Supreme Court of Florida

In Re: Amendments to the Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Forms – Corrected Opinion

September 29, 2016200 So. 3d 1229

Summary

The Florida Supreme Court adopted amended family-law forms for adult, minor-child, and family name-change petitions. The amendments implement statutory requirements that criminal-history checks indicate whether a petitioner has registered as a sexual predator or sexual offender and that petitions disclose any such registration. The amended forms became effective immediately, subject to a sixty-day period for public comment.