Instructions for Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.902(e), Child Support Guidelines Worksheet (11/20)
SELF-REPRESENTED LITIGANTS MAY SERVE DOCUMENTS BY E-MAIL; HOWEVER, THEY ARE NOT
REQUIRED TO DO SO. If a self-represented litigant elects to serve and receive documents by email, the
procedures must always be followed once the initial election is made.
To serve and receive documents by e-mail, you must designate your e-mail addresses by using the
Designation of Current Mailing and E-mail Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form
12.915, and you must provide your e-mail address on each form on which your signature appears.
Please CAREFULLY read the rules and instructions for: Certificate of Service (General), Florida Supreme
Court Approved Family Law Form 12.914; Designation of Current Mailing and E-mail Address, Florida
Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915; and Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.516.
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 have been found by a judge to be 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 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.
