Rules Library
The Family Law Rules of Procedure, verbatim and searchable
All 95 rules of the 12-series — extracted verbatim from The Florida Bar's official compilation, hash-pinned so any change is detectable — plus the 14 companion rules family cases actually touch (General Practice & Judicial Administration; Appellate Procedure), each from its own official compilation. The exact procedural text, searchable by number, keyword, and case goal.
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Family Law Rules of Procedure (12-series)(95)
- Rule 12.000Prefaceverbatim
- Rule 12.003Coordination Of Related Family Casesverbatim
- Rule 12.004Judicial Access And Review Of Relatedverbatim
- Rule 12.005Transition Ruleverbatim
- Rule 12.006Filing Copies Of Orders In Relatedverbatim
- Rule 12.007Access And Review Of Related Familyverbatim
- Rule 12.010Scope, Purpose, And Titleverbatim
- Rule 12.012Minimization Of Sensitive Informationverbatim
- Rule 12.015Family Law Formsverbatim
- Rule 12.020Definitionsverbatim
- Rule 12.025Applicability Of Rules Of Generalverbatim
- Rule 12.030Verification Of Pleadingsverbatim
- Rule 12.040Attorneysverbatim
- Rule 12.050When Action Commencedverbatim
- Rule 12.060Transfers Of Actionsverbatim
- Rule 12.070Processverbatim
- Rule 12.071Constitutional Challenge To Stateverbatim
- Rule 12.080Service Of Pleadings And Filing Ofverbatim
- Rule 12.090Timeverbatim
- Rule 12.100Pleadings And Motionsverbatim
- Rule 12.105Simplified Dissolution Procedureverbatim
- Rule 12.110General Rules Of Pleadingverbatim
- Rule 12.120Pleading Special Mattersverbatim
- Rule 12.130Documents Supporting Action Orverbatim
- Rule 12.140Responsesverbatim
- Rule 12.150Sham Pleadingsverbatim
- Rule 12.160Motionsverbatim
- Rule 12.170Counterpetittions And Crossclaimsverbatim
- Rule 12.180Third-Party Practiceverbatim
- Rule 12.190Amended Pleadingsverbatim
- Rule 12.200Case Management And Pretrialverbatim
- Rule 12.210Partiesverbatim
- Rule 12.230Interventionsverbatim
- Rule 12.240Interpleaderverbatim
- Rule 12.250Misjoinder And Nonjoinder Of Partiesverbatim
- Rule 12.260Survivor; Substitution Of Partiesverbatim
- Rule 12.270Consolidation; Separate Trialsverbatim
- Rule 12.271Confidentiality Of Related Familyverbatim
- Rule 12.280General Provisions Governing Discoveryverbatim
- Rule 12.281Inadvertent Disclosure Of Privilegedverbatim
- Rule 12.285Mandatory Disclosureverbatim
- Rule 12.287Financial Affidavits In Enforcement Andverbatim
- Rule 12.290Depositions Before Action Or Pendingverbatim
- Rule 12.300Persons Before Whom Depositions Mayverbatim
- Rule 12.310Depositions Upon Oral Examinationverbatim
- Rule 12.320Depositions Upon Written Questionsverbatim
- Rule 12.330Use Of Depositions In Court Proceedingsverbatim
- Rule 12.340Interrogatories To Partiesverbatim
- Rule 12.350Production Of Documents And Thingsverbatim
- Rule 12.351Provides The Exclusive Procedure For Obtainingverbatim
- Rule 12.360Examination Of Personsverbatim
- Rule 12.363Evaluation Of Minor Childverbatim
- Rule 12.364Social Investigationsverbatim
- Rule 12.365Expert Witnessesverbatim
- Rule 12.370Requests For Admissionverbatim
- Rule 12.380Failure To Make Discovery; Sanctionsverbatim
- Rule 12.390Depositions Of Expert Witnessesverbatim
- Rule 12.400Confidentiality Of Records Andverbatim
- Rule 12.407Testimony And Attendance Of Minorverbatim
- Rule 12.410Subpoenaverbatim
- Rule 12.420Dismissal Of Actionsverbatim
- Rule 12.430Demand For Jury Trial; Waiververbatim
- Rule 12.431Jury Trialverbatim
- Rule 12.440Setting Action For Trialverbatim
- Rule 12.450Evidenceverbatim
- Rule 12.460Continuancesverbatim
- Rule 12.470Exceptionsverbatim
- Rule 12.480Motion For A Directed Verdictverbatim
- Rule 12.490General Magistratesverbatim
- Rule 12.491Child Support Enforcementverbatim
- Rule 12.492Special Magistratesverbatim
- Rule 12.500Defaults And Final Judgments Thereonverbatim
- Rule 12.510Summary Judgmentverbatim
- Rule 12.520Viewverbatim
- Rule 12.530Motions For New Trial And Rehearing;verbatim
- Rule 12.540Relief From Judgment, Decrees, Orverbatim
- Rule 12.550Executions And Final Processverbatim
- Rule 12.560Discovery In Aid Of Executionverbatim
- Rule 12.570Enforcement Of Judgmentsverbatim
- Rule 12.580Writ Of Possessionverbatim
- Rule 12.590Process In Behalf Of And Againstverbatim
- Rule 12.600Deposits In Courtverbatim
- Rule 12.605Injunctionsverbatim
- Rule 12.610Injunctions For Protection Againstverbatim
- Rule 12.611Central Governmental Depositoryverbatim
- Rule 12.615Civil Contempt In Support Mattersverbatim
- Rule 12.620Receiversverbatim
- Rule 12.625Proceedings Against Surety On Judicialverbatim
- Rule 12.630Extraordinary Remediesverbatim
- Rule 12.650Override Of Family Violence Indicatorverbatim
- Rule 12.740Family Mediationverbatim
- Rule 12.741Mediation Rulesverbatim
- Rule 12.742Parenting Coordinationverbatim
- Rule 12.745Collaborative Law Processverbatim
- Rule 12.750Family Self-Help Programs ....................... 206verbatim
General Practice & Judicial Administration — companion rules(12)
- Rule 2.420Public Access To And Protection Of Judicial Branch Recordsverbatim
- Rule 2.425Minimization Of The Filing Of Sensitive Informationverbatim
- Rule 2.514Computing And Extending Timeverbatim
- Rule 2.515Signature And Representations To Courtverbatim
- Rule 2.516Serviceverbatim
- Rule 2.520Documentsverbatim
- Rule 2.525Filingverbatim
- Rule 2.526Accessibility Of Information And Technologyverbatim
- Rule 2.530Communication Technologyverbatim
- Rule 2.533Oaths And Affirmations In Courtverbatim
- Rule 2.535Court Reportingverbatim
- Rule 2.560Appointment Of Spoken Language Court Interpreters For Non-English-Speaking And Limited-English-Proficient Personsverbatim
Appellate Procedure — companion rules(2)
Verbatim text from the official compilation; running page headers were stripped mechanically and every extraction is SHA-256 hash-pinned. Rules are procedure — how cases move — not legal advice about your case. Amendments happen mid-cycle; for anything urgent, confirm against the current official compilation at floridabar.org.