Eighth Cir. AO 5.03: Family Self Help Program — 8th Cir., FL · BenchPath

Eighth Cir. AO 5.03: Family Self Help Program

High confidence· verified September 14, 2026Administrative OrdersEighth Judicial Circuit Administrative Order 5.03, "Family Self Help Program" — https://circuit8.org/wp-content/uploads/5.03-v1sp-Family-Self-Help-Program.pdf — sha256-hashed 2026-09-14

Summary

Eighth Judicial Circuit Administrative Order 5.03 (Family Self Help Program): 13 operative paragraphs verbatim from the order as the circuit publishes it.

Applies to

Eighth Judicial Circuit — all counties of the circuit. Administrative orders are amended and rescinded by later orders; the circuit's own index controls (the index lists it as a current instrument on 2026-09-14). Procedural information only; not legal advice.

Requirement

• 1. A Family Law Self‐Help Program (“Self‐Help”) is hereby established for the Eighth • Judicial Circuit. The procedures for this program will be established by the Administrative Judge • of the Family Law Division, pursuant to Florida Family Law Rule 12.750, and will become • effective upon approval by the Chief Judge. • 2. Self‐Help shall be available to all self‐represented litigants filing family law actions in the • 3. Self‐Help shall assist all self‐represented litigants in meeting the procedural • requirements of family law actions and shall act in accordance with the approved services • provided for under Florida Family Law Rule 12.750(c). • 4. Self-Help will comply with the limitations delineated under Florida Family Law Rule • 12.750(d) and will utilize Supreme Court of Florida approved forms and other such forms upon • approval by the Administrative Judge of the Family Law Division and Chief Judge, as provided • for under Florida Family Law Rule 12.750(b)(5). • This order renumbers and reformats prior Administrative Order No. 5.0100

Source of truth

• 1. A Family Law Self‐Help Program (“Self‐Help”) is hereby established for the Eighth • Judicial Circuit. The procedures for this program will be established by the Administrative Judge • of the Family Law Division, pursuant to Florida Family Law Rule 12.750, and will become • effective upon approval by the Chief Judge. • 2. Self‐Help shall be available to all self‐represented litigants filing fa

Official source: 8th Circuit — Administrative Orders
Source health: Healthy · checked October 4, 2026
Effective date: October 5, 2012
Last verified: September 14, 2026benchpath-ao-ledger-c8-2026-09-14

Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-14 from BenchPath's custody copy (file ea227a89e923.pdf; 225,742 bytes, 2 page(s), native text layer): the index lists it as a current instrument on 2026-09-14 (https://circuit8.org/eighth-judicial-circuit-court/administrative-orders/); the operative paragraphs after the ORDERED marker are quoted whole, whitespace normalised only; signature block, page markers and stamps dropped. Effective date from the order's own date line where present, else the index date.

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