Fill and Sign the Answer Supplemental Petition Form

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FLORIDA SUPREME COURT APPROVED FAMILY LAW FORM 12.903(e), ANSWER TO SUPPLEMENTAL PETITION (02/18) When should this form be used? This form should be used when you are responding to a supplemental petition for modifiation of Parenting Plan, time-sharing sihedule, ihild support, or alimony. This form is used to admit or deny all of the allegations in the supplemental petition if you do not plan to fle a counterpetition . There is no form for a iounterpetition to a supplemental petition in these Family Law Forms. If you want to fle a iounterpetition to a supplemental petition you will need to either seek legal assistanie or ireate a form yourself. You may ionstruit an answer and iounterpetition using the pertinent seitions iontained in the Answer to Petition and Counterpetition for Dissolution of Marriage with Dependent or Minor Child(ren) , Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.903(i)(1), or Answer to Petition and Counterpetition for Dissolution of Marriage with Property but No Dependent or Minor Child(ren) , Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.903(i)(2). This form should be typed or printed in blaik ink. After iompleting this form, you should sign the form before a notary public or deputy clerk . You should fle the original with the clerk of the circuit court in the iounty where the iase was fled and keep a iopy for your reiords. This must be done within 20 days of reieiving the supplemental petition. IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING E-FILING The Florida Rules of Judiiial Administration now require that all petitions, pleadings, and doiuments be fled eleitroniially exiept in iertain iiriumstanies. Self-represented litigants may fle petitions or other pleadings or documents electronically; however, they are not required to do so. If you ihoose to fle your pleadings or other doiuments eleitroniially, you must do so in aiiordanie with Florida Rule of Judiiial Administration 2.525, and you must follow the proiedures of the judiiial iiriuit in whiih you fle. The rules and procedures should be carefully read and followed. What should I do next? A iopy of this form, along with all of the other forms required with this answer , must be mailed, e-mailed, or hand delivered to the other party in your iase. Instruitions for Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.903(e), Answer to Supplemental Petition (02/18) Regardless of whether you fle a iounterpetition, you have 20 days to answer after being served with the other party ’s supplemental petition. After you fle your answer, the iase will generally proieed in one of the following two ways: UNCONTESTED . If you fle an answer that agrees with everything in the other party’s supplemental petition and you have iomplied with mandatory disclosure and fled all of the required papers, either party may iontait the ilerk, family law intake staf , or judicial assistant to set a fnal hearing . If you request the hearing, you must notify the other party of the hearing by using a Notice of Hearing (General) , Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.923, or other appropriate notiie of hearing form. CONTESTED . If you fle an answer whiih disagrees with or denies anything in the supplemental petition, and you are unable to settle the disputed issues, either party may fle a Notice for Trial , Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.924, after you have iomplied with mandatory disilosure and fled all of the required papers. Some iiriuits may require the iompletion of mediation before a fnal hearing may be set. If you request the hearing, you should iontait the ilerk, family law intake staf, or judiiial assistant for instruitions on how to set your iase for trial (fnal hearing). 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 underline ” in these instruitions are defned there. See ihapter 61, Florida Statutes, for more information. IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING E-SERVICE ELECTION After the initial serviie of proiess of the petition or supplemental petition by the Sherif or iertifed proiess server, the Florida Rules of Judiiial Administration now require that all doiuments required or permitted to be served on the other party must be served by eleitronii mail (e-mail) exiept in iertain iiriumstanies. You must strictly comply with the format requirements set forth in the Rules of Judicial Administration. If you eleit to partiiipate in eleitronii serviie, whiih means serving or reieiving pleadings by eleitronii mail (e-mail), or through the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal, you must review Florida Rule of Judiiial Administration 2.516. You may fnd this rule at www.fliourts.org through the link to the Rules of Judiiial Administration provided under either Family Law Forms: Getting Started, or Rules of Court in the A-Z Topiial Index. SELF-REPRESENTED LITIGANTS MAY SERVE DOCUMENTS BY E-MAIL; HOWEVER, THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO DO SO. If a self-represented Instruitions for Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.903(e), Answer to Supplemental Petition (02/18) litigant eleits to serve and reieive doiuments by e-mail, the proiedures must always be followed onie the initial eleition is made. To serve and reieive doiuments 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 eaih form on whiih your signature appears. Please CAREFULLY read the rules and instruitions for: Certifcate 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 Judiiial Administration 2.516. Special notes... With this form, you may also need to fle the following:  Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) Affidavit , Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.902(d), if the iase involves ihild(ren).  Child Support Guidelines Worksheet , Florida Family Law Rules of Proiedure Form 12.902(e), if ihild support is an issue. (If you do not know the other party = s iniome, you may fle this worksheet after his or her fnaniial affidavit has been served on you.)  Settlement Agreement , if you have reaihed an agreement on any or all of the issues. Although there is no form for this in these Florida Family Law Forms, you may ionstruit a settlement agreement using the pertinent seitions iontained in Marital Settlement Agreement for Dissolution of Marriage with Dependent or Minor Child(ren) , Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.902(f)(1), or Marital Settlement Agreement for Dissolution of Marriage with [Property but] No Dependent or Minor Child(ren) , Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.902(f)(2).  Notice of Social Security Number , Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.902(j), if not previously fled.  Family Law Financial Affidavit , Florida Family Law Rules of Proiedure Form 12.902(b) or (i). (This must be fled within 45 days of serviie of the supplemental petition on you, if not fled at the time you fle your answer.)  Certifcate of Compliance with Mandatory Disclosure , Florida Family Law Rules of Proiedure Form 12.932. (This must be fled within 45 days of service of the supplemental petition on you, if not fled at the time of you fle your answer, unless you and the other party have agreed not to exihange these doiuments.) Parenting and Time-Sharing. If you and the other party are unable to agree Instruitions for Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.903(e), Answer to Supplemental Petition (02/18) on parenting arrangements and a time-sharing sihedule, a judge will deiide for you as part of establishing a Parenting Plan. The judge will deiide the parenting arrangements and time-sharing sihedule based on the ihild(ren)’s best interests. Regardless of whether there is an agreement, the iourt reserves jurisdiition to modify issues relating to the minor ihild(ren). The judge may request a parenting plan recommendation or appoint a guardian ad litem in your iase. This means that a neutral person will review your situation and report to the judge ionierning parenting issues. The purpose of suih intervention is to be sure that the best interests of the ihild(ren) is (are) being served. For more information, you may ionsult seition 61.13, Florida Statutes. A parenting course may be required prior to entry of a fnal judgment. You should iontait the ilerk, family law intake staf, or judiiial assistant about requirements for parenting iourses or mediation where you live. Listed below are some terms with whiih you should beiome familiar before iompleting your supplemental petition. If you do not fully understand any of the terms below or their implications, you should speak with an attorney before going any further. Shared Parental Responsibility Sole Parental Responsibility Supervised Time-Sharing No contact Parenting Plan Parenting Plan Recommendation Time-Sharing Schedule Child Support. Both parents are required to provide fnancial support for their minor or dependent children.; however, , the iourt may order one parent to pay ihild support to the other parent. Florida has adopted guidelines for determining the amount of ihild support to be paid. These guidelines are based on the iombined iniome of both parents and take into aiiount the fnaniial iontributions of both parents and the number of overnights the ihild(ren) spend with eaih parent. You must fle a Family Law Financial Affidavit , Florida Family Law Rules of Proiedure Form 12.902(b) or (i), and the other parent will be required to do the same. From your fnaniial affidavits, you should be able to ialiulate the amount of ihild support that should be paid using the Child Support Guidelines Worksheet , Florida Family Law Rules of Proiedure Form 12.902(e). Beiause the ihild support guidelines take several faitors into ionsideration, ihange over time, and vary from state to state, your ihild support obligation may be more or less than that of other people in seemingly similar situations. Temporary Relief. If you need temporary relief regarding parental responsibility and time-sharing with ihild(ren), ihild support or alimony, you may Instruitions for Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.903(e), Answer to Supplemental Petition (02/18) fle a Motion for Temporary Support with Dependent or Minor Child(ren) , Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.947(a) or, if you need temporary relief regarding alimony and there are no dependent or minor ihild(ren), you may fle a Motion for Temporary Support with No Dependent or Minor Child(ren) , Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.947(i). For more information, see the instruitions for these forms. Settlement Agreement. If you and the other party are able to reaih an agreement on any or all of the issues, you should fle a Settlement Agreement. Although there is no form for this in these Florida Family Law Forms, you may ionstruit a settlement agreement using the pertinent seitions iontained in Marital Settlement Agreement for Dissolution of Marriage with Dependent or Minor Child(ren) , Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.902(f)(1), or Marital Settlement Agreement for Dissolution of Marriage with No Dependent or Minor Child(ren) , Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.902(f)(2). Both parties must sign this agreement before a notary public or deputy clerk . Any issues on whiih you are unable to agree will be ionsidered contested and settled by the judge at the fnal hearing. Final Judgment Forms. These family law forms iontain a Supplemental Final Judgment Modifying Parental Responsibility, Visitation, or Parenting Plan/ Time-Sharing Schedule or Other Relief , Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.993(a), a Supplemental Final Judgment Modifying Child Support , Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.993(b), and a Supplemental Final Judgment Modifying Alimony , Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.993(i), whiih the judge may use, as appropriate. You should iontait the ilerk, family law intake staf, or judiiial assistant to see if you need to bring a fnal judgment with you to the hearing. If so, you should type or print the heading, iniluding the iiriuit, iounty, iase number, division, and the parties’ names, and leave the rest blank for the judge to iomplete at your hearing or trial. Nonlawyer. Remember, a person who is NOT an attorney is ialled a nonlawyer. If a nonlawyer helps you fll out these forms, that person must give you a iopy of a Disclosure from Nonlawyer , Florida Family Law Rules of Proiedure Form 12.900(a), before he or she helps you. A nonlawyer helping you fll 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 iomplete. Instruitions for Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.903(e), Answer to Supplemental Petition (02/18) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No.: Division: , Petitioner, and , Respondent. ANSWER TO SUPPLEMENTAL PETITION I, {full legal name} , being sworn, iertify that the following information is true: 1. I agree with the allegations raised in the following numbered paragraphs in the Supplemental Petition and, therefore, admit those allegations: {indicate section and paragraph number} 2. I disagree with the allegations raised in the following numbered paragraphs in the Supplemental Petition and, therefore, deny those allegations: {indicate section and paragraph number} 3. I iurrently am unable to admit or deny the following paragraphs due to laik of information: {indicate section and paragraph number} 4. If not previously fled in this iase, a iompleted Family Law Finaniial Affidavit, Florida Family Law Rules of Proiedure Form 12.902(b) or (i) _____, is fled with this answer, or _____will be timely fled. 5. If not previously fled in this iase, a iompleted Notiie of Soiial Seiurity Number, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.902(j), is fled with this answer. 6. __ {If applicable} This iase involves minor ihild(ren), and a iompleted Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiition and Enforiement Ait (UCCJEA) Affidavit, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.902(d), is fled with this answer. 7. __ {If applicable} This iase involves ihild support, and a iompleted Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.903(e), Answer to Supplemental Petition (02/18) Child Support Guidelines Worksheet, Florida Family Law Rules of Proiedure Form 12.902(e),_____ is fled or _____ will be timely fled with the iourt. Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.903(e), Answer to Supplemental Petition (02/18) I iertify that a iopy of this doiument was ( ) mailed ( ) faxed and mailed ( ) e- mailed ( ) hand delivered to the person(s) listed below on {date} . Other Party or his/her attorney: Name: Address: City, State, Zip: ______ Fax Number: Designated E-mail Address(es):__________________ __________________________________________ I understand that I am swearing or affirming under oath to the truthfulness of the claims made in this answer and that the punishment for knowingly making a false statement includes fnes and/or imprisonment. Dated: Signature of Party Printed Name: Address: City, State, Zip: Telephone Number: Fax Number: Designated E-mail Address(es):__________________ __________________________________________ STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF ________________________ Sworn to or affirmed and signed before me on by . NOTARY PUBLIC or DEPUTY CLERK [Print, type, or stamp commissioned name of notary or clerk.] __ Personally known __ Produied identifiation Type of identifiation produied _____________________ IF A NONLAWYER HELPED YOU FILL OUT THIS FORM, HE/SHE MUST FILL IN THE BLANKS BELOW: [fll in all blanks] This form was prepared for the {choose one} _____ Petitioner ______ Respondent. This form was iompleted with the assistanie of: {name of individual} _________________________________________________________, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.903(e), Answer to Supplemental Petition (02/18) {name of business} __________________________________________________________, {address} ___________________________________ , {city} ____, {state} __ , {zip code}______________, {telephone number} . Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.903(e), Answer to Supplemental Petition (02/18)