Opinion
No. SC08–2443.
2012-01-19
In re IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMITTEE ON PRIVACY AND COURT RECORDS RECOMMENDATIONS–AMENDMENTS TO the FLORIDA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE; The FLORIDA RULES OF JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION; The FLORIDA RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE; The FLORIDA PROBATE RULES; The FLORIDA SMALL CLAIMS RULES; The FLORIDA RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE; and The FLORIDA FAMILY LAW RULES OF PROCEDURE.
Original Proceedings—The Civil Procedure Rules Committee, The Rules of Judicial Administration Committee, Criminal Procedure Rules Committee, The Probate Rules Committee, The Small Claims Rules Committee, The Appellate Court Rules Committee, and The Family Law Rules Committee.Judith L. Kreeger, Chair, the Florida Courts Technology Commission, Senior Judge, Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Miami, FL, Paul Regensdorf, Chair, Subcommittee on Access to Court Records, and Judge Melanie G. May, Fourth District Court of Appeal, West Palm Beach, FL; Ashley McCorvey Myers, Chair, McCorvey and Myers, and Steven Patrick Combs, Past Chair, Family Law Rules Committee, Jacksonville, FL, for Petitioners. Frank T. Pilotte, Past Chair, Florida Probate Rules Committee, and John F. Harkness, Jr., Executive Director, The Florida Bar, Tallahassee, FL; Russell Robert Winer, St. Petersburg, FL; Robyn L. Vines, Past Chair, Family Law Rules Committee, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Carol Jean LoCicero and Deanna K. Shullman of Thomas, LoCicero and Bralow, PL, Tampa, FL; John S. Mills, Past Chair, Appellate Court Rules Committee, Jacksonville, FL; Judge Robert W. Lee, Past Chair, Small Claims Rules Committee, Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Fort Lauderdale, FL; Mark Romance, Past Chair, Civil Procedure Rules Committee, Miami, FL; Jack A. Moring, Past Chair, Family Law Rules Committee, Crystal River, FL; John G. Crabtree, Past Chair, Appellate Court Rules Committee, Key Biscayne, FL; Fleur J. Lobree, Past Chair, Criminal Procedure Rules Committee; Dale R. Sanders of Lyons and Sanders, Judge Renee Goldenberg, Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Responding with comments.
Original Proceedings—The Civil Procedure Rules Committee, The Rules of Judicial Administration Committee, Criminal Procedure Rules Committee, The Probate Rules Committee, The Small Claims Rules Committee, The Appellate Court Rules Committee, and The Family Law Rules Committee.Judith L. Kreeger, Chair, the Florida Courts Technology Commission, Senior Judge, Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Miami, FL, Paul Regensdorf, Chair, Subcommittee on Access to Court Records, and Judge Melanie G. May, Fourth District Court of Appeal, West Palm Beach, FL; Ashley McCorvey Myers, Chair, McCorvey and Myers, and Steven Patrick Combs, Past Chair, Family Law Rules Committee, Jacksonville, FL, for Petitioners. Frank T. Pilotte, Past Chair, Florida Probate Rules Committee, and John F. Harkness, Jr., Executive Director, The Florida Bar, Tallahassee, FL; Russell Robert Winer, St. Petersburg, FL; Robyn L. Vines, Past Chair, Family Law Rules Committee, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Carol Jean LoCicero and Deanna K. Shullman of Thomas, LoCicero and Bralow, PL, Tampa, FL; John S. Mills, Past Chair, Appellate Court Rules Committee, Jacksonville, FL; Judge Robert W. Lee, Past Chair, Small Claims Rules Committee, Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Fort Lauderdale, FL; Mark Romance, Past Chair, Civil Procedure Rules Committee, Miami, FL; Jack A. Moring, Past Chair, Family Law Rules Committee, Crystal River, FL; John G. Crabtree, Past Chair, Appellate Court Rules Committee, Key Biscayne, FL; Fleur J. Lobree, Past Chair, Criminal Procedure Rules Committee; Dale R. Sanders of Lyons and Sanders, Judge Renee Goldenberg, Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Responding with comments. Robert T. Strain, Past Chair, Criminal Procedure Rules Committee, Tampa, FL; Keith H. Park, on behalf of the Rules of Judicial Administration Committee, West Palm Beach, FL, Donald E. Christopher, Chair, Civil Procedure Rules Committee, Orlando, FL, and Jeffrey S. Goethe, Chair, Florida Probate Rules Committee, Bradenton, FL, Also attended oral arguments.PER CURIAM.
In this case, the Court previously adopted rule and form amendments intended to minimize the amount of unnecessary personal information included in documents filed with the courts. See In re Implementation of Comm. on Privacy & Court Records Recommendations, 78 So.3d 1045 (Fla.2011). Because the amendments to the Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Forms were not published for comment prior to their adoption, interested persons were given sixty days from the date of the opinion to “file comments with the Court addressing only the amendments to the approved forms.” In re Implementation of Comm. on Privacy & Court Records Recommendations, ––– So.3d ––––, ––––, 2011 WL 2566360 (Fla.2011), revised, 78 So.3d 1045, 2011 WL 5829543 (Fla.2011). Two comments were filed. One comment addresses an approved form that was amended. The other addresses rule amendments and an approved form that was not amended. We address only the comment on the amended form, which was filed by Judge Renee Goldenberg of the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit. Judge Goldenberg urges that the instructions for Form 12.932 (Certificate of Compliance with Mandatory Disclosure) be amended to provide better notice to self-represented litigants of the limitations on filing personal information unless it is absolutely essential. We agree.
After considering the comments, we further amend Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.932 (Certificate of Compliance with Mandatory Disclosure) and the instructions for that form. We add the following caveats to Form 12.932 and the instructions for that form, respectively:
We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 2(a), Fla. Const.
ONLY THE ORIGINAL OF THIS COMPLETED FORM IS FILED WITH THE COURT. EXCEPT FOR THE FINANCIAL AFFIDAVIT AND CHILD SUPPORT GUIDELINES WORKSHEET, NO DOCUMENTS SHALL BE FILED IN THE COURT FILE WITHOUT A PRIOR COURT ORDER. THE DOCUMENTS LISTED BELOW ARE TO BE GIVEN TO THE OTHER PARTY.
ONLY THE ORIGINAL OF THE COMPLETED FORM IS FILED WITH THE COURT. EXCEPT FOR THE FINANCIAL AFFIDAVIT AND CHILD SUPPORT GUIDELINES WORKSHEET, NO DOCUMENTS SHALL BE FILED IN THE COURT FILE WITHOUT A PRIOR COURT ORDER. THE DOCUMENTS LISTED ON THE FORM ARE TO BE GIVEN TO THE OTHER PARTY. Including these caveats is consistent with the inclusion of similar caveats in other family law forms and instructions. See, e.g., Fla. Fam. L.R.P. Form 12.930(b) (Standard Family Law Interrogatories for Original or Enforcement Proceedings); Fla. Fam. L.R.P. Form 12.930(c) (Standard Family Law Interrogatories for Modification Proceedings); Fla. Fam. L.R.P. Form 12.930(d) (Notice of Service of Answers to Standard Family Law Interrogatories).
Accordingly, we amend Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.932 and its instructions, as set forth in the appendix to this opinion, fully engrossed for immediate use. Also included in the appendix, fully engrossed for immediate use, is a corrected version of the Child Support Guidelines Chart contained in the Instructions for Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.902(e) (Child Support Guidelines Worksheet). The forms also can be accessed and downloaded from this Court's website at www. flcourts. org/ gen_ public/ family/ forms_ rules/ index. shtml. By amending the forms, we express no opinion as to their correctness or applicability. The amendments shall be effective immediately upon the release of this opinion.
It is so ordered.
CANADY, C.J., and PARIENTE, LEWIS, QUINCE, POLSTON, LABARGA, and PERRY, JJ., concur.
APPENDIX
INSTRUCTIONS FOR FLORIDA FAMILY LAW RULES OF PROCEDURE FORM 12.902(e), CHILD SUPPORT GUIDELINES WORKSHEET (01/12)
When should this form be used?
You should complete this worksheet if child support is being requested in your case. If you know the income of the other party, this worksheet should accompany your financial affidavit. If you do not know the other party's income, this form must be completed after the other party files his or her financial affidavit, and serves a copy on you.
This form should be typed or printed in black ink. You should file the original with the clerk of the circuit court in the county where your case is filed and keep a copy for your records.
What should I do next?
A copy of this form must be mailed or hand delivered to the other party in your case, if it is not served on him or her with your initial papers.
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. The words that are in “ bold underline ” in these instructions are defined there. For further information, see section 61.30, Florida Statutes.
Special notes ...
If you want to keep your address confidential because you are the victim of sexual battery, aggravated child abuse, aggravated stalking, harassment, aggravated battery, or domestic violence, do not enter the address, telephone, and fax information at the bottom of this form. Instead, file a Request for Confidential Filing of Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.980(h).
The chart below contains the guideline amounts that you should use when calculating child support. This amount is based on the number of children and the combined income of the parents, and it is divided between the parents in direct proportion to their income or earning capacity. From time to time, some of the amounts in the child support guidelines chart will change. Be sure you have the most recent version of the chart before using it.
Because the guidelines are based on monthly amounts, it may be necessary to convert some income and expense figures from other frequencies to monthly. You should do this as follows:
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦If payment is twice per month ¦Payment amount ¦x ¦2 ¦= ¦Monthly amount ¦ +----------------------------------+---------------+--+--+--+-----------------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------------------------------+---------------+--+--+--+-----------------¦ ¦If payment is every two weeks ¦Payment amount ¦x ¦26¦= ¦Yearly amount due¦ +----------------------------------+---------------+--+--+--+-----------------¦ ¦ ¦Yearly amount ¦÷ ¦12¦= ¦Monthly amount ¦ +----------------------------------+---------------+--+--+--+-----------------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------------------------------+---------------+--+--+--+-----------------¦ ¦If payment is weekly ¦Weekly amount ¦x ¦52¦= ¦Yearly amount due¦ +----------------------------------+---------------+--+--+--+-----------------¦ ¦ ¦Yearly amount ¦÷ ¦12¦= ¦Monthly amount ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
If you or the other parent request that the court award an amount that is different than the guideline amount, you must also complete and attach a Motion to Deviate from Child Support Guidelines, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.943.
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.
+------------------------------+ ¦CHILD SUPPORT GUIDELINES CHART¦ +------------------------------+
Combined Monthly Available One Two Three Four Five Six Income Child Children Children Children Children Children 850.00 202 257 259 262 265 268 900.00 213 302 305 309 312 315 950.00 224 347 351 355 359 363 1000.00 235 365 397 402 406 410 1050.00 246 382 443 448 453 458 1100.00 258 400 489 495 500 505 1150.00 269 417 522 541 547 553 1200.00 280 435 544 588 594 600 1250.00 290 451 565 634 641 648 1300.00 300 467 584 659 688 695 1350.00 310 482 603 681 735 743 1400.00 320 498 623 702 765 790 1450.00 330 513 642 724 789 838 1500.00 340 529 662 746 813 869 1550.00 350 544 681 768 836 895 1600.00 360 560 701 790 860 920 1650.00 370 575 720 812 884 945 1700.00 380 591 740 833 907 971 1750.00 390 606 759 855 931 996 1800.00 400 622 779 877 955 1022 1850.00 410 638 798 900 979 1048 1900.00 421 654 818 923 1004 1074 1950.00 431 670 839 946 1029 1101 2000.00 442 686 859 968 1054 1128 2050.00 452 702 879 991 1079 1154 2100.00 463 718 899 1014 1104 1181 2150.00 473 734 919 1037 1129 1207 2200.00 484 751 940 1060 1154 1234 2250.00 494 767 960 1082 1179 1261 2300.00 505 783 980 1105 1204 1287 2350.00 515 799 1000 1128 1229 1314 2400.00 526 815 1020 1151 1254 1340 2450.00 536 831 1041 1174 1279 1367 2500.00 547 847 1061 1196 1304 1394 2550.00 557 864 1081 1219 1329 1420 2600.00 568 880 1101 1242 1354 1447 2650.00 578 896 1121 1265 1379 1473 2700.00 588 912 1141 1287 1403 1500 2750.00 597 927 1160 1308 1426 1524 2800.00 607 941 1178 1328 1448 1549 2850.00 616 956 1197 1349 1471 1573 2900.00 626 971 1215 1370 1494 1598 2950.00 635 986 1234 1391 1517 1622 3000.00 644 1001 1252 1412 1540 1647
3050.00 654 1016 1271 1433 1563 1671 3100.00 663 1031 1289 1453 1586 1695 3150.00 673 1045 1308 1474 1608 1720 3200.00 682 1060 1327 1495 1631 1744 3250.00 691 1075 1345 1516 1654 1769 3300.00 701 1090 1364 1537 1677 1793 3350.00 710 1105 1382 1558 1700 1818 3400.00 720 1120 1401 1579 1723 1842 3450.00 729 1135 1419 1599 1745 1867 3500.00 738 1149 1438 1620 1768 1891 3550.00 748 1164 1456 1641 1791 1915 3600.00 757 1179 1475 1662 1814 1940 3650.00 767 1194 1493 1683 1837 1964 3700.00 776 1208 1503 1702 1857 1987 3750.00 784 1221 1520 1721 1878 2009 3800.00 793 1234 1536 1740 1899 2031 3850.00 802 1248 1553 1759 1920 2053 3900.00 811 1261 1570 1778 1940 2075 3950.00 819 1275 1587 1797 1961 2097 4000.00 828 1288 1603 1816 1982 2119 4050.00 837 1302 1620 1835 2002 2141 4100.00 846 1315 1637 1854 2023 2163 4150.00 854 1329 1654 1873 2044 2185 4200.00 863 1342 1670 1892 2064 2207 4250.00 872 1355 1687 1911 2085 2229 4300.00 881 1369 1704 1930 2106 2251 4350.00 889 1382 1721 1949 2127 2273 4400.00 898 1396 1737 1968 2147 2295 4450.00 907 1409 1754 1987 2168 2317 4500.00 916 1423 1771 2006 2189 2339 4550.00 924 1436 1788 2024 2209 2361 4600.00 933 1450 1804 2043 2230 2384 4650.00 942 1463 1821 2062 2251 2406 4700.00 951 1477 1838 2081 2271 2428 4750.00 959 1490 1855 2100 2292 2450 4800.00 968 1503 1871 2119 2313 2472 4850.00 977 1517 1888 2138 2334 2494 4900.00 986 1530 1905 2157 2354 2516 4950.00 993 1542 1927 2174 2372 2535 5000.00 1000 1551 1939 2188 2387 2551 5050.00 1006 1561 1952 2202 2402 2567 5100.00 1013 1571 1964 2215 2417 2583 5150.00 1019 1580 1976 2229 2432 2599 5200.00 1025 1590 1988 2243 2447 2615 5250.00 1032 1599 2000 2256 2462 2631 5300.00 1038 1609 2012 2270 2477 2647 5350.00 1045 1619 2024 2283 2492 2663 5400.00 1051 1628 2037 2297 2507 2679 5450.00 1057 1638 2049 2311 2522 2695 5500.00 1064 1647 2061 2324 2537 2711 5550.00 1070 1657 2073 2338 2552 2727 5600.00 1077 1667 2085 2352 2567 2743 5650.00 1083 1676 2097 2365 2582 2759 5700.00 1089 1686 2109 2379 2597 2775 5750.00 1096 1695 2122 2393 2612 2791 5800.00 1102 1705 2134 2406 2627 2807 5850.00 1107 1713 2144 2418 2639 2820 5900.00 1111 1721 2155 2429 2651 2833 5950.00 1116 1729 2165 2440 2663 2847 6000.00 1121 1737 2175 2451 2676 2860 6050.00 1126 1746 2185 2462 2688 2874 6100.00 1131 1754 2196 2473 2700 2887 6150.00 1136 1762 2206 2484 2712 2900 6200.00 1141 1770 2216 2495 2724 2914 6250.00 1145 1778 2227 2506 2737 2927 6300.00 1150 1786 2237 2517 2749 2941 6350.00 1155 1795 2247 2529 2761 2954 6400.00 1160 1803 2258 2540 2773 2967 6450.00 1165 1811 2268 2551 2785 2981
6500.00 1170 1819 2278 2562 2798 2994 6550.00 1175 1827 2288 2573 2810 3008 6600.00 1179 1835 2299 2584 2822 3021 6650.00 1184 1843 2309 2595 2834 3034 6700.00 1189 1850 2317 2604 2845 3045 6750.00 1193 1856 2325 2613 2854 3055 6800.00 1196 1862 2332 2621 2863 3064 6850.00 1200 1868 2340 2630 2872 3074 6900.00 1204 1873 2347 2639 2882 3084 6950.00 1208 1879 2355 2647 2891 3094 7000.00 1212 1885 2362 2656 2900 3103 7050.00 1216 1891 2370 2664 2909 3113 7100.00 1220 1897 2378 2673 2919 3123 7150.00 1224 1903 2385 2681 2928 3133 7200.00 1228 1909 2393 2690 2937 3142 7250.00 1232 1915 2400 2698 2946 3152 7300.00 1235 1921 2408 2707 2956 3162 7350.00 1239 1927 2415 2716 2965 3172 7400.00 1243 1933 2423 2724 2974 3181 7450.00 1247 1939 2430 2733 2983 3191 7500.00 1251 1945 2438 2741 2993 3201 7550.00 1255 1951 2446 2750 3002 3211 7600.00 1259 1957 2453 2758 3011 3220 7650.00 1263 1963 2461 2767 3020 3230 7700.00 1267 1969 2468 2775 3030 3240 7750.00 1271 1975 2476 2784 3039 3250 7800.00 1274 1981 2483 2792 3048 3259 7850.00 1278 1987 2491 2801 3057 3269 7900.00 1282 1992 2498 2810 3067 3279 7950.00 1286 1998 2506 2818 3076 3289 8000.00 1290 2004 2513 2827 3085 3298 8050.00 1294 2010 2521 2835 3094 3308 8100.00 1298 2016 2529 2844 3104 3318 8150.00 1302 2022 2536 2852 3113 3328 8200.00 1306 2028 2544 2861 3122 3337 8250.00 1310 2034 2551 2869 3131 3347 8300.00 1313 2040 2559 2878 3141 3357 8350.00 1317 2046 2566 2887 3150 3367 8400.00 1321 2052 2574 2895 3159 3376 8450.00 1325 2058 2581 2904 3168 3386 8500.00 1329 2064 2589 2912 3178 3396 8550.00 1333 2070 2597 2921 3187 3406 8600.00 1337 2076 2604 2929 3196 3415 8650.00 1341 2082 2612 2938 3205 3425 8700.00 1345 2088 2619 2946 3215 3435 8750.00 1349 2094 2627 2955 3224 3445 8800.00 1352 2100 2634 2963 3233 3454 8850.00 1356 2106 2642 2972 3242 3464 8900.00 1360 2111 2649 2981 3252 3474 8950.00 1364 2117 2657 2989 3261 3484 9000.00 1368 2123 2664 2998 3270 3493 9050.00 1372 2129 2672 3006 3279 3503 9100.00 1376 2135 2680 3015 3289 3513 9150.00 1380 2141 2687 3023 3298 3523 9200.00 1384 2147 2695 3032 3307 3532 9250.00 1388 2153 2702 3040 3316 3542 9300.00 1391 2159 2710 3049 3326 3552 9350.00 1395 2165 2717 3058 3335 3562 9400.00 1399 2171 2725 3066 3344 3571 9450.00 1403 2177 2732 3075 3353 3581 9500.00 1407 2183 2740 3083 3363 3591 9550.00 1411 2189 2748 3092 3372 3601 9600.00 1415 2195 2755 3100 3381 3610 9650.00 1419 2201 2763 3109 3390 3620 9700.00 1422 2206 2767 3115 3396 3628 9750.00 1425 2210 2772 3121 3402 3634 9800.00 1427 2213 2776 3126 3408 3641 9850.00 1430 2217 2781 3132 3414 3647 9900.00 1432 2221 2786 3137 3420 3653 9950.00 1435 2225 2791 3143 3426 3659 10000.00 1437 2228 2795 3148 3432 3666
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR FLORIDA FAMILY LAW RULES OF PROCEDURE FORM 12.932, CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE WITH MANDATORY DISCLOSURE (01/12)
When should this form be used?
Mandatory disclosure requires each party in a dissolution of marriage case to provide the other party with certain financial information and documents. These documents must be provided by mail or hand delivery to the other party within 45 days of service of the petition for dissolution of marriage or supplemental petition for modification on the respondent. The mandatory disclosure rule applies to all original and supplemental dissolution of marriage cases, except simplified dissolution of marriage cases and cases where the respondent is served by constructive service and does not answer. You should use this form to notify the court and the other party that you have complied with the mandatory disclosure rule.
Each party must provide the other party with the documents listed in section 2 of this form if the relief being sought is permanent regardless of whether it is an initial or supplemental proceeding. ONLY THE ORIGINAL OF THE COMPLETED FORM IS FILED WITH THE COURT. EXCEPT FOR THE FINANCIAL AFFIDAVIT AND CHILD SUPPORT GUIDELINES WORKSHEET, NO DOCUMENTS SHALL BE FILED IN THE COURT FILE WITHOUT A PRIOR COURT ORDER. THE DOCUMENTS LISTED ON THE FORM ARE TO BE GIVEN TO THE OTHER PARTY. If your individual gross annual income is under $50,000, you should complete the Family Law Financial Affidavit (Short Form), Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.902(b). If your individual gross annual income is $50,000 or more, you should complete the Family Law Financial Affidavit, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.902(c).
In addition, there are separate mandatory disclosure requirements that apply to temporary financial hearings, which are listed in section 1 of this form. The party seeking temporary financial relief must serve these documents on the other party with the notice of temporary financial hearing. The responding party must either deliver the required documents to the party seeking temporary relief on or before 5:00 p.m., 2 business days before the hearing on temporary relief, or mail (postmark) them to the other party seeking temporary relief 7 days before the hearing on temporary financial relief. Any documents that have already been served under the requirements for temporary or initial proceedings, do not need to be reserved again in the same proceeding. If a supplemental petition is filed, seeking modification, then the mandatory disclosure requirements begin again.
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 case is filed and keep a copy for your records. A copy of this form must be mailed or hand delivered to any other party in your case.
What should I do next?
After you have provided the other party all of the financial information and documents and have filed this form certifying that you have complied with this rule, you are under a continuing duty to promptly give the other party any information or documents that change your financial status or that make the information already provided inaccurate. You should not file with the clerk any of the documents listed in the certificate of compliance other than the financial affidavit and child support guidelines worksheet. Refer to the instructions regarding the petition in your case to determine how you should proceed after filing this form.
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 12.285, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure.
Special notes ...
You may provide copies of required documents; however, the originals must be produced for inspection if the other party requests to see them.
Although the financial affidavits are based on individual gross income, either party may ask the other party to complete the Family Law Financial Affidavit, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.902(c), by serving the appropriate interrogatory form. (See Standard Family Law Interrogatories, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.930(b) (original proceedings) or (c) (modification proceedings)).
Any portion of the mandatory disclosure rule may be modified by order of the judge or agreement of the parties. Therefore, you and your spouse may agree that you will not require each other to produce the documents required under the mandatory disclosure rule. This exception does not apply to the Financial Affidavit, Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.902(b) or (c), which is required in all cases and cannot be waived.
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.