Cover Sheet For Family Court Cases - Florida Circuit Court
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5INSTRUCTIONS FOR FLORIDA FAMILY LAW RULES OF PROCEDURE
FORM 12.928, COVER SHEET FOR FAMILY COURT CASES (11/13)
When should this form be used?
The Cover Sheet for Family Court Cases and the information contained in it neither replace nor
supplement the filing and service of pleadings or other documents as required by law. This form
shall be filed by the petitioner/party opening or reopening a case for the use of the clerk of the
circuit court for the purpose of reporting judicial workload data pursuant to Florida Statutes
section 25.075.
This form should be typed or printed in black ink. The petitioner must file this cover sheet with
the first pleading or motion filed to open or reopen a case in all domestic and juvenile cases.
What should I do next?
Follow these instructions for completing the form:
I. Case Style. Enter the name of the court, the appropriate case number assigned at the time
of filing of the original petition, the name of the judge assigned (if applicable), and the name
(last, first, middle initial) of the petitioner(s) and respondent(s).
II. Type of Action /Proceeding. Place a check beside the proceeding you are initiating. If you are
simultaneously filing more than one type of proceeding against the same opposing party,
such as a modification and an enforcement proceeding, complete a separate cover sheet for
each action being filed.
(A) Initial Action/Petition
(B) Reopening Case. If you check “Reopening Case,” indicate whether you are filing a
modification or supplemental petition or an action for enforcement by placing a check
beside the appropriate action/petition.
1. Modification/Supplemental Petition
2. Motion for Civil Contempt/ Enforcement
3. Other – All reopening actions not involving modification/supplemental petitions or
petition enforcement.
III. Type of Case. Place a check beside the appropriate case. If the case fits more than one
category, select the most definitive. Definitions of the categories are provided below.
(A) Simplified Dissolution of Marriage‐ petitions for the termination of marriage pursuant to
Florida Family Law Rule of Procedure 12.105.
(B) Dissolution of Marriage ‐ petitions for the termination of marriage pursuant to Chapter
61, Florida Statutes, other than simplified dissolution.
(C) Domestic Violence ‐ all matters relating to injunctions for protection against domestic
violence pursuant to section 741.30, Florida Statutes.
Instructions for Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.928, Cover Sheet for Family Court Cases
(11/13)
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