INSTRUCTIONS FOR FLORIDA SUPREME COURT APPROVED FAMILY LAW
FORM 12.940(d),
MOTION TO MODIFY OR DISSOLVE TEMPORARY INJUNCTION (11/15)
When should this form be used?
If a temporary injunction, either ex parte or after a hearing, has been entered against you, you may use
this form to ask the court to modify or dissolve that injunction. This motion should not be used to
dissolve a Temporary Injunction for Protection Against Domestic Violence.
This form should be typed or printed in black ink. After completing this form, you should file the original
with the clerk of the circuit court in the county where the injunction was entered and keep a copy for
your records. You should ask the clerk to process your motion through their emergency procedures. A
hearing will be held within 5 working days. You should ask for the date and time of your hearing and
should file Notice of Hearing (General), Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.923 or
other appropriate notice of hearing form, and send a copy to the otherparty.
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 andfollowed.
What should I do next?
A copy of this form must be mailed, e-mailed, or hand delivered to the other party, along with a notice of
hearing.
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 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
Instructions for Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.940(d), Motion to Modify or Dissolve
Temporary Injunction (11/15)