You may use the general motion found in the Respondent's Packet or on the webpage titled Approved Forms and Instructions, or you may find that the subject matter of your request is addressed in one of the common motions listed below.  Each form has instructions indicating the proper use for each form. Read and follow the instructions carefully!  Upon filing your motion or pleading you must file a Form C to obtain hearing time.

 

Motions should not be used to modify a child support amount set in a final judgement. See if the Supplemental Petition to Modify Child Support  in Section B below meets your needs.

 

 

• Respondent's Pro Se Motion for Continuance of Hearing or Trial and Instructions
• Respondent's Pro Se Request to Appear Telephonically and Instructions
• Respondent's Pro Se Motion for Rehearing and Instructions
• Respondent's Pro Se Motion for Clarification and Instructions
• Respondent's Pro Se Motion to Vacate Order of the Court and Instructions
• Respondent's Pro Se Motion to Contest Impending Judgment on Delinquency and Instructions
• Respondent's Pro Se Motion to Compel Financial Disclosure and Instructions
• Respondent's Pro Se Motion to Abate/Suspend Child Support and Instructions
• Respondent's Pro Se Motion for Scientific Paternity Testing and Instructions
• Certificate of Service (This form must be attached to any motion filed where a Certificate of Service is not already part of the form)
• Assistance of Non-Lawyers in Completing Forms Affidavit (This form must accompany any motion or form completed by a non-lawyer who assisted you in drafting your legal documents.)

 

Below are two common petitions filed by Respondents in Child Support Enforcement matters.  Be sure to file the appropriate supporting documents as indicated in the instructions of each petition, and make sure you properly serve all legal paperwork on the appropriate parties. 

 

 

• Respondent's Pro Se Petition to Contest Driver's License Suspension, Instructions, and Service Instructions Where and upon who do I serve my Petition to Contest Driver's License Suspension?

• Supplemental Petition to Modify Child Support (other supporting documents may be found under the link Approved Forms and Instructions.)

 

You must file a response called an "Answer" within 20 days after being served with legal papers and a summons. The Answers and supporting documents for the most common Family Division proceedings can be obtained on the Florida Courts website at www.flcourts.org.

• Respondent's Pro Se Answer and Instructions - Simple Form