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FORM 12.903(d)

ANSWER TO COUNTERPETITION

(02/18)

When should this form be used?

This form should be used by a petitioner to respond to the respondent’s counterpetition. You should

use this form to admit or deny the allegations contained in the counterpetition.

This form should be typed or printed in black ink. After completing this form, you should sign the form

before a notary public or deputy clerk. You should file the original with the clerk of the circuit court in

the county where the case is filed and keep a copy for your records.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING E-FILING

The Florida Rules of Judicial Administration now require that all petitions, pleadings, and documents be

filed electronically except in certain circumstances. Self-represented litigants may file petitions or other

pleadings or documents electronically; however, they are not required to do so. If you choose to file

your pleadings or other documents electronically, you must do so in accordance with Florida Rule of

Judicial Administration 2.525, and you must follow the procedures of the judicial circuit in which you file.

The rules and procedures should be carefully read and followed.

What should I do next?

You have 20 days to answer after being served with the other party’s counterpetition. A copy of this form

must be mailed, e-mailed, or hand delivered to the other party.

To proceed with your case, you should refer to the instructions to your petition regarding setting a case

for trial under UNCONTESTED and CONTESTED.

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.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING E-SERVICE ELECTION

After the initial service of process of the petition or supplemental petition by the Sheriff or certified

process server, the Florida Rules of Judicial Administration now require that all documents required or

permitted to be served on the other party must be served by electronic mail (e-mail) except in certain

circumstances. You must strictly comply with the format requirements set forth in the Rules of Judicial

Instructions for Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.903(d), Answer to Counterpetition (02/18)

Administration. If you elect to participate in electronic service, which means serving or receiving

pleadings by electronic mail (e-mail), or through the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal, you must review Florida

Rule of Judicial Administration 2.516. You may find this rule at www.flcourts.org through the link to the

Rules of Judicial Administration provided under either Family Law Forms: Getting Started, or Rules of Court

in the A-Z Topical Index.

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 e-mail, 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.

Special notes...

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.

Instructions for Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.903(d), Answer to Counterpetition (02/18)

_______________________________________________

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,

IN AND FOR COUNTY, FLORIDA

Case No.:

Division:

In re: The Marriage of:

_________________________________ ,

Petitioner/Counter-Respondent,

and

_________________________________,

Respondent/Counter-Petitioner.

ANSWER TO COUNTERPETITION

I, {full legal name} , Petitioner/Counter-Respondent, being sworn,

certify that the following information is true:

1. I agree with Respondent as to the allegations raised in the following numbered paragraphs in the

Counterpetition and, therefore, admit those allegations: {indicate section and paragraph number}

2. I disagree with Respondent as to the allegations raised in the following numbered paragraphs in

the Counterpetition and, therefore, deny those allegations: {indicate section and paragraph

number}

3. I

am currently unable to admit or deny the following paragraphs due to lack of information:

{indicate section and paragraph number} _____________________

I certify that a copy of this document was _____ mailed _____ faxed and mailed _____ e-mailed

_____hand-delivered to the person(s) listed below on {date} ____________________________.

Respondent/Counter-Petitioner or his/her attorney:

Name:

Address:

City, State, Zip:

Fax Number:

Designated E-mail Address(es):______________________

Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.903(d), Answer to Counterpetition (02/18)

_____________________________________________

_______

I understand that I am swearing or affirming under oath to the truthfulness of the claims made in this

answer and that the punishment for knowingly making a false statement includes fines and/or

imprisonment.

Dated:_______________

STATE OF FLORIDA

COUNTY OF

Signature of Petitioner/Counter-Respondent

Printed Name:

Address:

City, State, Zip:

Telephone Number:

Fax Number:

Designated E-mail Address(es): ___________________

Sworn to or affirmed and signed before me on by .

NOTARY PUBLIC or DEPUTY CLERK

[Print, type, or stamp commissioned name of notary or

clerk.]

_ Personally known

_ Produced identification

Type of identification produced

IF A NONLAWYER HELPED YOU FILL OUT THIS FORM, HE/SHE MUST FILL IN THE BLANKS BELOW:

[fill in all blanks] This form was prepared for the Petitioner/Counter-Respondent

This form was completed with the assistance of:

{name of individual} __________________________________________________________________,

{name of business} ___________________________________________________________________,

{address} _________________________________________________,

{city} ____________,{state} ___,{zip code}_____________, {telephone number}________________.

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