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07/15/2016 PETITION-AMENDMENT TO RULES (FAMILY LAW) PT Amendments To The Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Forms FLF BY: PT Susan Proctor 293903 NO PETITION FILED. OPINION ISSUED 09/29/2016.
07/15/2016 No Fee Required
Click to open document 09/29/2016 DISP-AMENDED/ADOPTED FSC-OPINION: The amended forms are adopted as set forth in the appendix to this opinion, fully engrossed, effective for immediate use. The forms may also be accessed and downloaded from the Florida State Court's website at http://www.flcourts.org/resources-and-services/court-improvement/problem-solving-courts/family-courts/family-law-forms.stml. By adoption of the amended forms, we express no opinion as to their correctness or applicability. We also direct that the new and amended forms be published for comment. Interested persons shall have sixty days from the date of this opinion to file comments with the Court. It is so ordered. ***10/06/16: CORRECTED OPINION***
Click to open document 10/06/2016 WEST CORRESPONDENCE ATTENTION: ALL PUBLISHERS THE FOLLOWING CORRECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE ABOVE OPINION: The following language has been added to the instructions for forms 12.982(a), Petition for Change of Name (Adult), 12.982(c), Petition for Change of Name (Minor Child(ren)), and 12.982(f), Petition for Change of Name (Family) contained in the appendix to this opinion: IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING E-FILING The Florida Rules of Judicial Administration now require that all petitions, pleadings, and documents be filed electronically except in certain circumstances. Self-represented litigants may file petitions or other pleadings or documents electronically; however, they are not required to do so. If you choose to file 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 file. The rules and procedures should be carefully read and followed. IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING E-SERVICE ELECTION After the initial service of process of the petition or supplemental petition by the Sheriff or certified 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. 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 find this rule at www.flcourts.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. SELF-REPRESENTED LITIGANTS MAY SERVE DOCUMENTS BY E-MAIL; ...
Click to open document 10/13/2016 LETTER-BAR NEWS PUBLICATION REQUEST For publication in the November 1, 2016, Bar News with comments due 11/28/2016
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Click to open document 12/16/2016 ORDER-CASE FINAL No comments having been filed on the amendments to the Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Forms adopted in this Court's opinion dated September 29, 2016, this case is hereby final.