Opinion ID: 2544065
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Heading: Relocation Forms

Text: The eleven new relocation forms submitted by the Workgroup are adopted as Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Forms. The first two forms, form 12.950(a) (Relocation by Agreement) and accompanying form 12.950(b) (Motion for Order Permitting Relocation by Agreement), are designed to implement section 61.13001(2), Florida Statutes (2009). In accordance with this section, the forms elicit information regarding consent to the relocation, access and time-sharing for the non-relocating parent or other person entitled to such, and any post-relocation transportation arrangements. Forms 12.950(c) (Petition for Dissolution of Marriage with Dependent or Minor Children and Relocation) and 12.950(d) (Supplemental Petition to Permit Relocation with Minor Children) are intended to be used when the relocation process is initiated by a petition in accordance with section 61.13001(3), Florida Statutes (2009). Specifically, form 12.950(c) is to be used when relocation is to occur during a dissolution proceeding. The next six forms, 12.950(e) (Motion for Temporary Order Granting Relocation), 12.950(f) (Temporary Order Granting/Denying Relocation), 12.950(g) (Motion for Civil Contempt and/or Return of Children), 12.950(h) (Order on Motion for Civil Contempt and/or Return of Children), 12.950(i) (Final Judgment/Supplemental Final Judgment Granting Relocation), and 12.950(j) (Final Judgment/Supplemental Final Judgment Denying Relocation), are intended to address issues which may arise during the course of relocation proceedings and to provide orders necessary to the proceedings. Finally, form 12.995(c) (Relocation/Long Distance Parenting Plan) is designed for use as an alternative to the two existing Court-approved parenting plan forms, forms 12.995(a) and (b), when either relocation or geographic distance between the parents of the minor children has a bearing on the issues of parental responsibility and time-sharing.