Supreme Court of Florida
In Re: Amendments to the Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Forms - Form 12.961
August 30, 2018252 So. 3d 695
Summary
The Court adopted additional amendments to Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.961, including a third notice option stating that neither electronic recording nor a court reporter is provided and that a party may provide a reporter at that party's expense. The Court declined to convert the form into a universal form because combining instructions for general magistrates and child support hearing officers could confuse self-represented litigants. The Court also directed that further proposed amendments to other forms be presented in a separate case.