Instructions For Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.905(A), Supplemental Petition To Modify Parentalresponsibility, Visitation Or Parenting Plan/ Time-Sharing Schedule And Other Relief (11/15) (Page 4 of 7) in pdf

you should speak with an attorney before going any further.

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Shared Parental Responsibility

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Sole Parental Responsibility

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Supervised Time-Sharing

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No contact

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Parenting Plan

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Parenting Plan Recommendation

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Time-Sharing Schedule

Child Support… The court may order one parent to pay child support to assist the other parent in

meeting the child(ren)’s material needs. Both parents are required to provide financial support, but

one parent may be ordered to pay a portion of his or her support for the child(ren) to the other parent.

Florida has adopted guidelines for determining the amount of child support to be paid. These guidelines

are based on the combined income of both parents and take into account the financial contributions

of both parents and the number of overnights the child(ren) spend with each parent. You must file a

Family Law Financial Affidavit, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.902(b) or (c), and the

other parent will be required to do the same.

From your financial affidavits, you should be able to

calculate the amount of child support that should be paid using the Child Support Guidelines

Worksheet, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.902(e). Because the child support guidelines

take several factors into consideration, change over time, and vary from state to state, your child

support obligation may be more or less than that of other people in seemingly similar situations.

Temporary Relief… If you need temporary relief regarding parental responsibility and time-sharing with

child(ren), or temporary child support, you may file a Motion for Temporary Support and Time- Sharing

with Dependent or Minor Child(ren), Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.947(a). For

more information, see the instructions for that form.

Settlement Agreement… If you and the respondent are able to reach an agreement on any or all of the

issues, you should file a Settlement Agreement. Although there is no form for this in these Florida Family

Law Forms, you may construct a settlement agreement using the pertinent sections contained in Marital

Settlement Agreement for Dissolution of Marriage with Dependent or Minor Child(ren), Florida

Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.902(f)(1). Both parties must sign this agreement before a

notary public. Any issues on which you are unable to agree will be considered contested and settled by

the judge at the final hearing.

Final Judgment Form… These family law forms contain a Supplemental Final Judgment Modifying

Parental Responsibility, Visitation, or Parenting Plan/Time-Sharing Schedule and Other Relief, Florida

Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.993(a), which the judge may use. You should check with

the clerk, family law intake staff, or judicial assistant to see if you need to bring it with you to the hearing.

If so, you should type or print the heading, including the circuit, county, case number, division, and the

parties’ names, and leave the rest blank for the judge to complete at your hearing or trial.

Nonlawyer… 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 Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.905(a), Supplemental Petition to

Modify Parental Responsibility, Visitation, or Parenting Plan/Time-Sharing Schedule and Other Relief

(11/15)

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