Representing Yourself in Court
Self-represented citizens need to follow the same rules and file the same forms as attorneys.
Basic information for representing yourself
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- Administrative Orders
- Case Progression Checklists
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- General Information
- Locally Approved Individual Forms
- Pasco County Specific Checklists and Forms
- Related Internet Sites
- Sixth Judicial Circuit Pro Se Committees
Virtual Court Hearings:
General Information:
- Courts Information and Resource Center - Pinellas County
- Courts Information and Resource Center - Pasco County
- Commonly Asked Questions on Divorce without Children
- Commonly Asked Questions on Divorce with Children
- Family Law Division: Additional information that may be of some assistance
- Florida Courts Help App.
- Instructional Videos Produced by the Pinellas County Clerk of Court
- Law Library
Children Related Issues:
- Required Courses for Parents
- Chapter 61
- Chapter 742
- Income Deduction Order (IDO) 12.996 (a)
- Income Withholding - Instructions for Support Order
- Income Withholding Order (IWO) for Support
- Notice of Filing Return Receipt - 12.996 (c)
- Parenting Plans (Form 12.995(a) - bottom of the page)
- Response by Parent Coordinator Rule 12.984
- Temporary Custody Chapter 751 - Form 12.970
Related Internet Sites:
- Florida Family Law Forms on line
- Florida Statutes on line
- Parent Education and Family Stabilization Courses
- Self Help Centers
Case Progression Checklists:
Select a checklist that best fits your situation, then go to related web sites above and/or locally approved forms below and down load the applicable family law forms for your case. Forms below are in PDF format.
Pasco County Specific Checklists and Forms:
- Case Progress Checklist Dissolution/Children & Disso w/Children and Relocation
- Checklist - Supplemental
Locally Approved Individual Forms:
- Income Withholding - Approval of Income Withholding Support Order
- Instructions and Joint Petition to Determine Paternity
- Supplemental Petition to Establish Parenting Plan in a case to which the Department of Revenue (DOR) is a party
- Supplemental Petition to Establish Parenting Plan Instructions
General Magistrate, St. Petersburg: |
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1. | Order of Referral (required for every type of hearing). | ||
2. | Notice of Hearing (to be used for hearings except final hearings). | ||
3. | Motion for and Order Setting Nonjury Trial/Final Hearing (to be used for final hearings only). | ||
4. | Notice of Hearing Before Child Support Hearing Officer (can be used when the hearing concerns issues related only to child support if the Department of Revenue is not a party to the case; an Order of Referral need not be entered if this form is used). | ||
Child Support Hearing Officer (for DOR/Title IV-D cases), St. Petersburg: |
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Child Support Hearing Officer (for DOR/Title IV-D cases), Pasco (New Port Richey and Dade City): |
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Sixth Judicial Circuit Pro Se Committees:
- Pro
Se Advisory Committee - Pasco & Pinellas Counties
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