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INSTRUCTIONS FOR FLORIDA FAMILY LAW RULES OF PROCEDURE FORM 12.900(h), NOTICE OF RELATED CASES (11/13) When should this form be used? Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.545(d) requires the petitioner in a family law case to fle with the court a notice of related cases, if any. Your circuit may also require this form to be fled even if there are no related cases. A case is considered related if  it involves the same parties, children, or issues and is pending when the family law case is fledd or  it affects the courtss jurisdiction to proceedd or  an order in the related case may confict with an order on the same issues in the new cased or  an order in the new case may confict with an order in the earlier case. This form is used to provide the required notice to the court. This form should be typed or printed in black ink. It must be filed with the clerk of the circuit court with the initial pleading in the family law case. What should I do next? A copy of the form must be served on the presiding judges, either the chief judge or the family law administrative judge, and all parties in the related cases. You should also keep a copy for your records. Service must be in accordance with 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. The words that are in ” bold underline” in these instructions are defned there. For further information, see Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.545(d). Instructions for Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.900(h), Notice of Related Cases (11/13) Special notes . . . 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 a Disclosure 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 must also 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 Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.900(h), Notice of Related Cases (11/13) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No.: Division: _____________________________, Petitioner, and _____________________________, Respondent. NOTICE OF RELATED CASES 1. Petitioner submits this Notice of Related Cases as required by Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.545(d). A related case may be an open or closed civil, criminal, guardianship, domestic violence, juvenile delinquency, juvenile dependency, or domestic relations case. A case is “related” to this family law case if it involves any of the same parties, children, or issues and it is pending at the time the party fles a family cased if it affects the courtss jurisdiction to proceedd if an order in the related case may confict with an order on the same issues in the new cased or if an order in the new case may confict with an order in the earlier litigation. [check one only] ___ There are no related cases. ___ The following are the related cases (add additional pages if necessary): Related Case No. 1 Case Name(s): _____________________________________________________________________ Petitioner ________________________________________________________________________ Respondent _______________________________________________________________________ Case No.: _________________________________ Division: ________________________________ Type of Proceeding: [check all that apply] ____ Dissolution of Marriage ____ Paternity ____ Custody ____ Adoption Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.900(h), Notice of Related Cases (11/13) ____ Child Support ____ Modifcation/Enforcement/Contempt Proceedings ____ Juvenile Dependency ____ Juvenile Delinquency ____ Termination of Parental Rights ____ Criminal ____ Domestic/Sexual/Dating/Repeat ____ Mental Health Violence or Stalking Injunctions ____ Other {specify}___________________________ State where case was decided or is pending: ____ Florida ____ Other: {specify} _________________ Name of Court where case was decided or is pending ( for example, Fifth Circuit Court, Marion County, Florida ): __________________________________________________________________ Title of last Court Order/Judgment (if any): ______________________________________________ Date of Court Order/Judgment (if any): _________________________________________________ Relationship of cases check all that apply]: ____ pending case involves same parties, children, or issuesd ____ may affect courtss jurisdictiond ____ order in related case may confict with an order in this cased ____ order in this case may confict with previous order in related case. Statement as to the relationship of the cases: ____________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _ _________________________________________________________________________________ _ Related Case No. 2 Case Name(s): _____________________________________________________________________ Petitioner ________________________________________________________________________ Respondent _______________________________________________________________________ Case No.: _________________________________ Division: ________________________________ Type of Proceeding: [check all that apply] ____ Dissolution of Marriage ____ Paternity ____ Custody ____ Adoption ____ Child Support ____ Modifcation/Enforcement/Contempt Proceedings ____ Juvenile Dependency ____ Juvenile Delinquency Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.900(h), Notice of Related Cases (11/13) ____ Termination of Parental Rights ____ Criminal ____ Domestic/Sexual/Dating/Repeat ____ Mental Health Violence or Stalking Injunctions ____Other {specify} __________________________ State where case was decided or is pending: ____ Florida ____ Other: {specify} _________________ Name of Court where case was decided or is pending ( for example, Fifth Circuit Court, Marion County, Florida ): __________________________________________________________________ Title of last Court Order/Judgment (if any): ______________________________________________ Date of Court Order/Judgment (if any): _________________________________________________ Relationship of cases check all that apply]: ____ pending case involves same parties, children, or issuesd ____ may affect courtss jurisdictiond ____ order in related case may confict with an order in this cased ____ order in this case may confict with previous order in related case. Statement as to the relationship of the cases: ____________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _ _________________________________________________________________________________ _ Related Case No. 3 Case Name(s): _____________________________________________________________________ Petitioner ________________________________________________________________________ Respondent _______________________________________________________________________ Case No.: _________________________________ Division: ________________________________ Type of Proceeding: [check all that apply] ____ Dissolution of Marriage ____ Paternity ____ Custody ____ Adoption ____ Child Support ____ Modifcation/Enforcement/Contempt Proceedings ____ Juvenile Dependency ____ Juvenile Delinquency ____ Termination of Parental Rights ____ Criminal Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.900(h), Notice of Related Cases (11/13) ____ Domestic/Sexual/Dating/Repeat ____ Mental Health Violence or Stalking Injunctions ____ Other {specify} __________________________ State where case was decided or is pending: ____ Florida ____ Other: {specify} _________________ Name of Court where case was decided or is pending ( for example, Fifth Circuit Court, Marion County, Florida ): __________________________________________________________________ Title of last Court Order/Judgment (if any): ______________________________________________ Date of Court Order/Judgment (if any): _________________________________________________ Relationship of cases check all that apply]: ____ pending case involves same parties, children, or issuesd ____ may affect courtss jurisdictiond ____ order in related case may confict with an order in this cased ____ order in this case may confict with previous order in related case. Statement as to the relationship of the cases: ____________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _ _________________________________________________________________________________ _ 2. [check one only] ____ I do not request coordination of litigation in any of the cases listed above. ____ I do request coordination of the following cases: _____________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 3. [check all that apply] ____ Assignment to one judge ____ Coordination of existing cases will conserve judicial resources and promote an efcient determination of these cases because : _______________________________________________________________________. 4. The Petitioner acknowledges a continuing duty to inform the court of any cases in this or any other state that could affect the current proceeding. Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.900(h), Notice of Related Cases (11/13) Dated: _________________ ________________________________________ Petitionerss Signature Printed Name: ___________________________ ___ Address: ________________________________ City, State, Zip: ___________________________ Telephone Number: _______________________ Fax Number: ____________________________ E-mail Address(es):________________________ CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I CERTIFY that I delivered a copy of this Notice of Related Cases to the _____________________ County Sheriffss Department or a certifed process server for service on the Respondent, and [ check all used ] ( ) e-mailed ( ) mailed ( ) hand delivered, a copy to {name} ________________________, who is the [ check all that apply ] ( ) judge assigned to new case, ( ) chief judge or family law administrative judge, ( ) {name} __________________________________ a party to the related case, ( ) {name} ____________________________ , a party to the related case on {date} _________________________. ____________________________________ Signature of Petitioner/Attorney for Petitioner Printed Name:________________________ Address:____________________________ City, State, Zip:________________________ Telephone Number:____________________ Fax Number:__________________________ E-mail Address(es):______________________ Florida Bar Number:_____________________ 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: Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.900(h), Notice of Related Cases (11/13) {name of individual} ______________________________________________________________, {name of business} _______________________________________________________________, {address} ______________________________________________________________________, {city} _______________________ {state} __________, {telephone number} ___________________. Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.900(h), Notice of Related Cases (11/13)