INSTRUCTIONS FOR FLORIDA FAMILY LAW RULES OF PROCEDURE
FORM 12.996(c) NOTICE OF FILING RETURN RECEIPT (09/12)
When should this form be used?
This form should be used when an Income Deduction Order, Florida Family Law Rules of
Procedure Form 12.996(a), is entered by the court and a Notice to Payor, Florida Family Law
Rules of Procedure Form 12.996(b), has been sent by certified mail to the obligor’s payor. When
the post office returns the return receipt to you showing that the obligor’s payor has received
the Notice to Payor, you should type or print this form in black ink. After completing this form,
you should sign it and attach the return receipt you received from the post office. The original of
this form (and the attached return receipt) should be filed with the clerk of the circuit court in
the county in which the action is pending. You should keep a copy for your own records.
What should I do next?
A copy of this form must also be served on the other party or his or her attorney. Service must
be in accordance with Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.516.
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. The words that are in “bold underline” in these
instructions are defined there. For further information, see section 61.1301, Florida Statutes.
Special notes...
Remember, a person who is NOT an attorney is called a nonlawyer. If a nonlawyer helps you fill
out these forms, that person must give you a copy of a Disclosure from Nonlawyer, Florida
Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.900(a), before he or she helps you. A nonlawyer helping
you fill out these forms also must put his or her name, address, and telephone number on the
bottom of the last page of every form he or she helps you complete.
Instructions for Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.996(c), Notice of Filing Return Receipt
(09/12)