Fill and Sign the Florida Child Support Enforcement Form

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FLORIDA SUPREME COURT APPROVED FAMILY LAW FORM 12.921, NOTICE OF HEARING (CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT HEARING OFFICER) (06/18) When should this form be used? A child support enforcement hearing ofcer is an attorney who has been appointed by administrative order of the court to take testimony and recommend decisions in cases involving the establishment, enforcement, and/or modifcation of child support . If your case only involves issues pertaining to child support, you cannot object to the referral of your case to a hearing ofcer. Use this form anytime you have set a hearing before a child support enforcement hearing ofcer and have been instructed to send notice of the hearing to the other party. Before you fll out this form, you should coordinate a hearing time and date with the hearing ofcer and the other party. If the Department of Revenue is a party to the case, you may need to schedule your hearing time with the attorney for the Department of Revenue. If your case involves a Motion for Civil Contempt in Support Matters pursuant to Florida Family Rule of Procedure 12.615, you should use form 12.961—Notice of Hearing on Motion for Civil Contempt/Enforcement Matters (Rule 12.615). This form should be typed or printed in black ink. After completing this form, you should fle the original with the clerk of the circuit court in the county where your case is fled and keep a copy for your records. IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING E-FILING The Florida Rules of Judicial Administration now require that all petitions, pleadings, and documents be fled electronically except in certain circumstances. Self- represented litigants may fle petitions or other pleadings or documents electronically; however, they are not required to do so. If you choose to fle your pleadings or other documents electronically, you must do so in accordance with Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.525, and you must follow the procedures of the judicial circuit in which you fle. The rules and procedures should be carefully read and followed. 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 review Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.516. You may fnd this rule at www.fcourts.org through the link to the Rules of Judicial Administration provided under either Family Law Forms: Getting Started, or Rules of Court in the A-Z Topical Index. Instructions for Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.921, Notice of Hearing (Child Support Enforcement Hearing Ofcer) (06/18) What should I do next? A copy of this form must be mailed, e-mailed, or hand-delivered to the other party in your case. IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING E-SERVICE ELECTION After the initial service of process of the petition or supplemental petition by the Sherif or certifed process server, the Florida Rules of 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 Rules of Judicial Administration. 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 e-mail, 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: 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 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 12.941, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure. Special notes... An attorney who has been appointed by the court to serve as a child support enforcement hearing ofcer can also be appointed to serve as a general magistrate. If your case involves only child support issues, your case may properly be referred to a general magistrate acting as a child support enforcement hearing ofcer. Remember, a person who is NOT an attorney is called a nonlawyer. If a nonlawyer helps you fll out these forms, that person must give you a copy of Disclosure Instructions for Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.921, Notice of Hearing (Child Support Enforcement Hearing Ofcer) (06/18) from Nonlawyer , Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure 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 complete. Instructions for Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.921, Notice of Hearing (Child Support Enforcement Hearing Ofcer) (06/18) Instructions for Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.921, Notice of Hearing (Child Support Enforcement Hearing Ofcer) (06/18) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE ____________________ JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ____________________ COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No.: __________________________ Division: ___________________________ ______________________________________, Petitioner, and _____________________________________, Respondent. NOTICE OF HEARING (CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT HEARING OFFICER) TO: {name of other party} : _______________________________________________________________ There will be a hearing before Child Support Enforcement Hearing Ofcer {name} __________________, on {date } ________________, at {time} _____ m., in Room ______ of the _________________________ County Courthouse, on the following issues: _____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________. _____ hour(s)/_____ minutes have been reserved for this hearing. If the matter before the Child Support Enforcement Hearing Ofcer is a Motion for Civil Contempt/Enforcement, FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE HEARING MAY RESULT IN THE COURT ISSUING A WRIT OF BODILY ATTACHMENT FOR YOUR ARREST. IF YOU ARE ARRESTED, YOU MAY BE HELD IN JAIL UP TO 48 HOURS BEFORE A HEARING IS HELD. This part to be flled out by the court or flled in with information you have obtained from the court: If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact: __________________________________________________________________ {identify applicable court personnel by name, address, and telephone number} at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.921, Notice of Hearing (Child Support Enforcement Hearing Ofcer) (06/18) than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711. YOU ARE ADVISED THAT FOR THIS HEARING a. _____ Electronic recording is provided by the court. A party may provide a court reporter at that party’s expense. b. _____ A court reporter is provided by the court. If you are represented by an attorney or plan to retain an attorney for this matter, you should notify the attorney of this hearing. If this matter is resolved, the moving party shall contact the hearing ofceres ofce to cancel this hearing. I certify that a copy of this document 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):_____________________ ______________________________________________ _____________________________________________ Signature of Party Printed Name: _________________________________ Address: ______________________________________ City, State, Zip: _________________________________ Telephone Number:_____________________________ Fax Number:___________________________________ Designated E-mail Address(es):____________________ _____________________________________________ 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 only one } ( ) Petitioner ( ) Respondent This form was completed with the assistance of: {name of individual } Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.921, Notice of Hearing (Child Support Enforcement Hearing Ofcer) (06/18) __________________________________________________________________, {name of business} ____________________________________________________________________, {address} ____________________________________________________________________________, {city} ________________, { state} ____, {zip code}__________, {telephone number} ________________. Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.921, Notice of Hearing (Child Support Enforcement Hearing Ofcer) (06/18)