Instructions for Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.980(g), Supplemental Affidavit in Support of
Petition for Injunction for Protection Against Domestic, Repeat, Dating, or Sexual Violence, or Stalking (11/15)
INSTRUCTIONS FOR FLORIDA SUPREME COURT APPROVED FAMILY LAW
FORM 12.980(g)
SUPPLEMENTAL AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF PETITION FOR INJUNCTION
FOR PROTECTION AGAINST DOMESTIC, REPEAT, DATING, OR SEXUAL
VIOLENCE, OR STALKING (11/15)
When should this form be used?
You may use this form if your Petition for Injunction for Protection Against Domestic Violence, Florida
Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.980(a), your Petition for Injunction for Protection Against
Repeat Violence, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.980(f), your Petition for
Injunction for Protection Against Dating Violence, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form
12.980(n), your Petition for Injunction for Protection Against Sexual Violence, Florida Supreme Court
Approved Family Law Form 12.890(q), or your Petition for Injunction for Protection Against Stalking,
Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.980(t), was denied by the judge.
You should use this supplemental affidavit to add facts or clarify the facts you wrote in your original
petition.
For a domestic violence case, you should include facts that establish that you have been a victim of
violence or are in imminent danger of becoming a victim of violence from the respondent.
For a repeat violence case, you should include facts that establish that you or a member of your immediate
family have or has been a victim of at least two prior incidents of violence, that one of those incidents
occurred within the last six months and that there is an immediate and present risk of danger to you or
a member of your immediate family.
For a dating violence case, you should include fact that establish that you have been a victim of violence
or are in imminent danger of becoming a victim of violence from the respondent who is an individual with
whom you have or have had a continuing and significant relationship of a romantic or intimate nature, to
be determined by consideration of such facts as: whether the dating relationship existed within the past
six months; whether the nature of the relationship included an expectation of affection or sexual
involvement; and whether the frequency and type of interaction between you and the individual included
involvement over time and on a continued basis. Dating violence does not include violence in a casual
acquaintanceship or violence between individuals who have only engaged in ordinary fraternization in a
business or social context.
For a sexual violence case, you should include facts that establish that you are a victim of sexual violence
or the parent of a minor child living at home who is a victim of sexual violence, and that you have reported
the sexual violence to law enforcement and are cooperating in the criminal proceeding if there is one. If
the respondent was in state prison for sexual violence against you or the minor child and the respondent
is out of prison or is getting out within 90 days of the petition, include that information in your
supplemental affidavit, along with a copy of the notice of inmate release.
For a stalking case, you should include facts that establish that you are either a victim of stalking or
cyberstalking, or that you are the parent or legal guardian of a minor child living at home who is a victim
of stalking or cyberstalking. The facts must establish that stalking exists in order for the judge to order a
