Family Law

In Pasco and Pinellas counties, there is a separate Family Law Division to handle all domestic violence restraining orders, divorces, child support issues, parental responsibility/visitation issues, name changes, adoptions and all juvenile matters. 

 

Most documents are in pdf format.

 

• What is a Parenting Plan?
• If you are an unrepresented litigant (pro se) please also check out the forms and information available on our “Representing Yourself in Family Court” page.

 

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• Judicial Assignments for the Family Law Division
  

• How to Receive a Hearing before the St. Petersburg General Magistrate (for Self-Represented Parties)

 

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Procedural Requirements:

• Parent Education and Family Stabilization Course Providers
  (required by statute in any divorce with children case or any paternity case involving issues of parental responsibility)
  Related Forms:
• Pasco Only
  • Order on Temporary Matters
  • Temporary Relief Hearing Memorandum

General Information:

• Child Support Issues:

  • Child Support Enforcement
    • Child Support Income Deduction Order Information Sheet
    • What happens if my child has reached 18 and is still in school or otherwise dependent? How can I continue to receive child support?
    • Instructions for setting hearings on Florida Department of Revenue Child Support Enforcement Cases

• Mediation
  
  • Administrative Order 2011-006
  • Affidavit Re: Objection to Referral to Family Mediator
  • Related Forms:
    • Affidavit of Income for Purposes of Establishing Mediation Fees
    • Family Law Financial Affidavit Short Form (incomes < $50,000.00 per year)
    • Family Law Financial Affidavit Long Form (incomes > $50,000.00 per year)
• Law Library

 

Telephone Numbers and Addresses:

• Courthouse address and telephone number list

Visitation & Parental Responsibility:

• In Department of Revenue Child Support Enforcement cases, why is visitation not ordered at the same time I am ordered to pay child support and what do I have to do to obtain visitation?
• Information about Visitation Centers

 

Related Forms:

For Pinellas County:

• The Toby Center: Order for Supervised Visitation
• The Toby Center: Order for Monitored Exchange

Legal Clinics available to low income self-represented litigants:

• Bay Area Legal Services
• Community Law Program
• Pro Se Assistance Programs

Miscellaneous Information:

• Pointers for Service by Publication or Posting in Divorce Actions
• Family Law Forms
• CASA Website
• Hope Villages of America

Links to other useful information:

• Community Resources
• Pinellas County Forms
• Pinellas/Pasco links
• Florida Courts Help App.
• Florida Department of Revenue Child Support Enforcement
• Florida State Courts
• Pinellas County Clerk of Court
• Pinellas County Resource Manual

• Pasco County Resource Manual

 

 

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Unified Family Court - Pinellas County

The Sixth Judicial Circuit Unified Family Court in Pinellas County is made up of 4 Judges, one General Magistrate, a behavioral evaluations program, and a juvenile arbitration program. All juvenile delinquency cases are heard in the Unified Family Court, as well as all dependency cases, all adoptions of minors other than stepparent or relative adoptions, all termination of parental rights, all section 751 temporary custody cases, all judicial waiver of parental notice of termination of pregnancy cases, all removal of disabilities of nonage and other family cases (dissolution, paternity, domestic violence etc…) that have an underlying pending case being heard in the Unified Family Court. The Unified Family Court looks to coordinate multiple cases involving the same family and have them all heard before the same judge. The Unified Family Court is located at the Pinellas County Justice Center 14250 49th Street North in Clearwater.

Please direct inquiries to:

Unified Family Court
Gina Jeffrey, Staff Director
14250 49th Street North
Clearwater, FL
(727) 464-7961

 

Unified Family Court - Pasco County

Unified family court is a fully integrated comprehensive approach to handling all cases involving dependent children and families, while at the same time resolving family disputes in a fair, timely, efficient, and cost effective manner. The Unified Family Court looks to coordinate multiple cases involving the same family and have them all heard before the same judge.

 

Please direct inquiries to one of the two locations below:

Unified Family Court
West Pasco Judicial Center, 7530 Little Rd, Suite 201, New Port Richey, FL 34654
(727) 847-2411 ext. 8889

or

Unified Family Court
Robert D. Sumner Judicial Center, 38053 Live Oak Avenue, Suite 124,  Dade City, FL 33523
(352) 523-2411 ext. 4800