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INSTRUCTIONS FOR FLORIDA SUPREME COURT APPROVED FAMILY LAW

FORM 12.961, NOTICE OF HEARING ON MOTION FOR

CONTEMPT/ENFORCEMENT (9/11)

When should this form be used?

Use this form anytime you have set a hearing on a Motion for Contempt/Enforcement, Florida Supreme

Court Approved Family Law Form 12.960, for a support matter under rule 12.615, Florida Family Law Rules of

Procedure. Before you fill out this form, you should coordinate a hearing time and date with the judge or

hearing officer and the other party. If the Department of Revenue is a party to the case, you may need to

schedule your hearing time with the attorney for the Department of Revenue.

If your case is to be heard by a child support enforcement hearing officer, the following information applies:

A child support enforcement hearing officer is an attorney who has been appointed by administrative order

of the court to take testimony and recommend decisions in cases involving the establishment, enforcement,

and/or modification of child support, and the enforcement of alimony in conjunction with an ongoing child

support arrearage order. If your case only involves issues pertaining to child support, you cannot object to

the referral of your case to a hearing officer. If your case is going to be heard by a general magistrate, you

should use Notice of Hearing Before General Magistrate, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form

12.920(c).

This form should be typed or printed in black ink. After completing this form, you should file the original

with the clerk of the circuit court in the county where your case was filed and keep a copy for your records.

What should I do next?

A copy of this form must be personally served by a sheriff or private process server or mailed or hand

delivered to any other party(ies) in your case. Please note that if notice is mailed, the court in certain

circumstances may not consider mailing to be adequate notice. This is a technical area of the law; if you

have any questions about it, you should consult a lawyer. For more information on personal service, see the

instructions for Summons: Personal Service on an Individual, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form

12.910(a).

Where can I look for more information?

Before proceeding, you should read General Information for Self-Represented Litigants found at the

beginning of these forms. For further information, see rules 12.615 and 12.941, Florida Family Law Rules of

Procedure.

Special notes

An attorney who has been appointed by the court to serve as a child support enforcement hearing officer

can also be appointed to serve as a general magistrate. If your case involves only child support issues, your

Instructions for Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.961, Notice of Hearing on Motion for

Contempt /Enforcement (9/11)

Notice Of Hearing On Motion For Contempt