INSTRUCTIONS FOR FLORIDA SUPREME COURT APPROVED FAMILY LAW FORM
12.910(b),
PROCESS SERVICE MEMORANDUM
When should this form be used?
You should use this form to give the sheriff’s department (or private process server) instructions for serving
the other party in your case with the Summons: Personal Service on an Individual, O’ Florida Family
Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.910(a), and other papers to be served. On this form, you can tell the
sheriff’s department the best times to find the person at work and/or at home. You can also include a map
to the other person’s home or work place to help the sheriff find the person and deliver the summons. Do
not forget to attach to the summons a copy of your initial petition and any other papers you want personally
served on the other party.
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 petition was filed and attach a copy to the
Summons: Personal Service on an Individual, O’ Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form
12.910(a). You should also 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. You should read the instructions for Summons: Personal Service
on an Individual, O’ Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.910(a), for additional
information.
Special notes...
If this is a domestic violence case and you want to keep your address confidential for safety reasons, do
not enter your address, telephone, and fax information at the bottom of this form. Instead, write
“confidential” in the spaces provided for that information and file Petitioner’s Request for Confidential
Filing of Address, O’ Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.980(i).
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, O’ 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 12.910(b), Process Service Memorandum (9/00)