five (45) days. • The Respondent must enroll in a program of his/her choosing and complete said program within forty-five (45) days after an acknowledgment of paternity by him/her, an adjudication of paternity as to him/her, or issuance of an order granting visitation to, or support from, him/her.

Source of truth

Pursuant to § 61.21(4), Florida Statutes, all parties to a dissolution of marriage proceeding with minor children, or a paternity action that involves issues of parental responsibility, must attend and complete a Parent Education and Family Stabilization course approved by the Department of Children and Families in accordance with § 61.21(2), Florida Statutes.

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2 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1986-33A.

High confidence· verified August 3, 2026Fourth Judicial Circuit Administrative Order 1986-33A, filed 05/12/1988, published on the Duval Clerk's administrative-orders store — sha256-hashed 2026-08-03

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1 verbatim requirement from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1987-09.

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