The Clerk’s Office will be closed on Friday, March 29th, 2024, in observance of the Good Friday holiday. Staff will be available to assist you with filing for a restraining order from 7am until 10am at the Edgecomb Courthouse located at 800 E. Twiggs St. Tampa.

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CLERK OF COURT & COMPTROLLER

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA

Family Law Forms

 

ADOPTION [External 3rd party links]

    Stepparent Adoption - Child's Natural Parents and Stepparents all Consent (Packet #1)
    Petition for Adoption Information  12.981(d)(1)   12.981(d)(2)
ALIMONY  [External  3rd party links]
    Modify Alimony (Packet #2)
BIRTH CERTIFICATE 
    Petition for Delayed Birth Certificate (see Clerk)
    Delayed Birth Certificate 
    Application for Amended Birth Certificate (See Clerk) 
CHILD SUPPORT (see CHILD SUPPORT forms section above)
CUSTODY/VISITATION (See TIMESHARING) 
DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE (DIVORCE) [External 3rd party links]
    Dissolution of Marriage with Dependent or Minor Children - By Agreement (Packet #15) 
    Dissolution of Marriage with Dependent or Minor Children - Personal Service (Packet #16)
    Dissolution of Marriage with Dependent or Minor Children - Publication (Packet #17) 
    Answer to Petition for Dissolution of Marriage with Dependent or Minor Children (Packet #18) 
    Dissolution of Marriage No Children - By Agreement (Packet #19) 
    Dissolution of Marriage No Children - Personal Service (Packet #20) 
    Dissolution of Marriage No Children - Publication (Packet #21) 
    Answer to Petition for Dissolution of Marriage No Children (Packet #22) 
    Simplified Dissolution of Marriage (Packet #27) 
MOTIONS [External 3rd party links]
    Blank Motion (Packet #6) 
    Motion for Payment Credit - Both Parties Agree (Packet #7) 
    Motion to Contest Notice of Delinquency and Impending Judgment (Packet #9)
    Motion for Contempt (Packet #10) 
    Emergency Motion for Child Pick-Up Order (Packet #11) 
    Motion To/For Re-Open/Rehearing/Vacate/Compel (Packet #28) 
    Temporary Injunction to Prevent Removal of Minor Child(ren) and/or Denial of Passport Services (Packet #29)
    Motion for Temporary Relief (Packet #38)
NAME CHANGE [External 3rd party links]
    Adult Name Change (Packet #42)
    Family Name Change 12.982(f)  12.982(g) 
    Minor Name Change - Both Parents Agree (Packet #30) 
    Minor Name Change - Personal Service or Publication (Packet #31) 
PARENTING CLASSES [External 3rd party links]
    Florida Department of Children & Families parenting classes (including online classes) 
PATERNITY [External 3rd party links]
    Joint Petition to Establish Paternity and Other Relief (Packet #33) 
    Paternity - Personal Service (Packet #34) 
    Paternity - mother of child married to someone else at time of child's conception and/or birth (Packet #35) 
    Answer to Petition to Establish Paternity and Other Relief (Packet #36) 
    Disestablishment of Paternity (Packet #44) 
PETITIONS [External 3rd party links]
    Petition for Dissolution of Marriage (see Divorce) 
    Petition for Paternity & Other Relief (see Paternity) 
    Modify Alimony (Packet #2) 
    Modify Child Support (Packet #3) 
    Petition to Contest Driver's License Suspension (Packet #8) 
    Modify Parenting Plan/Time-Sharing (Packet #12) 
    Petition to Establish Parental Responsibility and a Parenting Plan/Time-Sharing Schedule (Packet #32) 
    Blank Petition (Packet #37) 
    Petition to Permit Relocation with Minor Child(ren) (Packet #39) 
    Petition for Superseding Child Support Order Without Timesharing (Packet #40) 
    Petition for Superseding Child Support Order With Timesharing (Packet #41) 
TIMESHARING (formerly CUSTODY/VISITATION) 
(see also DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE and/or PATERNITY) [External 3rd party links]
    Petition for Dissolution of Marriage (see Divorce) 
    Petition for Paternity (see Paternity) 
    Answer to Supplemental Petition to: Modify Child Support or Modify Parenting Plan/Time-Sharing Schedule (Packet #4) 
    Contempt (Packet #10) 
    Emergency Motion for Child Pick-Up Order (Packet #11) 
    Modify Parenting Plan/Time-Sharing (Packet #12) 
    Extended Family Custody - Temporary or Concurrent (Packet #13) 
    Petition to Domesticate and Enforce Out-of-State Custody Order (Packet #14) 
    Petition to Establish Parental Responsibility and a Parenting Plan/Time-Sharing Schedule (Packet #32) 
ADDITIONAL FAMILY LAW FORMS
    Mobile Device App [External 3rd party link]  Get free help by downloading a free app to your mobile device from the Florida Courts that contains help for people representing themselves in Family Law cases (divorce, adoption, orders of protection, name change, and other family law issues), including Court-approved family law forms that can be filled out on the device; links and contact information for help centers all around Florida; plain-language instructions and descriptions of first steps and next actions; links for a full range of legal help from multiple online resources, free and low-cost legal services, lawyer referrals and other information, including eligibility criteria; and user-friendly instructions for initial steps and pointers about what happens next. 
    Notice of Related Cases  [External 3rd party link]
    Cover Sheet for Family Court Cases
    Telephonic Hearing 
    Designation of Current Mailing and E-Mail Address 
    Request to be Excused from Email Service for Party not Represented by Attorney Form 2.601
    Designation of E-mail Address for a Party not Represented by an Attorney Form 2.602
    Notice of Change of Mailing Address or Designated E-mail Address Form 2.603
    DH513  This form should be filled out and filed with all Dissolution of Marriage cases. 
    Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Website [External 3rd party link] The Family Intake Section of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Website offers free copies of instruction packets including forms needed to file for most Family Law matters. The forms are interactive and may be filled out and printed at home. You may come to the Clerk's office to file your paperwork or your can mail them in.

    Florida Putative Father Registry [External 3rd party link] Florida Putative Father Registry Claim of Paternity form from the Department of Health.

   Case Management Information for Pro Se cases  This information is for Pro Se cases (neither party is represented by an attorney) filed in the Family Law division.

    Florida State Courts [External 3rd party link] Florida Supreme Court approved Family Law forms. All of these forms are approved to be used in Family Law cases filed throughout the State of Florida.
    Office of Vital Statistics [External 3rd party link] These forms include applications to amend birth and death records and applications for copies of marriage, divorce, death and birth records throughout the State of Florida.