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
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 Administration2.516.
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. Words in bold underline in these instructions are defined there. For further
information, see chapter 61, Florida Statutes, rule 12.285, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, and rule
1.610, Florida Rules of Civil Procedure.
Special notes
If you use paragraph 1.c. of this form to ask the court to enter a temporary injunction, the court may
require you to post a bond.
With this form you must also file the following, if not already filed:
Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) Affidavit, Florida Supreme
Court Approved Family Law Form 12.902(d), if this case involves a minor or dependent child(ren).
Notice of Social Security Number, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.902(j).
Child Support Guidelines Worksheet, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.902(e), if
you are asking that temporary child support be ordered. (If you do not know the other party’s
income, you may file this worksheet as soon as a copy of his or her financial affidavit has been
served on you.)
The parties seeking relief shall serve a financial affidavit (Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form
12.902 (b) or (c)) and certificate of compliance (Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.932) with
the notice of hearing on the motion for temporary support and time-sharing.
Parenting Plan… If you have reached an agreement on either a temporary Parenting Plan or time-sharing
schedule, either one of the following proposed temporary Parenting Plans or a time-sharing schedule,
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nstructions for Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.947(a), Motion for Temporary
Support, Time-Sharing, andOther Relief With Dependent or Minor Child(ren)(11/15)