In Re: Amendments to the Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Forms - 12.951(A) and (B)

Summary

The Florida Supreme Court, exercising its rule‑making authority, adopted amendments to family law forms 12.951(a) and 12.951(b), updating the caption and replacing gendered language with "the other parent" to reflect same‑sex and opposite‑sex parentage in accordance with Obergefell v. Hodges. The amendments take effect immediately and are subject to a sixty‑day public comment period.