Supreme Court of Florida

In Re: Amendments to Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Forms 12.980(a), 12.980(f), 12.980(n), 12.980(q), and…

August 24, 2023

Summary

The court amended five Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Forms addressing domestic, repeat, dating, sexual, and stalking violence. The amendments add a domestic-violence imminent-danger consideration, restore the deputy clerk reference in the notary block, and update service instructions to require self-represented litigants generally to use e-mail after initial service. The amendments took effect immediately and were published for comment.