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INSTRUCTIONS FOR FLORIDA SUPREME COURT APPROVED FAMILY LAW RULES OF PROCEDURE FORM 12.900(h), NOTICE OF RELATED CASES (01/09)
When should this form be used?
Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.545(d) requires the petitioner in a family law case to file with the court a notice of related cases, if any. Your circuit may also require this form to be filed even if there are no related cases. A case is considered related if it involves the same parties, children, or issues and is pending when the family law case is filed; or it affects the court's jurisdiction to proceed; or an order in the related case may conflict with an order on the same issues in the new case; or an order in the new case may conflict with an order in the earlier case.

This form is used to provide the required notice to the court. This form should be typed or printed in black ink. It must be filed with the clerk of the circuit court with the initial pleading in the family law case.

What should I do next?
A copy of the form must be served on the presiding judges and either the chief judge or the family law administrative judge. You should also keep a copy for your records.

Where can I look for more information?
See Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.545(d).

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 must also 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 Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.900(h), Notice of Related Cases (01/09)

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE IN AND FOR

JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No.: Division:

, Petitioner, and , Respondent.

NOTICE OF RELATED CASES
1. Petitioner submits this Notice of Related Cases as required by Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.545(d). A related case may be an open or closed civil, criminal, guardianship, domestic violence, juvenile delinquency, juvenile dependency, or domestic relations case. A case is "related" to this family law case if it involves any of the same parties, children, or issues and it is pending at the time the party files a family case; if it affects the court's jurisdiction to proceed; if an order in the related case may conflict with an order on the same issues in the new case; or if an order in the new case may conflict with an order in the earlier litigation. [ one only] There are no related cases. The following are the related cases (add additional pages if necessary): Related Case No. 1 Case Name(s): Petitioner Respondent Case No.:

Division:

Type of Proceeding: [ all that apply] Dissolution of Marriage Custody Child Support Juvenile Dependency Termination of Parental Rights Domestic/Sexual/Dating/Repeat Violence Injunctions Mental Health

Paternity Adoption Modification/Enforcement/Contempt Proceedings Juvenile Delinquency Criminal Other {specify}_______________________

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State where case was decided or is pending:

Florida

Other: {specify}

Name of Court where case was decided or is pending (for example, Fifth Circuit Court, Marion County, Florida):_ __________________ Title of last Court Order/Judgment (if any): Date of Court Order/Judgment (if any): Relationship of cases [ all that apply]: pending case involves same parties, children, or issues; may affect court's jurisdiction; order in related case may conflict with an order in this case; order in this case may conflict with previous order in related case. Statement as to the relationship of the cases:

Related Case No. 2 Case Name(s): Petitioner: Respondent: Case No.:

Division:

Type of Proceeding: [ all that apply] Dissolution of Marriage Paternity Custody Adoption Child Support Modification/Enforcement/Contempt Proceedings Juvenile Dependency Juvenile Delinquency Termination of Parental Rights Criminal Domestic/Sexual/Dating/Repeat Other {specify}______________________ Violence Injunctions Mental Health State where case was decided or is pending: Florida Other: {specify} Name of Court where case was decided or is pending (for example, Fifth Circuit Court, Marion County, Florida): _ __________________ Title of last Court Order/Judgment (if any): Date of Court Order/Judgment (if any): Relationship of cases [ all that apply]: pending case involves same parties, children, or issues; may affect court's jurisdiction; order in related case may conflict with an order in this case; order in this case may conflict with previous order in related case.

Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.900(h), Notice of Related (01/09)

Statement as to the relationship of the cases:

Related Case No. 3 Case Name(s): Petitioner: Respondent: Case No.:

Division:

Type of Proceeding: [ all that apply] Dissolution of Marriage Paternity Custody Adoption Child Support Modification/Enforcement/Contempt Proceedings Juvenile Dependency Juvenile Delinquency Termination of Parental Rights Criminal Domestic/Sexual/Dating/Repeat Other {specify}_______________________ Violence Injunctions Mental Health State where case was decided or is pending: Florida Other: {specify} Name of Court where case was decided or is pending (for example, Fifth Circuit Court, Marion County, Florida): _ ______________ Title of last Court Order/Judgment (if any): Date of Court Order/Judgment (if any): Relationship of cases [ all that apply]: pending case involves same parties, children, or issues; may affect court's jurisdiction; order in related case may conflict with an order in this case; order in this case may conflict with previous order in related case. Statement as to the relationship of the cases:

2. [ one only] I do not request coordination of litigation in any of the cases listed above. I do request coordination of the following cases: ___________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 3. [ all that apply] Assignment to one judge Coordination of existing cases

Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.900(h), Notice of Related (01/09)

will conserve judicial resources and promote an efficient determination of these cases because:________________________________________________________________. 4. The Petitioner acknowledges a continuing duty to inform the court of any cases in this or any other state that could affect the current proceeding. Dated: ____________________________________ Petitioner's Signature Printed Name: Address: City, State, Zip: Telephone Number: Fax Number:

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I CERTIFY that I delivered a copy of this Notice of Related Cases to the ____________ County Sheriff's Department or a certified process server for service on the Respondent, and [ one only] ( ) mailed ( ) hand delivered a copy to ( ) {name}________________________________, who is the [ all that apply] ( ) judge assigned to new case}, ( ) chief judge or family law administrative judge, ( ) {name}______________ ______________, a party to the related case, ( ) {name} ____________________________, a party to the related case on {date} _______ __________.

____________________________________ Petitioner/Attorney for Petitioner 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 Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.900(h), Notice of Related (01/09)