AO 2008-009

IN THE THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA

Administrative Order No.

2008-009

IN RE:ORDER APPROVING FAMILY LAW SELF-HELP FORMS

WHEREAS, 12.750(b)(5) Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, permits the Chief Judge of the Circuit to approve additional forms that are not inconsistent with forms approved by the Florida Supreme Court and published in the Family Law Rules of Procedure; and

WHEREAS, the undersigned Chief Judge and Family Law Administrative Judge recognize the need to adopt additional Family Law Forms relating to Income Deduction Orders due to the lack of same, and parental relocation due to additional Jaws enacted by the Legislature; the Third Judicial Circuit has elected to adopt forms created by the Fifth Judicial Circuit to fill the void. It is therefore:

It is, therefore,

ORDERED:

  1. That effective immediately the forms listed in the footnote 1 below are approved for use in the Third Judicial Circuit and shall be made available to litigants by all self-help programs, Clerks of Circuit Court and the Family Court Support Unit. Copies of the forms are attached to this order and will be available on the Third Judicial Circuit website.
  2. The Court reiterates (pursuant to Administrative Order 2002-007A) that all forms presently used throughout the Circuit which are not either Supreme Court approved forms, or forms approved by the Chief Judge of the Third Circuit shall be discarded.

ORDERED in Chambers at Lake City, Columbia County, Florida, this 30th day of June, 2008.           

E. VERNON DOUGLAS, CHIEF JUDGE
Judges, Third Judicial Circuit
Clerks of Court, Third Judicial Circuit
Family Court Support Unit
John Lake, Court Technology Officer (for web posting)