Affidavit Of Diligent Search - Florida Circuit Court
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4INSTRUCTIONS FOR FLORIDA FAMILY LAW RULES OF PROCEDURE
FORM 12.913(c), AFFIDAVIT OF DILIGENT SEARCH (11/12)
When should this form be used?
This form is to be used with Notice of Action For Family Cases With Minor Child(ren), Florida
Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.913(a)(2), to obtain constructive service (also called
service by publication) on the legal father in any action or proceeding to determine paternity which
may result in termination of the legal father’s parental rights.
The legal father is entitled to actual notice of the proceedings when possible. When it is necessary
to use constructive notice, it must be given in a way that is likely to provide actual notice. You
must disclose the last known address of the legal father. A last known address cannot be
unknown. This form includes a checklist of places you must look for information on the location of
the legal father. You have to look in all of these places, and the court must believe that you have
made a very serious effort to get information about the person’s location and that you have
followed up on any information you received.
This form should be typed or printed in black ink. After completing this form, you should sign the
form before a notary public or deputy clerk. You should file the original and a Notice of Action
For Family Cases With Minor Child(ren), Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form
12.913(a)(2), with the clerk of the circuit court in the county where your petition for dissolution of
marriage is filed. You should keep a copy for your records.
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 rule 12.070, Florida Family Law Rules of
Procedure, chapter 49, Florida Statutes, and section 409.257, 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 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 12.913(c), Affidavit of Diligent Search (11/12)
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