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INSTRUCTIONS FOR FLORIDA FAMILY LAW RULES OF PROCEDURE FORM
12.900(g), AGREEMENT LIMITING REPRESENTATION (09/12)
When should this form be used?
This form should be used as a “rider” or supplemental agreement, in addition to an Attorney-Client fee
agreement, between the attorney and client when the attorney is making a limited appearance under
Rules Regulating Florida Bar 4-1.2(c), 4-4.2(b), and 4-4.3(b) and Florida Family Law Rule of Procedure
12.040. A limited appearance means the attorney is not handling the whole case for the client, but is
only being retained to do a specific part of the case.
Where can I look for more information?
See Rules Reg. Fla. Bar 4-1.2(c), 4-4.2(b), and 4-4.3(b) and Florida Family Law Rule of Procedure 12.040.
Instructions for Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.900(g), Agreement Limiting Representation (09/12)
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AGREEMENT LIMITING REPRESENTATION
(This agreement is supplemental to the Attorney-Client fee agreement and is limited to addressing the
consequences of Limited Legal Representation by an attorney in Florida)
TO THE CLIENT: THIS IS A LEGALLY BINDING CONTRACT. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY AND MAKE
CERTAIN THAT YOU UNDERSTAND ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. YOU MAY TAKE THIS
CONTRACT HOME WITH YOU, REVIEW IT WITH ANOTHER ATTORNEY IF YOU WISH, AND ASK ANY
QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE BEFORE SIGNING.
EMPLOYMENT OF AN ATTORNEY FOR LIMITED REPRESENTATION REQUIRES THAT THE ATTORNEY AND
CLIENT CAREFULLY AND THOROUGHLY REVIEW THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES EACH WILL ASSUME.
ANY LIMITED REPRESENTATION AGREEMENT SHOULD DESRIE, IN DET!IL, THE !TTORNEY’S DUTIES IN
THE LIENT’S INDIVIDU!L !SE.
1. SERVICES/LIMITED SCOPE OF REPRESENTATION: Client, {name} ______________________,
employs Attorney, {name} _______________________________________________to provide
representation only in the limited matter(s) described as follows:
2. COMPLIANCE WITH CHAPTER 4 OF THE RULES REGULATING THE FLORIDA BAR: Although legal
assistance is limited, an attorney-client relationship exists, and the client is entitled to the standards
of professional responsibility established by Chapter 4 of the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar,
including confidentiality, competence, and diligence.
3. COMPLIANCE WITH FLORIDA FAMILY LAW RULE OF PROCEDURE 12.040: An Attorney hired to
provide limited representation in court must comply with Florida Family Law Rule of Procedure
12.040, as follows:
a. The attorney will file with the court a Notice of Limited Appearance, Florida Family Law Rules of
Procedure Form 12.900(b), signed by the client, specifically limiting the attorney's appearance to
the particular proceeding or matter in which the attorney appears.
b. If the attorney seeks to withdraw from representation before the conclusion of a limited
appearance, the attorney must:
(1) File a motion with the court setting forth the reasons and serve that motion on the client
and interested persons, and
(2) Obtain approval of the court.
c. At the conclusion of the proceeding or matter, the attorney’s role terminates without the
necessity of leave of court, on the attorney filing Termination of Limited Appearance, Florida
Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.900(d). The notice shall include the names and last
known addresses of the person(s) represented by the withdrawing attorney.
d. THE LIENT IS !DVISED TH!T !NY OJETION TO THE !TTORNEY’S “TERMIN!TION OF LIMITED
!PPE!R!NE” MUST E M!DE IN WRITING Y THE LIENT Y PROVIDING THE JUDGE, THE
ATTORNEY, AND EACH OTHER INTERESTED PERSON (OR THEIR ATTORNEY) A COPY AND FILING
THE ORIGINAL WITH THE CLERK OF COURT.
Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.900(g), Agreement Limiting Representation (09/12)
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4. ADDITIONAL SERVICES/REPRESENTATION: The attorney and client may later determine that the
attorney should provide additional limited services or assume full representation. The attorney may
decline to provide additional services.
a. If the attorney agrees to provide additional services, those additional services should be
specifically listed in an amendment to this agreement, signed and dated by both the attorney
and the client.
b. If the attorney and client agree that the attorney shall serve as the client's attorney of record on
all matters related to handling the client’s case, the client and the attorney should indicate that
agreement in an amendment to this agreement, signed and dated by both the attorney and the
client.
c. In either case, additional compliance with the notice requirement of Rule 12.040 will be
required by the attorney.
d. THE ATTORNEY AND THE CLIENT SHOULD NOT RELY ON VERBAL DISCUSSIONS OR VERBAL
!GREEMENTS WHEN H!NGING THE TERMS OF THE !TTORNEY’S RESPONSIILITY FOR
REPRESENTATION.
5. !TTORNEYS’ FEES AND COURT COSTS: The attorney and the client have made a separate
agreement in writing as to payment of attorneys’ fees and all costs associated with the case and the
attorney’s representation.
BY SIGNING THIS AGREEMENT YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE CAREFULLY READ AND FULLY
UNDERSTAND ALL OF THE FOREGOING TERMS, AND YOU INTEND TO BE LEGALLY BOUND BY THEM.
Attorney
Name: __________________________
Address: _________________________
City, State, Zip: ___________________
Telephone Number: ________________
E-mail Address(es):__________________
Florida Bar Number: ________________
Date: __________________________
Client
Name: __________________________
Address: _________________________
City, State, Zip: ____________________
Telephone Number: ________________
E-mail Address(es):__________________
Date: __________________________
I HAVE BEEN PROVIDED A FULLY EXECUTED COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT LIMITING REPRESENTATION
Client
Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.900(g), Agreement Limiting Representation (09/12)
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