RE: TITLE IV-D CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT

Effective January 1, 1997, Circuit Civil Section 99 was abolished and random assignment of Title IV-D Child Support Enforcement cases was instituted; and
In order to continue such assignments and in order to establish other procedures for handling such cases, it is

ORDERED:
1. The Section 99 designation in all Title IV-D child support and UFISA actions,
whether closed, reopened, or pending, shall be abolished.
2. All Title IV-D child support and UFISA actions shall be randomly assigned in the same manner as any other family law action; that is, to an individual family law section.
3. Upon the filing of a Petition, the legal services providers for the Department of Revenue shall be responsible for identifying for the Clerk of the Circuit Court whether the case should be assigned to a North or South county family law judicial section. The assignment to North or South County shall be based on the zip code of the individual Petitioner.
4. Each Child Support Hearing Officer is vested with the authority to establish all procedures for his or her office, including the scheduling of cases and the preparation of court orders. This provision should be construed consistent with the current court personnel rules that govern hearing officers' obligations as court employees.

Administrative Orders PI-CIR-96-101 and 99-75 are hereby rescinded.

DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, this 4th day of January, 2000.

/s/_______________________________
Anthony Rondolino, Acting Chief Judge