In re Amendments to the Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure

Summary

The Florida Supreme Court approved amendments to Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Forms 12.902(e), the Child Support Guidelines Worksheet, and 12.996(a), the Income Deduction Order for non-Title IV-D cases. The amendments implemented statutory changes concerning child support calculations, substantial time-sharing, and child-support reduction or termination schedules, with effective dates of October 1, 2010, and January 1, 2011.

Holdings

1. The court amended Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Forms 12.902(e), Child Support Guidelines Worksheet, and 12.996(a), Income Deduction Order (Non-Title IV-D Case), as reflected in the appendix.
2. The amendments to Form 12.902(e) take effect on January 1, 2011, at 12:01 a.m., and the amendments to Form 12.996(a) take effect on October 1, 2010, at 12:01 a.m.
3. Because the amendments were not published for comment before adoption, interested persons were given sixty days from the date of the opinion to file comments with the court.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the Supreme Court of Florida should amend Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Forms 12.902(e) and 12.996(a) to implement chapter 2010-199, sections 3 and 5, Laws of Florida.
2. When the amended forms should take effect and whether interested persons should be permitted to submit post-adoption comments.

Disposition

approved