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INSTRUCTIONS FOR FLORIDA SUPREME COURT APPROVED FAMILY

LAW FORM 12.905(a),

SUPPLEMENTAL PETITION TO MODIFY PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY,

VISITATION OR PARENTING PLAN/ TIME–SHARING SCHEDULE AND

OTHER RELIEF (12/10)

When should this form be used?

This form should be used when you are asking the court to change the current parental

responsibility, visitation, and/or Parenting Plan/time-sharing schedule. A determination of parental

responsibility, a Parenting Plan and a time-sharing schedule may not be modified without a showing

of a substantial, material, and unanticipated change in circumstances and a determination that the

modification is in the best interests of the child(ren).

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 file this form in the county where the

original order or judgment was entered. If the order or judgment was entered in another state, or if

the child(ren) live(s) in another state, you should speak with an attorney about where to file this

form. You should file the original with the clerk of the circuit court and keep a copy for your

records.

What should I do next?

For your case to proceed, you must properly notify the other party in your case of the supplemental

petition. If you know where he or she lives, you should use personal service. If you absolutely do

not know where he or she lives, you may use constructive service. You may also be able to use

constructive service if the other party resides in another state or country. However, if constructive

service is used, other than granting a dissolution of marriage, the court may only grant limited relief.

For more information on constructive service, see Notice of Action for Dissolution of Marriage,

Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.913(a), and Affidavit of Diligent Search and

Inquiry, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.913(b). If the other party is in the military

service of the United States, additional steps for service may be required. See, for example,

Memorandum for Certificate of Military Service, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form

12.912(a). In sum, the law regarding constructive service and service on an individual in the military

service is very complex and you may wish to consult an attorney regarding these issues.

If personal service is used, the other party has 20 days to answer after being served with your

supplemental petition. Your case will then generally proceed in one of the following three ways:

DEFAULT... If after 20 days, no answer has been filed, you may file a Motion for Default, Florida

Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.922(a), with the clerk of court. Then, if you have filed

Instructions for Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.905(a), Supplemental Petition to Modify

Parental Responsibility, Visitation, or Parenting Plan/Time-Sharing Schedule and Other Relief (12/10)

all of the required papers, you may call the clerk, family law intake staff, or judicial assistant to set

a final hearing. You must notify the other party of the hearing by using a Notice of Hearing

(General), Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.923, or other appropriate notice of

hearing form.

UNCONTESTED... If the respondent files an answer that agrees with everything in your

supplemental petition or an answer and waiver, and you have complied with mandatory disclosure

and filed all of the required papers, you may call the clerk, family law intake staff, or judicial

assistant to set a final hearing. You must notify the other party of the hearing by using a Notice of

Hearing (General), Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.923, or other appropriate

notice of hearing form.

CONTESTED... If the respondent files an answer or an answer and counterpetition, which disagrees

with or denies anything in your supplemental petition, and you are unable to settle the disputed

issues, you should file a Notice for Trial, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.924,

after you have complied with mandatory disclosure and filed all of the required papers. Some

circuits may require the completion of mediation before a final hearing may be set. Then you should

contact the clerk, family law intake staff, or judicial assistant for instructions on how to set your case

for trial (final hearing). If the respondent files an answer and counterpetition, you should answer

the counterpetition within 20 days using an Answer to Counterpetition, Florida Supreme Court

Approved Family Law Form 12.903(d).

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 61, Florida Statutes.

Special notes...

If you do not have the money to pay the filing fee, you may obtain an Application for Determination

of Civil Indigent Status from the clerk, fill it out, and the clerk will determine whether you are eligible

to have filing fees deferred.

With this form, you must also file the following:

 Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) Affidavit, Florida

Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.902(d).

 Child Support Guidelines Worksheet, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.902(e)

if you are seeking to modify child support. (If you do not know the other party’s income,

you may file this worksheet after his or her financial affidavit has been served on you.)

Instructions for Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.905(a), Supplemental Petition to Modify

Parental Responsibility, Visitation, or Parenting Plan/Time-Sharing Schedule and Other Relief (12/10)

 Parenting Plan, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form, 12.995(a) or 12.995(b).

If the parties have reached an agreement, the Parenting Plan should be signed by both

parties. If you have not reached an agreement, a proposed Parenting Plan may be filed.

Notice of Social Security Number, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form

12.902(j), if not previously filed.

 Family Law Financial Affidavit, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.902(b) or (c).

Certificate of Compliance with Mandatory Disclosure, Florida Family Law Rules of

Procedure Form 12.932 if you are seeking to modify child support. (This must be filed within

45 days of service of the supplemental petition on the respondent, if not filed at the time of

the supplemental petition, unless you and the other party have agreed not to exchange

these documents.)

Parenting Plan and Time-Sharing... If you and the respondent are unable to agree on parenting

arrangements and a time-sharing schedule, a judge will decide for you as part of establishing a

Parenting Plan. The judge will decide the parenting arrangements and time-sharing schedule based

on the child(ren)’s best interests. Regardless of whether there is an agreement, the court reserves

jurisdiction to modify issues relating to the minor child(ren).

The judge may request a parenting plan recommendation or appoint a guardian ad litem in your

case. This means that a neutral person will review your situation and report to the judge concerning

parenting issues. The purpose of such intervention is to be sure that the best interests of the

child(ren) is (are) being served. For more information, you may consult section 61.13, Florida

Statutes.

A parenting course may be required prior to entry of a final judgment. You should contact the

clerk, family law intake staff, or judicial assistant about requirements for parenting courses or

mediation where you live.

Listed below are some terms with which you should become familiar before completing your

supplemental petition. If you do not fully understand any of the terms below or their implications,

you should speak with an attorney before going any further.

 Shared Parental Responsibility

 Sole Parental Responsibility

 Supervised Time-Sharing

 No contact

 Parenting Plan

 Parenting Plan Recommendation

 Time-Sharing Schedule

Child Support… The court may order one parent to pay child support to assist the other parent in

meeting the child(ren)’s material needs. Both parents are required to provide financial support,

but one parent may be ordered to pay a portion of his or her support for the child(ren) to the other

parent. Florida has adopted guidelines for determining the amount of child support to be paid.

Instructions for Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.905(a), Supplemental Petition to Modify

Parental Responsibility, Visitation, or Parenting Plan/Time-Sharing Schedule and Other Relief (12/10)

These guidelines are based on the combined income of both parents and take into account the

financial contributions of both parents and the number of overnights the child(ren) spend with each

parent. You must file a Family Law Financial Affidavit, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form

12.902(b) or (c), and the other parent will be required to do the same. From your financial

affidavits, you should be able to calculate the amount of child support that should be paid using the

Child Support Guidelines Worksheet, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.902(e).

Because the child support guidelines take several factors into consideration, change over time, and

vary from state to state, your child support obligation may be more or less than that of other people

in seemingly similar situations.

Temporary Relief… If you need temporary relief regarding parental responsibility and time-sharing

with child(ren), or temporary child support, you may file a Motion for Temporary Support and

Time-Sharing with Dependent or Minor Child(ren), Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law

Form 12.947(a). For more information, see the instructions for that form.

Settlement Agreement… If you and the respondent are able to reach an agreement on any or all

of the issues, you should file a Settlement Agreement. Although there is no form for this in these

Florida Family Law Forms, you may construct a settlement agreement using the pertinent sections

contained in Marital Settlement Agreement for Dissolution of Marriage with Dependent or Minor

Child(ren), Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.902(f)(1). Both parties must sign

this agreement before a notary public. Any issues on which you are unable to agree will be

considered contested and settled by the judge at the final hearing.

Final Judgment Form… These family law forms contain a Supplemental Final Judgment Modifying

Parental Responsibility, Visitation, or Parenting Plan/Time-Sharing Schedule And Other Relief,

Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.993(a), which the judge may use. You should

check with the clerk, family law intake staff, or judicial assistant to see if you need to bring it with

you to the hearing. If so, you should type or print the heading, including the circuit, county, case

number, division, and the parties’ names, and leave the rest blank for the judge to complete at your

hearing or trial.

Nonlawyer… 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 12.905(a), Supplemental Petition to Modify

Parental Responsibility, Visitation, or Parenting Plan/Time-Sharing Schedule and Other Relief (12/10)

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,

IN AND FOR COUNTY, FLORIDA

Case No.:

Division:

,

Petitioner,

and

,

Respondent.

SUPPLEMENTAL PETITION TO MODIFY PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY, VISITATION, OR

PARENTING PLAN/TIME-SHARING SCHEDULE AND OTHER RELIEF

I, {full legal name} _________________________________ , being sworn, certify that

the following information is true:

1. The parties to this action were granted a final judgment of ( ) dissolution of marriage ( ) paternity

on {date} ___________________. A copy of the final judgment and any modification(s) is attached.

2. Paragraph(s) _____ of the ( ) final judgment or ( ) most recent modification thereof describes

the present

parental responsibility, visitation, or Parenting Plan/Time-Sharing schedule.

3. Since the final judgment or last modification thereof, there has been a substantial, material and

unanticipated change in circumstances, requiring a modification of the

parental responsibility,

visitation, or

Parenting Plan/Time-Sharing schedule. Those changes are as follows: {explain}

4. I ask the Court to modify the

parental responsibility, visitation,- Parenting Plan or Time-Sharing

schedule as follows: {explain}

Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.905(a), Supplemental Petition to Modify Parental

Responsibility, Visitation, or Parenting Plan/Time-Sharing Schedule and Other Relief (12/10)

_________________________________________________________________________________

5. This modification is in the best interests of the child(ren) because: {explain}

6. Petitioner ( ) requests ( ) does not request that child support be modified, consistent with the

modification of the Parenting Plan/Time-Sharing schedule.

7. If necessary, a Child Support Guidelines Worksheet, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form

12.902(e), ( )is, or ( ) will be filed.

8. A completed Family Law Financial Affidavit, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.902(b) or

(c), is, or will be, filed.

9. A completed Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) Affidavit, Florida

Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.902(d), is filed with this petition.

10. If not previously filed in this case, a completed Notice of Social Security Number, Florida Supreme

Court Approved Family Law Form 12.902(j), is filed with this petition.

11. Other: ___________________________________________________________________________

Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.905(a), Supplemental Petition to Modify Parental

Responsibility, Visitation, or Parenting Plan/Time-Sharing Schedule and Other Relief (12/10)

__________________________________________________

___________________________________________

I understand that I am swearing or affirming under oath to the truthfulness of the claims

made in this petition and that the punishment for knowingly making a false statement includes fines

and/or imprisonment.

Dated:

Signature of Petitioner

Printed Name: ______________________________________

Address: ___________________________________________

City, State, Zip: ______________________________________

Telephone Number: __________________________________

Fax Number: ________________________________________

STATE OF FLORIDA

COUNTY OF

Sworn to or affirmed and signed before me on by

NOTARY PUBLIC or DEPUTY CLERK

Print, type, or stamp commissioned name of notary

or deputy clerk.]

___ Personally known

___ Produced identification

Type of identification produced _____________________________

IF A NONLAWYER HELPED YOU FILL OUT THIS FORM, HE/SHE MUST FILL IN THE BLANKS BELOW: [fill in

all blanks]

I, {full legal name and trade name of nonlawyer} ,

a nonlawyer, located at {street} , {city}__________________,

{state} , {phone} , helped {name}______________________________,

who is the petitioner, fill out this form.

Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.905(a), Supplemental Petition to Modify Parental

Responsibility, Visitation, or Parenting Plan/Time-Sharing Schedule and Other Relief (12/10)

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