Florida Child Support: Pleadings and Forms

The Florida State Courts System's Self-Help Center is an online guide directing you through the court system. The role of the self-help center staff is to direct interested individuals to the self-help website where they can explore resources needed to represent themselves, access the courts, and other essential resources. Self-Help staff cannot provide legal interpretations or advice. The self-help website includes family law forms approved by the Florida Supreme Court. Additional resources include a directory of local self-help centers, web links to free and low-cost legal aid, mediator search capabilities, and guardianship resources.     

1. To get started and understand how the forms work,  Read the BASIC INSTRUCTIONS (STEP-BY-STEP) TO FILL OUT FORMS

This link will bring you to the Florida State Courts System's Self-Help Center, and there you will find family law forms approved by the Florida Supreme Court: The Florida State Courts System's Self-Help Center

1. The Florida Bar: 
   Go to Bar’s website at https://www.floridabar.org/efile/ and you will find a prominent resource button on the home page that links to a complete list of e-filing resources available, including a video about the benefits of electronic filing and an overview of the portal, document submission standards, and a manual on how to e-file.

Westlaw Form Builder is a fantastic tool for easily assembling legal forms. Westlaw Form Builder allows users to easily customize forms and then build them with an automated assembly process that allows you to repurpose client data. 

Here is a link that will take you directly to Westlaw Form Builder: Westlaw Form Builder

Once your forms are complete, you will need to file them with the Clerk of Court's Office in the appropriate county or online using the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal. The E-Filing Portal website provides eFiling and eRecording capabilities to users with a single statewide login. The Florida Supreme Court mandated the use of the E-Filing Portal on April 1, 2013. The E-Filing Portal allows you to easily file pleadings which are then automatically served to any attorneys of record. 

Here is a link to the Florida Supreme Court Website which gives detailed information on how to use the E-Filing Portal: Florida Supreme Court E-Filing Portal Information