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897 So. 2d 467·
Fla.·
2005-03-03
·cited 35×
The Florida Supreme Court adopted a new Family Law Rule of Procedure 12.525 that excludes the general civil procedure rule governing motions for costs and attorneys' fees from family law proceedings, recognizing that family law uses different standards for awarding such fees base
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663 So. 2d 1047·
Fla.·
1995-07-07
·cited 25×
The Florida Supreme Court adopted comprehensive Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure as a separate procedural framework for family law cases, substantially modifying the Family Law Rules Committee's proposed rules to reduce complexity, eliminate unnecessary incorporation of civi
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102 So. 3d 505·
Fla.·
2012-10-18
·cited 24×
The Florida Supreme Court adopted new Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.516 and conforming amendments to implement mandatory e-mail service for documents in Florida court proceedings, with a phased implementation requiring e-mail service immediately in civil, probate, sma
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214 So. 3d 400·
Fla.·
2017-03-16
·cited 17×
The Court adopted a standalone set of Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure to govern all family law matters, replacing the prior system of incorporating the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure by reference. The Court declined to adopt proposed amendments to Rule 12.110 regarding ve
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855 So. 2d 668·
Fla. 3d DCA·
2003-09-10
·cited 8×
The court held that a subsequent oral agreement made after a dissolution of marriage requires a separate breach of contract action for enforcement, not a motion in the family division.
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817 So. 2d 721·
Fla.·
2001-12-06
·cited 6×
The Florida Supreme Court approved amendments to four family law forms to remove requests for social security numbers where such information is not necessary. The Court adopted the recommendations of the Advisory Workgroup and the Florida Family Law Rules Committee to protect lit
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227 So. 3d 115·
Fla.·
2017-10-05
·cited 5×
The Florida Supreme Court adopted amendments to the Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure and forms for the 2017 regular cycle, with certain modifications. The Court approved changes to rules addressing documents supporting pleadings, case management conferences, confidentiality
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257 So. 3d 91·
Fla.·
2018-10-25
·cited 4×
The Florida Supreme Court adopted amendments to Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.800, which governs the uniform citation system for legal documents in Florida. The Court accepted many of the Florida Bar's Appellate Court Rules Committee proposals but revised several provisio
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246 So. 3d 479·
Fla. 1st DCA·
2018-04-25
·cited 4×
Post-TPR adoptions are governed by the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure rather than the Family Law Rules of Procedure, and motions for rehearing do not toll the appeal deadline in juvenile proceedings. Consequently, an appeal filed 49 days after the initial order was untimely
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849 So. 2d 1003·
Fla.·
2003-05-15
·cited 4×
The Florida Supreme Court adopted and amended family law forms addressing domestic violence, repeat violence, and dating violence to comport with 2002 legislative amendments that modified statutory definitions, required recording of proceedings, added prohibited conduct violation
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389 So. 3d 1282·
Fla.·
2024-06-27
·cited 2×
The Florida Supreme Court approved amendments to five Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, recommended unanimously by The Florida Bar's Board of Governors. The amendments address conditional sealing of financial information, jury instructions references, deadlines for motions t
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122 So. 3d 320·
Fla.·
2013-09-04
·cited 2×
The Florida Supreme Court adopted amendments to approved family law forms to reflect the enactment of section 732.703, Florida Statutes, which voids certain beneficiary designations upon divorce unless the judgment expressly provides otherwise. This administrative order modified
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101 So. 3d 360·
Fla.·
2012-10-04
·cited 2×
The Court adopts amendments to the Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, incorporating provisions from the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure and clarifying the inapplicability of settlement proposals in family law matters.
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59 So. 3d 792·
Fla.·
2010-12-16
·cited 2×
This is a Florida Supreme Court order amending the Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Forms, primarily updating forms to remove outdated terminology like "custody" and "visitation" in favor of modern language emphasizing "parenting plans" and "time-sharing." Three new form
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50 So. 3d 595·
Fla.·
2010-12-02
·cited 2×
The Florida Supreme Court adopted a new family law form for writs of bodily attachment in support obligation cases and made minor amendments to existing military service forms to update contact information and statutory references.
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821 So. 2d 263·
Fla.·
2002-03-28
·cited 2×
The Florida Supreme Court adopted new family law forms and amended existing stepparent adoption forms to comply with the 2001 Florida Legislature's comprehensive overhaul of adoption statutes that became effective October 1, 2001. This administrative decision establishes the offi
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314 So. 3d 747·
Fla. 1st DCA·
2021-03-26
·cited 1×
The appellate court reversed a termination of parental rights (TPR) order, finding that the trial court improperly applied the wrong legal framework. The court held that the TPR proceeding, initiated as a joint petition for adoption and TPR, should have been governed by Chapter 6
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302 So. 3d 408·
Fla. 4th DCA·
2020-08-26
·cited 1×
Paul Varchetti appeals the trial court's denial of his motion to change venue to Michigan on forum non conveniens grounds, which was rejected as untimely under Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.061(g). The appellate court reversed, holding that Rule 1.061(g) does not apply to fam
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Fla.·
2026-09-10
The Court unified all Florida family law forms under the designation "Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Forms" and amended Rule 12.015 to permit the Court to create, amend, or abrogate forms by order or opinion outside the rulemaking process, with the Advisory Workgroup o
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Fla.·
2024-03-15
The Florida Supreme Court approved proposed amendments to Family Law Rules of Procedure Forms 12.900(h) and 12.928 to add "Support for Dependent Adult Children" as a category of proceedings in response to new legislation establishing procedures for obtaining support for dependent
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Fla.·
2024-03-14
The Florida Supreme Court approved amendments to Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Forms 12.900(h) and 12.928 to add 'Support for Dependent Adult Children' as a category of proceeding, implementing recent legislation establishing procedures for obtaining support for dependent
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Fla. 4th DCA·
2023-12-20
Filing a petition for termination of parental rights does not confer party status in dependency proceedings, and the juvenile rules do not authorize intervention by foster parents in dependency proceedings. The 2022 version of section 63.082 did not grant party status to foster p
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Fla. 2d DCA·
2023-07-12
A trial court's failure to make written findings addressing each of the six statutory factors in section 39.621(10)(c) when denying a parent's motion for reunification constitutes a departure from the essential requirements of law causing irreparable harm, warranting certiorari r
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Fla. 2d DCA·
2022-11-30
The appellate court reversed a lower court's dismissal of a petition to terminate parental rights. The lower court incorrectly concluded it lacked jurisdiction because a dependency court had previously established permanent guardianship. The appellate court clarified that while t
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Fla.·
2022-07-14
The Florida Supreme Court adopted amendments to the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, and Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Forms to authorize permanent and broader remote conduct of certain court proceedings in delinquency, depen
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Fla.·
2022-01-13
The Florida Supreme Court approved proposed amendments to Florida Family Law Rule of Procedure Form 12.902(e), the Child Support Guidelines Worksheet, with a minor modification to add a reference to section 61.30(6), Florida Statutes, for calculating child support when parties' c
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Fla.·
2021-10-28
The Florida Supreme Court adopted technical amendments to multiple Florida rules of procedure to update references from "Florida Rules of Judicial Administration" to "Florida Rules of General Practice and Judicial Administration" following a 2021 name change intended to clarify t
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Fla.·
2021-05-24
The Florida Supreme Court amended the Code of Judicial Conduct and various procedural rules to authorize senior judges to preside over criminal cases in circuits where they provide mediation, arbitration, or voluntary trial resolution services, while maintaining safeguards to pre
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Fla.·
2021-05-21
The Florida Supreme Court amended multiple rules of judicial conduct and procedure to authorize senior judges to preside over criminal cases in circuits where they provide mediation, arbitration, or voluntary trial resolution services, while maintaining ethical safeguards against
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Fla. 1st DCA·
2021-03-26
The appellate court reversed a termination of parental rights (TPR) order, finding that the trial court improperly applied the wrong legal framework. The court held that the TPR proceeding, initiated as a joint petition for adoption, should have been governed by Chapter 63 of the
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Fla.·
2020-11-12
The Florida Supreme Court adopted amendments to the Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure and related forms, effective January 1, 2021, to enhance mandatory disclosure requirements, improve access for self-represented litigants, and update procedures for child support enforcement
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253 So. 3d 988·
Fla.·
2018-09-27
The Court amended Form 12.961 to replace mandatory language with permissive service provisions allowing mail service and to clarify that coordination of hearing dates is mandatory rather than discretionary.
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253 So. 3d 987·
Fla.·
2018-09-27
The Florida Supreme Court deleted two family law forms (12.905(d) and 12.993(d)) related to military deployment modifications because their underlying statutory authority was repealed by the Florida legislature effective July 1, 2018.
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252 So. 3d 695·
Fla.·
2018-08-30
The Florida Supreme Court adopts amendments to Florida Probate Rules 5.550 and 5.695 to conform with recent legislative changes regarding petitions to determine incapacity and annual guardianship reports.
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246 So. 3d 1121·
Fla.·
2018-06-21
The Florida Supreme Court amended two approved family law forms (12.951(a) and (b)) related to disestablishment of paternity and termination of child support obligations. The amendments updated the caption of form 12.951(a) and replaced gendered language in form 12.951(b) with in
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246 So. 3d 1131·
Fla.·
2018-06-21
The Florida Supreme Court adopted amendments to existing family law forms and created a new form (12.913(a)(3)) to facilitate constructive service in stepparent adoption and parental rights termination cases. The amendments modernize the forms to reflect changes in Florida law re
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246 So. 3d 1161·
Fla.·
2018-06-21
The Florida Supreme Court amended Form 12.980(b)(1), an order setting hearing on petitions for injunctions for protection against domestic violence, repeat violence, dating violence, sexual violence, and stalking. The amendment clarifies courts' obligations to record domestic vio
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235 So. 3d 357·
Fla.·
2018-02-01
The Florida Supreme Court amended its approved family law forms to replace gendered terminology with gender-neutral language in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Obergefell v. Hodges legalizing same-sex marriage, and to reflect other recent statutory and rule amend
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235 So. 3d 800·
Fla.·
2018-02-01
The Florida Supreme Court adopted amendments to Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.901(a) (Petition for Simplified Dissolution of Marriage), primarily replacing the notarization requirement with a written declaration under penalty of perjury to facilitate electronic fi
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198 So. 3d 1001·
Fla. 4th DCA·
2016-08-10
A mother appeals a trial court's denial of her motion to change venue in a paternity action filed by the father in Palm Beach County, where the mother and child reside in Broward County. The court affirmed the denial but remanded for the trial court to consider transferring venue
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126 So. 3d 228·
Fla.·
2013-11-14
The Florida Supreme Court adopted amendments to Family Law Rule 12.610 and related forms 12.900(h) and 12.928 to incorporate stalking injunctions into the existing framework for domestic, repeat, dating, and sexual violence injunctions, following legislative creation of a stalkin
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113 So. 3d 781·
Fla.·
2013-05-09
The Florida Supreme Court adopted new and amended family law forms to implement recent legislation creating a cause of action for injunctions for protection against stalking. The Court added three new forms related to stalking injunctions and amended existing injunction forms to
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93 So. 3d 194·
Fla.·
2012-06-07
The Florida Supreme Court approved amendments to twenty-four family law forms relating to domestic, repeat, dating, and sexual violence injunctions. The amendments update language to comply with disability accommodations rules, remove unnecessary personal information requests, cl
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73 So. 3d 213·
Fla.·
2011-09-28
The Florida Supreme Court amended its approved family law forms and family law rules of procedure forms to comply with amended Rule of Judicial Administration 2.540, which requires all court notices to include a specific statement regarding accommodations for persons with disabil
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55 So. 3d 381·
Fla.·
2010-09-30
The Florida Supreme Court adopted amendments to the Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure and approved new family law forms implementing recent legislative changes governing child relocation, paternity disestablishment, and child support. The Court declined to adopt a proposed re
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41 So. 3d 888·
Fla.·
2010-06-24
The Florida Supreme Court adopted a new Rule of Juvenile Procedure 8.003 requiring the filing of Form 12.928 (Cover Sheet for Family Law Cases) in all juvenile proceedings, including delinquency cases, to provide necessary information for case management and court system resource
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19 So. 3d 950·
Fla.·
2009-09-03
The Florida Supreme Court adopted proposed amendments to the Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure and Forms in response to statutory changes that replaced outdated custody and visitation terminology with modern parenting plan and timesharing language. The Court modified several
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905 So. 2d 865·
Fla.·
2005-06-02
The Florida Supreme Court adopted amendments to the Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure to implement 2004 legislation expanding causes of action for injunctions to include dating violence and sexual violence, amending the fee schedule for court-ordered mediation services, and r
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830 So. 2d 72·
Fla.·
2002-10-03
The Florida Supreme Court amended six family law forms related to domestic violence injunctions to eliminate references to filing fees, consistent with 2002 legislative amendments to Florida Statutes sections 741.30 and 741.2902 that prohibited filing fees in domestic violence ac
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783 So. 2d 937·
Fla.·
2000-10-19
The Florida Supreme Court reviewed and approved proposed amendments to the Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure submitted by the Family Law Rules Committee in its quadrennial report. The Court rejected certain proposals it found problematic while approving others with modificati