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INSTRUCTIONS FOR FLORIDA SUPREME COURT APPROVED FAMILY LAW FORM
12.983(d),
ANSWER TO COUNTERPETITION (11/15)
When should this form be used?
This form may be used by a petitioner to respond to the respondent’s counterpetition in a paternity case.
You may use this form to admit or deny the allegations contained in the respondent’s 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 then file the original with the clerk of the circuit court
in the county where the petition was 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.
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
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.
What should I do next?
Instructions for Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.983(d), Answer to Counterpetition (11/15)
A copy of this form must be mailed, e-mailed, or hand-delivered to the other party in your case.
If the respondent has denied that the person named in the petition is the father of the child(ren) and
requested a scientific paternity test, you must now wait until the test is complete. You should then
proceed according to the instructions in Petition to Determine Paternity and for Related Relief, Florida
Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.983(a).
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.
For further information, see chapter 742, Florida Statutes.
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 12.983(d), Answer to Counterpetition (11/15)
___________________________________________
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE _______________________ JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,
IN AND FOR ________________________ COUNTY, FLORIDA
Case No.: _____________________________
Division:
_______________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________,
Petitioner/Counterrespondent,
and
__________________________________,
Respondent/Counterpetitioner.
ANSWER TO COUNTERPETITION
I, {full legal name} _____________________________________________________________________,
Petitioner/Counterrespondent, being sworn, certify that the following information is true:
l. I agree with Petitioner as to the allegations raised in the following numbered paragraphs in the
Petition and, therefore, admit those allegations: {indicate section and paragraph number}
__________________________________________________________________________.
2. I disagree with Petitioner as to the allegations raised in the following numbered paragraphs in
the Petition and, therefore, deny those issues: {indicate section and paragraph number}
__________________________________________________________________________.
3. I currently am 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 or his/her attorney:
Name: _____________________________________
Address: ___________________________________
City, State, Zip: ______________________________
Fax Number: _______________________________
Designated E-mail Address(es): ________________
Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.983(d), Answer to Counterpetition (11/15)
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
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 Party
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 _________________________
Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.983(d), Answer to Counterpetition (11/15)
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: {choose only one} ( ) Petitioner ( ) Respondent.
This form was completed with the assistance of:
{name of individual} ___________________________________________________________________,
{name of business} ____________________________________________________________________,
{address} ____________________________________________________________________________,
{city} ____________________, {state} _____, {zip code} __________, {telephone number} ____________.
Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.983(d), Answer to Counterpetition (11/15)
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