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Family Law

Find family law resources, forms, court procedures, child support information, mediation resources, visitation guidance, and Unified Family Court contacts for Pasco and Pinellas counties.

The Sixth Judicial Circuit Family Law Division handles matters involving divorce, child support, parental responsibility and visitation, domestic violence injunctions, adoptions, name changes, juvenile matters, and related family court proceedings in Pasco and Pinellas counties.

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Select a category below to jump directly to detailed procedural requirements, related forms, directories, or specialized court units on this page.

Requirements & Disclosures
Review child stabilization course providers, initial case disclosures, and mandatory financial affidavits.
Child Support & Visitation
Access child support collection tools, parenting plan materials, and supervised visitation orders.
Mediation & Legal Clinics
Find dispute resolution forms, low-income legal clinic schedules, and public libraries.
Unified Family Court (UFC)
Review cross-case coordination policies for multi-jurisdictional juvenile and domestic family cases.

Procedural Requirements & General Case Information

General-information documents and division-specific procedures for parties and counsel.

Initial Resources & Assignments

What is a Parenting Plan?
Judicial Assignments for the Family Law Division
How to Receive a Hearing before the St. Petersburg General Magistrate (for Self-Represented Parties)
Parent Education and Family Stabilization Course Providers

Pasco County Only Procedures

Order on Temporary Matters
Temporary Relief Hearing Memorandum

Unified Family Court (UFC)

The UFC coordinates related family and juvenile cases across the circuit so that one team of judicial officers can resolve multi-jurisdictional matters consistently.

Unified Family Court in 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 in 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:

Unified Family Court
West Pasco Judicial Center
7530 Little Rd, Suite 201, New Port Richey, FL 34654
(727) 847-8135 ext. 8889
Unified Family Court
Robert D. Sumner Judicial Center
38053 Live Oak Avenue, Suite 124, Dade City, FL 33523
(727) 847-8135 ext. 4800

Need Additional Family Law Assistance?

Whether you are seeking forms, child support information, visitation resources, mediation services, or court contact information, additional help is available.

Pasco Legal Resource Center
Pinellas Self-Help Center
Florida Courts Help Portal
Child Support Enforcement

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