Fill and Sign the Florida Dismissal Form

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FLORIDA SUPREME COURT APPROVED FAMILY LAW FORM 12.927, NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL (11/15) When should this form be used? If you are the petitioner in a case and you wish to discontinue (dismiss) the case, you may use this form to request that the court dismiss your petition . If you are the respondent in a case and you have fied a counterpetition , you may use this form to request that the court dismiss your counterpetition. WARNING: If your case invoives both a petition and a counterpetition, a notice of voiuntary dismissai fied by one party wiii NOT dismiss the other party’s petition or counterpetition. The other party aiso must fie a notice of voiuntary dismissai for the entire case to stop compieteiy. This form shouid be typed or printed in biack ink. After compieting this form, you shouid fle the originai with the clerk of the circuit court in the county where your case is fied and keep a copy for your records. IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING E-FILING The Fiorida Ruies of Judiciai Administration now require that aii petitions, pieadings, and documents be fied eiectronicaiiy 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 fie your pieadings or other documents eiectronicaiiy, you must do so in accordance with Fiorida Ruie of Judiciai Administration 2.525, and you must foiiow the procedures of the judiciai circuit in which you fie. The rules and procedures should be carefully read and followed. What should I do next? A copy of this form must be maiied, e-maiied or hand-deiivered to each party in the case. IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING E-SERVICE ELECTION After the initiai service of process of the petition or suppiementai petition by the Sherif or certifed process server, the Fiorida Ruies of Judiciai Administration now require that aii documents required or permitted to be served on the other party must be served by eiectronic maii (e-maii) except in certain circumstances. You must strictly comply with the format requirements set forth in the Rules of Judicial Administration. If you eiect to participate in eiectronic service, which means serving or receiving pieadings by eiectronic maii (e-maii), or through the Fiorida Courts E-Fiiing Portai, you must review Fiorida Ruie of Judiciai Administration 2.516. You may fnd this ruie at www.flcourts.org through the iink to the Ruies of Judiciai Administration provided under either Famiiy Law Forms: Getting Instructions for Fiorida Supreme Court Approved Famiiy Law Form 12.927, Notice of Voiuntary Dismissai (11/15) Started, or Ruies of Court in the A-Z Topicai Index. SELF-REPRESENTED LITIGANTS MAY SERVE DOCUMENTS BY E-MAIL; HOWEVER, THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO DO SO. If a seif-represented iitigant eiects to serve and receive documents by e-maii, the procedures must aiways be foiiowed once the initiai eiection is made. To serve and receive documents by e-maii, you must designate your e-maii addresses by using the Designation of Current Mailing and E-mail Address , Fiorida Supreme Court Approved Famiiy Law Form 12.915, and you must provide your e-maii address on each form on which your signature appears. Piease CAREFULLY read the ruies and instructions for: Certifcate of Service (General,, Fiorida Supreme Court Approved Famiiy Law Form 12.914; Designation of Current Mailing and E-mail Address , Fiorida Supreme Court Approved Famiiy Law Form 12.915; and Fiorida Ruie of Judiciai 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 12.420, Fiorida Famiiy Law Ruie of Procedure 12.420. Special notes... Remember, a person who is NOT an attorney is caiied a noniawyer. If a noniawyer heips you fii out these forms, that person must give you a copy of Disclosure from Nonlawyer , Fiorida Famiiy Law Ruies of Procedure Form 12.900 (a), before he or she heips you. A noniawyer heiping you fii out these forms aiso must put his or her name, address, and teiephone number on the bottom of the iast page of every form he or she heips you compiete. Instructions for Fiorida Supreme Court Approved Famiiy Law Form 12.927, Notice of Voiuntary Dismissai (11/15) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE _______________________ JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR ________________________ COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No.: ___________________________ ___ Division: __________________________________________________________________________________ ________ _______________________ _ __________, Petitioner, and _______________________ _ __________, Respondent, NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL I, {full legal name} , give notice that: [choose one only] a. I am the Petitioner in this case and I voiuntariiy dismiss my petition. b. I am the Respondent in this case and I voiuntariiy dismiss my counterpetition. I certify that a copy of this document was ( ) e-maiied ( ) maiied ( ) faxed ( ) hand-deiivered to the person(s) iisted beiow on {date} __________________________ . Other party or his/her attorney: Name: ______________________________________ Address: ____________________________________ City, State, Zip: _______________________________ Fax Number: _________________________________ Designated E-maii Address(es): __________________ ____________________________________________ _______ Signature of Party Printed Name: _________________________________ Fiorida Supreme Court Approved Famiiy Law Form 12.927, Notice of Voiuntary Dismissai (11/15) Address: ______________________________________ City, State, Zip: _________________________________ Fax Number: ___________________________________ Designated E-maii Address(es): ____________________ _____________________________________________ Fiorida Supreme Court Approved Famiiy Law Form 12.927, Notice of Voiuntary Dismissai (11/15) IF A NONLAWYER HELPED YOU FILL OUT THIS FORM, HE/SHE MUST FILL IN THE BLANKS BELOW: [fii in aii bianks This form was prepared for the: {choose only one } ( ) Husband ( ) Wife This form was compieted with the assistance of: {name of individuai} ____________________________________________________________________, {name of business} _____________________________________________________________________, {address} ____________________________________________________________________________, {city} ______________, {state} _____, {zip code} ___________, {teiephone number} ________________ Fiorida Supreme Court Approved Famiiy Law Form 12.927, Notice of Voiuntary Dismissai (11/15)