Case Title: In Re: Amendments to Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure - Forms 12.900(h) and 12.928

Citation: 

Docket Number: SC2024-0072

State: florida

Court: Florida Supreme Court

Date: 2024-02-22T00:00:00Z

Document:
Supreme Court of Florida 
 
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No. SC2024-0072 
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IN RE: AMENDMENTS TO FLORIDA FAMILY LAW RULES OF 
PROCEDURE – FORMS 12.900(h) AND 12.928. 
 
February 22, 2024 
 
PER CURIAM. 
 
This matter is before the Court for consideration of proposed 
amendments to the Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Forms.  
We have jurisdiction.  See art. V, § 2(a), Fla. Const.; see also Fla. R. 
Gen. Prac. & Jud. Admin. 2.140(e). 
The Florida Bar’s Family Law Rules Committee has filed a fast-
track report proposing amendments to forms 12.900(h) (Notice of 
Related Cases) and 12.928 (Cover Sheet for Family Court Cases) in 
response to recent legislation creating section 61.1255, Florida 
Statutes.  See ch. 2023-213, § 1, Laws of Fla.  The Board of 
Governors of The Florida Bar unanimously recommends adopting 
the proposed amendments.  The Committee did not publish the 
proposals for comment before filing them with the Court. 
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Chapter 2023-213, section 1, Laws of Florida, created section 
61.1255, Florida Statutes, which established procedures and 
guidelines for obtaining support for dependent adult children.  The 
Committee proposes amending forms 12.900(h) and 12.928 to add 
“Support for Dependent Adult Children” to the types of proceedings 
in each of these forms.  Having considered the Committee’s report 
and the relevant legislation, we hereby amend the forms as 
proposed by the Committee. 
 
Accordingly, the Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Forms 
are amended as reflected in the appendix to this opinion, with the 
forms fully engrossed and ready for use.  The forms may be 
accessed and downloaded from the Florida State Courts’ website at 
http://www.flcourts.org/resources-and-services/court-
improvement/family-courts/family-law-forms.stml.  The 
amendments shall take effect immediately upon the release of this 
opinion.  Because the amendments were not published for comment 
prior to their adoption, interested persons shall have 75 days from 
the date of this opinion in which to file comments with the Court.1 
 
 
1.  All comments must be filed with the Court on or before May 
7, 2024, as well as a separate request for oral argument if the 
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It is so ordered. 
MUÑIZ, C.J., and CANADY, LABARGA, COURIEL, GROSSHANS, 
FRANCIS, and SASSO, JJ., concur. 
 
THE FILING OF A MOTION FOR REHEARING SHALL NOT ALTER 
THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THESE AMENDMENTS. 
 
Original Proceeding – Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure 
Hon. Howard Ogle McGillin, Jr., Chair, Family Law Rules 
Committee, St. Augustine, Florida, Joshua E. Doyle, Executive 
Director, The Florida Bar, Tallahassee, Florida, and Kelly N. Smith, 
Staff Liaison, The Florida Bar, Tallahassee, Florida, 
 
 
for Petitioner 
 
 
person filing the comment wishes to participate in oral argument, 
which may be scheduled in this case.  If filed by an attorney in good 
standing with The Florida Bar, the comment must be electronically 
filed via the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal (Portal).  If filed by a 
nonlawyer or a lawyer not licensed to practice in Florida, the 
comment may be, but is not required to be, filed via the Portal.  Any 
person unable to submit a comment electronically must mail or 
hand-deliver the originally signed comment to the Florida Supreme 
Court, Office of the Clerk, 500 South Duval Street, Tallahassee, 
Florida 32399-1927. 
 
Instructions for Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.900(h), Notice of Related Cases (02/24) 
 
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APPENDIX 
INSTRUCTIONS FOR FLORIDA FAMILY LAW RULES OF PROCEDURE FORM 
12.900(h), NOTICE OF RELATED CASES (02/24) 
 
 
When should this form be used? 
 
Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.545(d) requires the petitioner in a family 
law case to file with the court a notice of related cases, if any. Your circuit may also require this form to 
be filed even if there are no related cases. A case is considered related if: 
 
• 
it involves the same parties, children, or issues and is pending when the family law case is 
filed; or 
• 
it affects the court’s jurisdiction to proceed; or 
• 
an order in the related case may conflict with an order on the same issues in the new case; or 
• 
an order in the new case may conflict with an order in the earlier case. 
 
This form is used to provide the required notice to the court.  
 
This form should be typed or printed in black ink. It must be filed with the clerk of the circuit court with 
the initial pleading in the family law case.  
 
What should I do next? 
 
A copy of the form must be served on the presiding judge, either the chief judge or the family law 
administrative judge, and all parties in the related cases. You should also keep a copy for your records. 
Service must be in accordance with Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.516. 
 
Where can I look for more information? 
 
Before proceeding, you should read “General Information for Self-Represented Litigants” found at the 
beginning of these forms.  The words that are in ”bold and underline” in these instructions are defined 
there. For further information, see Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.545(d). 
 
Special notes . . . 
Remember, a person who is NOT an attorney is called a nonlawyer. If a nonlawyer helps you fill out these 
forms, that person must give you a copy of a Disclosure from Nonlawyer, Florida Family Law Rules of 
Procedure Form 12.900(a), before he or she helps you. A nonlawyer helping you fill out these forms must 
also 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. 
 
Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.900(h), Notice of Related Cases (02/24) 
 
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 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE                                                       JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, 
IN AND FOR                                                       COUNTY, FLORIDA 
 
Case No.:  
 
 
 
 
Division:   
 
 
 
 
 
_____________________________, 
Petitioner, 
and 
 
_____________________________, 
Respondent. 
 
NOTICE OF RELATED CASES 
 
1. Petitioner submits this Notice of Related Cases as required by Florida Rule of General Practice and 
Judicial Administration 2.545(d). A related case may be an open or closed civil, criminal, guardianship, 
domestic violence, juvenile delinquency, juvenile dependency, or domestic relations case. A case is 
“related” to this family law case if it involves any of the same parties, children, or issues and it is 
pending at the time the party files a family case; if it affects the court’s jurisdiction to proceed; if an 
order in the related case may conflict with an order on the same issues in the new case; or if an order 
in the new case may conflict with an order in the earlier litigation. 
 
[check one only] 
____ There are no related cases. 
____ The following are the related cases (add additional pages if necessary): 
 
Related Case No. 1 
Case Name(s): _____________________________________________________________________ 
Petitioner ________________________________________________________________________                                 
Respondent 
 _______________________________________________________________________ 
Case No.: _________________________________ Division:  ________________________________ 
 
 
Type of Proceeding:  [check all that apply]  
____ Dissolution of Marriage 
 
____ Paternity   
____ Custody 
 
 
 
____ Adoption   
____ Child Support  
 
 
____ Support for Dependent Adult Children 
____ Modification/Enforcement/Contempt Proceedings 
____ Juvenile Dependency  
 
____ Juvenile Delinquency   
____ Termination of Parental Rights  
____ Criminal   
____ Domestic/Sexual/Dating/Repeat  
____ Mental Health 
____ Violence or Stalking Injunctions            ____ Other {specify} ___________________________ 
 
State where case was decided or is pending: ____ Florida ____ Other: {specify} _________________ 
 
Name of Court where case was decided or is pending (for example, Fifth Circuit Court, Marion 
County, Florida): _______________________
 
Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.900(h), Notice of Related Cases (02/24) 
 
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___________________________________________ 
Title of last Court Order/Judgment (if any): ______________________________________________ 
Date of Court Order/Judgment (if any): _________________________________________________  
 
Relationship of cases check all that apply]: 
____ pending case involves same parties, children, or issues;  
____ may affect court’s jurisdiction;  
____ order in related case may conflict with an order in this case;  
____ order in this case may conflict with previous order in related case. 
 
Statement as to the relationship of the cases:  ____________________________________________  
__________________________________________________________________________________ 
__________________________________________________________________________________ 
 
Related Case No. 2 
Case Name(s): _____________________________________________________________________ 
Petitioner ________________________________________________________________________                                 
Respondent 
 _______________________________________________________________________ 
Case No.: _________________________________ Division:  ________________________________ 
 
 
 
 
 
Type of Proceeding:  [check all that apply]  
____ Dissolution of Marriage   
 
____ Paternity   
____ Custody   
 
 
 
____ Adoption   
____ Child Support  
 
 
____ Support for Dependent Adult Children 
____ Modification/Enforcement/Contempt Proceedings  
____ Juvenile Dependency  
 
____ Juvenile Delinquency   
____ Termination of Parental Rights  
____ Criminal   
____ Domestic/Sexual/Dating/Repeat  
____ Mental Health 
____ Violence or Stalking Injunctions 
____ Other {specify} __________________________ 
 
 
 
 
State where case was decided or is pending: ____ Florida ____ Other: {specify} _________________ 
 
Name of Court where case was decided or is pending (for example, Fifth Circuit Court, Marion 
County, Florida): ___________________________________________________________________ 
Title of last Court Order/Judgment (if any): ______________________________________________ 
Date of Court Order/Judgment (if any): _________________________________________________  
 
Relationship of cases check all that apply]: 
____ pending case involves same parties, children, or issues. 
____ may affect court’s jurisdiction;  
____ order in related case may conflict with an order in this case;  
____ order in this case may conflict with previous order in related case. 
 
Statement as to the relationship of the cases:  ____________________________________________  
__________________________________________________________________________________ 
__________________________________________________________________________________ 
 
 
Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.900(h), Notice of Related Cases (02/24) 
 
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Related Case No. 3 
Case Name(s): ______________________________________________________________________ 
Petitioner _________________________________________________________________________                               
Respondent 
 _______________________________________________________________________ 
Case No.: _________________________________ Division:  ________________________________ 
 
 
 
 
 
Type of Proceeding:  [check all that apply]  
____ Dissolution of Marriage  
 
____ Paternity   
____ Custody   
 
 
 
____ Adoption   
____ Child Support  
 
 
____ Support for Dependent Adult Children 
____ Modification/Enforcement/Contempt Proceedings  
____ Juvenile Dependency  
 
____ Juvenile Delinquency   
____ Termination of Parental Rights  
____ Criminal  
____ Domestic/Sexual/Dating/Repeat  
____ Mental Health 
____ Violence or Stalking Injunctions 
____ Other {specify} __________________________ 
 
State where case was decided or is pending: ____ Florida ____ Other: {specify} _________________ 
 
Name of Court where case was decided or is pending (for example, Fifth Circuit Court, Marion 
County, Florida): __________________________________________________________________ 
Title of last Court Order/Judgment (if any): ______________________________________________ 
Date of Court Order/Judgment (if any): _________________________________________________  
 
Relationship of cases check all that apply]: 
____ pending case involves same parties, children, or issues;  
____ may affect court’s jurisdiction;  
____ order in related case may conflict with an order in this case;  
____ order in this case may conflict with previous order in related case. 
 
Statement as to the relationship of the cases: ____________________________________________  
__________________________________________________________________________________ 
__________________________________________________________________________________ 
 
2. [check one only] 
____ I do not request coordination of litigation in any of the cases listed above. 
____ I do request coordination of the following cases: _____________________________________  
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________ 
 
3. [check all that apply] 
____ Assignment to one judge   
____ Coordination of existing cases will conserve judicial resources and promote an efficient 
determination of these case because:_______________________________________________ 
______________________________________________________________________________ 
 
 
Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.900(h), Notice of Related Cases (02/24) 
 
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4. The Petitioner acknowledges a continuing duty to inform the court of any cases in this or any other 
state that could affect the current proceeding. 
 
Dated: _________________ 
 
 
 
_______________________________________ 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Petitioner’s Signature 
Printed Name:  
 
Address:  
 
City, State, Zip:  
 
Telephone Number:  
 
Fax Number:  
 
E-mail Address(es):  
 
 
 
 
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 
I CERTIFY that I delivered a copy of this Notice of Related Cases to the _____________________ County 
Sheriff’s Department or a certified process server for service on the Respondent, and [check all used]      
(     ) e-mailed (     ) mailed (    ) hand delivered, a copy to {name}________________________, who is the 
[check all that apply] (     ) judge assigned to new case, (     ) chief judge or family law administrative 
judge, (      ) {name}__________________________________  a party to the related case, (      ) {name} 
____________________________, a party to the related case on {date} _________________________. 
 
_______________________________________ 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Signature of Petitioner/Attorney for Petitioner  
Printed Name:  
 
Address:  
 
City, State, Zip:  
 
Telephone Number:  
 
E-mail Address(es):  
 
Florida Bar Number:  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
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}: (     ) Petitioner (     ) Respondent. 
This form was completed with the assistance of: 
{name of individual}  
, 
{name 
of 
business}_______________________________________________________________, 
{address}  
, 
{city} _______________________{state} __________, {telephone number}  
. 
 
Instructions for Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.928, Cover Sheet for Family Court Cases  
(02/24) 
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR FLORIDA FAMILY LAW RULES OF PROCEDURE 
FORM 12.928 
 COVER SHEET FOR FAMILY COURT CASES (02/24) 
 
When should this form be used? 
 
The Cover Sheet for Family Court Cases and the information contained in it does not replace nor 
supplement the filing and service of pleadings or other documents as required by law. This form 
shall be filed by the petitioner/party opening or reopening a case for the use of the clerk of the 
circuit court for the purpose of reporting judicial workload data pursuant to Florida Statutes 
section 25.075.  
 
This form should be typed or printed in black ink. The petitioner must file this cover sheet with 
the first pleading or motion filed to open or reopen a case in all domestic and juvenile cases.  
 
What should I do next? 
 
Follow these instructions for completing the form: 
 
I. 
Case Style. Enter the name of the court, the appropriate case number assigned at the time 
of filing of the original petition, the name of the judge assigned (if applicable), and the name 
(last, first, middle initial) of the petitioner(s) and respondent(s).  
 
II. Type of Action /Proceeding. Place a check beside the proceeding you are initiating. If you are  
filing more than one type of proceeding, (such as a modification and an enforcement 
proceeding) against the same party at the same time, then you must complete a separate 
cover sheet for each action being filed.  
 
(A) Initial Action/Petition  
(B) Reopening Case. If you check “Reopening Case,” indicate whether you are filing a 
modification or supplemental petition or an action for enforcement by placing a check 
beside the appropriate action/petition.  
1. 
Modification/Supplemental Petition  
2. 
Motion for Civil Contempt/ Enforcement 
3. 
Other – All reopening actions not involving modification/supplemental petitions or 
petition enforcement.  
 
III. Type of Case. Place a check beside the appropriate case. If the case fits more than one 
category, select the most definitive. Definitions of the categories are provided below.  
(A) Simplified Dissolution of Marriage‐ petitions for the termination of marriage pursuant to 
Florida Family Law Rule of Procedure 12.105.  
(B) Dissolution of Marriage ‐ petitions for the termination of marriage pursuant to Chapter 
 
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(C) 61, Florida Statutes, other than simplified dissolution.  
(D) Domestic Violence ‐ all matters relating to injunctions for protection against domestic 
violence pursuant to section 741.30, Florida Statutes.  
(E) Dating Violence ‐ all matters relating to injunctions for protection against dating 
violence pursuant to section 784.046, Florida Statutes.  
(F) Repeat Violence ‐ all matters relating to injunctions for protection against repeat 
violence pursuant to section 784.046, Florida Statutes. 
(G) Sexual Violence ‐ all matters relating to injunctions for protection against sexual 
violence pursuant to section 784.046, Florida Statutes. 
(H) Stalking-all matters relating to injunctions for protection against stalking pursuant to 
section 784.0485, Florida Statutes 
(I) Support ‐ IV‐D ‐ all matters relating to child or spousal support in which an application 
for assistance has been filed with the Department of Revenue, Child Support 
Enforcement under Title IV‐D, Social Security Act, except for such matters relating to 
dissolution of marriage petitions (sections 409.2564, 409.2571, and 409.2597, Florida 
Statutes), paternity, or UIFSA.  
(J) Support‐Non IV‐D ‐ all matters relating to child or spousal support in which an 
application for assistance has not been filed under Title IV‐D, Social Security Act.  
(K) UIFSA‐ IV‐D ‐ all matters relating to Chapter 88, Florida Statutes, in which an application 
for assistance has been filed under Title IV‐D, Social Security Act.  
(L) UIFSA ‐ Non IV‐D ‐ all matters relating to Chapter 88, Florida Statutes, in which an 
application for assistance has not been filed under Title IV‐D, Social Security Act.  
(M) Support for Dependent Adult Children – all matters related to support of a dependent 
adult child. 
(N) Other  Family Court ‐ all matters involving time-sharing and/or parenting plans relating 
to minor child(ren), support unconnected with dissolution of marriage, annulment, 
delayed birth certificates pursuant to Florida Statutes section 382.0195, expedited 
affirmation of parental status pursuant to Florida Statutes section 742.16, termination 
of parental rights proceedings pursuant to Florida Statutes section 63.087, declaratory 
judgment actions related to premarital, marital, post-marital agreements, or other 
matters not included in the categories above. 
(O) Adoption Arising Out Of Chapter 63 ‐ all matters relating to adoption pursuant to 
Chapter 63, Florida Statutes, excluding any matters arising out of Chapter 39, Florida 
Statutes.  
(P)  Name Change ‐ all matters relating to name change, pursuant to section 68.07, Florida 
Statutes. 
(Q) Paternity/Disestablishment of Paternity – all matters relating to paternity pursuant to 
Chapter 742, Florida Statutes. 
(R) Juvenile Delinquency ‐ all matters relating to juvenile delinquency pursuant to Chapter 
985, Florida Statutes.  
(S) Petition for Dependency ‐ all matters relating to petitions for dependency.  
(T) Shelter Petition – all matters relating to shelter petitions pursuant to Chapter 39, Florida 
Statutes. 
(U) Termination of Parental Rights Arising Out Of Chapter 39 – all matters relating to 
 
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(V) termination of parental rights pursuant to Chapter 39, Florida Statutes. 
(W) Adoption Arising Out Of Chapter 39 – all matters relating to adoption pursuant to 
Chapter 39, Florida Statutes. 
(X) CINS/FINS – all matters relating to children in need of services (and families in need of 
services) pursuant to Chapter 984, Florida Statutes. 
(Y) Petition for Temporary or Concurrent Custody by Extended Family-all matters relating to 
petitions for temporary or concurrent custody pursuant to Chapter 751. 
(Z)  Emancipation of a Minor-all matters relating to emancipation of a minor pursuant to 
Chapter 743. 
 
ATTORNEY OR PARTY SIGNATURE. Sign the Cover Sheet for Family Court Cases. Print legibly the 
name of the person signing the Cover Sheet for Family Court Cases. Attorneys must include a 
Florida Bar number. Insert the date the Cover Sheet for Family Court Cases is signed. Signature is 
a certification that filer has provided accurate information on the Cover Sheet for Family Court 
Cases.  
 
Nonlawyer Remember, a person who is NOT an attorney is called a nonlawyer. If a nonlawyer 
helps you fill out these forms, that person must give you a copy of Disclosure from Nonlawyer, 
Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.900(a), before he or she helps you. 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.  
 
A copy of this form must be filed with the court and served on the other party or his or her 
attorney. The copy you are serving to the other party must be either mailed, e-mailed, or hand-
delivered to the opposing party or his or her attorney on the same day indicated on the 
certificate of service. If it is mailed, it must be postmarked on the date indicated in the 
certificate of service. 
 
IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING E-FILING  
 
The Florida Rules of General Practice and Judicial Administration now require that all petitions, 
pleadings, and documents be filed electronically except in certain circumstances. Self-
represented litigants may file petitions or other pleadings or documents electronically; 
however, they are not required to do so. If you choose to file your pleadings or other 
documents electronically, you must do so in accordance with Florida Rule of General Practice 
and Judicial Administration 2.525, and you must follow the procedures of the judicial circuit in 
which you file. The rules and procedures should be carefully read and followed.  
 
 IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING E-SERVICE ELECTION  
 
After the initial service of process of the petition or supplemental petition by the Sheriff or 
certified process server, the Florida Rules of General Practice and 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 Florida Rules of General Practice and Judicial 
Administration. 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 
 
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review Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.516. You may find this rule 
at www.flcourts.org through the link to the Rules of General Practice and Judicial Administration 
provided under either Family Law Forms: Getting Started, or Rules of Court in the A-Z Topical 
Index.  
 
SELF-REPRESENTED LITIGANTS MAY SERVE DOCUMENTS BY E-MAIL; HOWEVER, THEY ARE NOT 
REQUIRED TO DO SO. If a self-represented litigant elects to serve and receive documents by 
email, 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 Designation of Current Mailing and E-mail Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family 
Law Form 12.915, and you must provide your e-mail address on each form on which your 
signature appears. Please CAREFULLY read the rules and instructions for: Certificate of Service 
(General), Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.914; Designation of Current 
Mailing and E-mail Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915; and 
Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.516. 
 
 
 
 
Where can I look for more information? 
 
Before proceeding, you should read “General Information for Self-Represented Litigants” 
found at the beginning of these forms. For further information, see Rule 12.100, Florida Family 
Law Rules of Procedure.  
 
 
Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.928, Cover Sheet for Family Court Cases  
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COVER SHEET FOR FAMILY COURT CASES 
 
 
I. 
Case Style  
 
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE __ 
 
____ JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, 
IN AND FOR _____________ 
_____ COUNTY, FLORIDA 
 
 
Case No.: __________    ______ 
 
Judge: ________________       __ 
__________________________ ___, 
 
Petitioner, 
 
 
and  
 
_________________________ ____, 
 
Respondent. 
 
II. Type of Action/Proceeding. Place a check beside the proceeding you are initiating. If you are filing 
more than one type of proceeding (such as a modification and an enforcement proceeding) against 
the same party at the same time, then you must complete a separate cover sheet for each action 
being filed. If you are reopening a case, choose one of the three options below it.  
 
(A) ____ Initial Action/Petition  
(B) ____ Reopening Case  
1. ____ Modification/Supplemental Petition  
2. ____ Motion for Civil Contempt/Enforcement 
3. ____ Other 
  
III. Type of Case. If the case fits more than one type of case, select the most definitive.  
 
(A) ____ Simplified Dissolution of Marriage  
(B) ____ Dissolution of Marriage  
(C) ____ Domestic Violence 
(D) ____ Dating Violence  
(E) ____ Repeat Violence  
(F) ____ Sexual Violence  
(G) ____ Stalking 
(H) ____ Support IV‐D (Department of Revenue, Child Support Enforcement) 
(I) ____ Support Non‐IV‐D (not Department of Revenue, Child Support Enforcement) 
(J) ____ UIFSA IV‐D (Department of Revenue, Child Support Enforcement) 
(K) ____ UIFSA Non‐IV‐D (not Department of Revenue, Child Support Enforcement) 
(L) ____ Support for Dependent Adult Children – all matters related to support of a dependent adult 
child. 
(M) ____ Other Family Court 
(N) ____ Adoption Arising Out Of Chapter 63  
 
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(O) ____ Name Change 
(P) ____ Paternity/Disestablishment of Paternity 
(Q) ____ Juvenile Delinquency  
(R) ____ Petition for Dependency  
(S) ____ Shelter Petition 
(T) ____ Termination of Parental Rights Arising Out Of Chapter 39 
(U) ____ Adoption Arising Out Of Chapter 39 
(V) ____ CINS/FINS 
(W) ____ Petition for Temporary or Concurrent Custody by Extended Family  
(X) ____ Emancipation of a Minor 
 
IV. Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.545(d) requires that a Notice of Related Cases 
Form, Family Law Form 12.900(h), be filed with the initial pleading/petition by the filing attorney or 
self-represented litigant in order to notify the court of related cases.  Is Form 12.900(h) being filed 
with this Cover Sheet for Family Court Cases and initial pleading/petition? 
 
____ No, to the best of my knowledge, no related cases exist. 
____ Yes, all related cases are listed on Family Law Form 12.900(h).  
 
ATTORNEY OR PARTY SIGNATURE  
 
I CERTIFY that the information I have provided in this cover sheet is accurate to the best of my 
knowledge and belief.  
 
 
Signature _______________________________________ FL Bar No.: _____________________  
 
Attorney or party  
(Bar number, if attorney)  
 
 
    ________________________________________ 
__________________________ 
                  (Type or print name)                                                             (E-mail Address(es)) 
 
                  ____________________________ 
    Date 
 
 
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} _____Petitioner  _____ Respondent 
This form was completed with the assistance of: 
 {name of individual}  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
             , 
{name of business}  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
             , 
{address}  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
             ,  
{city}   
        , {state} ____, {zip code} ______, {telephone number}  
 
             .