Rule 12.015. FAMILY LAW FORMS

RULE 12.015. FAMILY LAW FORMS

(a)

Forms Adopted as Rules. The forms listed in this rule

shall be adopted by the rulemaking process in Florida Rule of

General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.140. The Family

Law Rules Committee of The Florida Bar may propose amendments

to these forms and any associated instructions. These forms shall

be designated “Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Forms.”

Forms coming under this provision are:

(1)

12.900(a), Disclosure From Nonlawyer;

(2)

12.900(b), Notice of Limited Appearance;

(3)

12.900(c), Consent to Limited Appearance by

Attorney;

(4)

12.900(d), Termination of Limited Appearance;

(5)

12.900(e), Acknowledgment of Assistance by

Attorney;

(6)

12.900(f), Signature Block for Attorney Making

Limited Appearance;

(7)

12.900(g), Agreement Limiting Representation;

(8)

12.900(h), Notice of Related Cases;

(9)

12.901(a), Petition for Simplified Dissolution of

Marriage;

(10) 12.902(b), Family Law Financial Affidavit (Short

Form);

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(11) 12.902(c), Family Law Financial Affidavit (Long

Form);

(12) 12.902(e), Notice of Filing Child Support Guidelines

Worksheet;

(13) 12.902(f)(3), Marital Settlement Agreement for

Simplified Dissolution of Marriage;

(14) 12.910(a), Summons: Personal Service on an

Individual;

(15) 12.911(a), Subpoena for Hearing or Trial (Issued by

Clerk);

(16) 12.911(b), Subpoena for Hearing or Trial (Issued by

Attorney);

(17) 12.911(c), Subpoena Duces Tecum for Hearing or

Trial (Issued by Clerk);

(18) 12.911(d), Subpoena Duces Tecum for Hearing or

Trial (Issued by Attorney);

(19) 12.911(e), Subpoena for Deposition (Issued by

Clerk);

(20) 12.913(b), Affidavit of Diligent Search and Inquiry;

(21) 12.913(c), Affidavit of Diligent Search;

(22) 12.920(a), Motion for Referral to General Magistrate;

(23) 12.920(b), Order of Referral to General Magistrate;

(24) 12.920(c), Notice of Hearing Before General

Magistrate;

(25) 12.928, Cover Sheet for Family Court Cases;

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on (Issued by

Clerk);

(20) 12.913(b), Affidavit of Diligent Search and Inquiry;

(21) 12.913(c), Affidavit of Diligent Search;

(22) 12.920(a), Motion for Referral to General Magistrate;

(23) 12.920(b), Order of Referral to General Magistrate;

(24) 12.920(c), Notice of Hearing Before General

Magistrate;

(25) 12.928, Cover Sheet for Family Court Cases;

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(26) 12.930(a), Notice of Service of Standard Family Law

Interrogatories;

(27) 12.930(b), Standard Family Law Interrogatories for

Original or Enforcement Proceedings;

(28) 12.930(c), Standard Family Law Interrogatories for

Modification Proceedings;

(29) 12.930(d), Notice of Service of Answers to Standard

Family Law Interrogatories;

(30) 12.932, Certificate of Compliance with Mandatory

Disclosure;

(31) 12.975, Notice of Compliance When Constitutional

Challenge is Brought;

(32) 12.984(a), Order of Referral to Parenting

Coordinator;

(33) 12.984(b), Response by Parenting Coordinator;

(34) 12.984(c), Parenting Coordinator Report of an

Emergency;

(35) 12.984(d), Parenting Coordinator Request for Status

Conference;

(36) 12.990(a), Final Judgment of Simplified Dissolution

of Marriage;

(37) 12.996(a), Income Deduction Order (Non-Title IV-D);

(38) 12.996(b), Notice to Payor;

(39) 12.996(c), Notice of Filing Return Receipt;

(40) 12.996(d), Florida Addendum to Income

Withholding Order; and

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(41) 12.999, Final Disposition Form.

rdinator Request for Status

Conference;

(36) 12.990(a), Final Judgment of Simplified Dissolution

of Marriage;

(37) 12.996(a), Income Deduction Order (Non-Title IV-D);

(38) 12.996(b), Notice to Payor;

(39) 12.996(c), Notice of Filing Return Receipt;

(40) 12.996(d), Florida Addendum to Income

Withholding Order; and

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(41) 12.999, Final Disposition Form.

(b)

Other Family Law Forms. All additional Supreme Court

approved forms shall be adopted by opinion of the Supreme Court

of Florida and outside of the rulemaking procedures required by

rule 2.140. These forms shall be designated “Florida Supreme Court

Approved Family Law Forms.”

Commentary

2000 Adoption. To help the many people in family law court

cases who do not have attorneys to represent them (pro se litigants),

the Florida Supreme Court added simplified forms and directions to

the Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure when adopting the rules

in 1995. These forms initially had been adopted by the Court in In

re Family Law Rules of Procedure, 663 So.2d 1049 (Fla. 1995); In re

Petition for Approval of Forms Pursuant to Rule 10-1.1(b) of the Rules

Regulating the Florida Bar—Stepparent Adoption Forms, 613 So.2d

900 (Fla. 1992), and Rules Regulating The Florida Bar—Approval of

Forms, 581 So.2d 902 (Fla. 1991).

In 1997, in an effort to fulfill the spirit of the Court’s directives

to simplify the process of litigation in family law matters, the Family

Court Steering Committee completely revised the existing forms and

added new forms and instructions. The rules and forms then

constituted more than 500 pages.

Subdivision (b) of this rule was adopted in recognition that the

forms would require continuous updating and that the rulemaking

process was too cumbersome for such an undertaking.

2009 Amendment

litigation in family law matters, the Family

Court Steering Committee completely revised the existing forms and

added new forms and instructions. The rules and forms then

constituted more than 500 pages.

Subdivision (b) of this rule was adopted in recognition that the

forms would require continuous updating and that the rulemaking

process was too cumbersome for such an undertaking.

2009 Amendment. In 2009, Subdivision (a)(20) was adopted

to require the filing of a Cover Sheet for Family Court Cases, Form

12.928, in every proceeding to which the Florida Family Law Rules

of Procedure apply and to require the Family Law Rules Committee

to be responsible for proposing amendments as necessary.

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