Child Support in Baker County, Florida

Macclenny sits just south of the Georgia state line. Baker County's family law cases, including child support, are filed at the Baker County Courthouse, 339 East Macclenny Avenue. A new petition, a modification, and an enforcement action all start at the same clerk's counter, no matter whether the underlying case is a circuit court lawsuit or an administrative order opened by the state.

Parents who were never married, with no lawsuit pending, can skip the courthouse entirely and ask the Florida Department of Revenue Child Support Program to establish paternity and set an order administratively. Once a Baker County case exists, a later change is filed under that same case number using a Supplemental Petition for Modification of Child Support, Form 12.905(b).

A judge does not set the support number by discretion in the first instance. It comes from running both parents' net income, overnights, health insurance, and child care costs through the Child Support Guidelines Worksheet, Form 12.902(e), under Fla. Stat. 61.30. Most Florida child support orders, including this one, also come with an Income Deduction Order under Fla. Stat. 61.1301, which directs the paying parent's employer to withhold support directly from wages. Baker County keeps no separate hearing officer on staff; its cases fold into the same Northern Region docket that Bradford and Union counties use, about 20 miles away in Starke, (904) 966-6319.

Baker County has no local self-help staff of its own. The Eighth Circuit's Self-Help Center in Gainesville fields questions about the Family Law Financial Affidavit (12.902(b) if gross income is $50,000 or more a year, 12.902(c) if it is less) for Baker County filers along with five other counties in the circuit.

How child support is calculated in Florida

Florida sets child support with a statewide income shares guideline (Fla. Stat. 61.30) that applies the same way in Baker County, FL as everywhere else. The guideline combines:

1. Both parents' net incomes, combined into one child support obligation.
2. The number of overnights each parent has with the child (the time-sharing schedule).

The guideline result is presumed correct, and the parties complete a Child Support Guidelines Worksheet along with a Financial Affidavit (Florida Supreme Court approved family law form 12.902(b) or 12.902(c)) so the court can calculate the amount.

Where child support cases are handled in Baker County, FL

Child support in Baker County, FL is handled through the Eighth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, Baker County, and, for enforcement and establishment cases that do not involve a private attorney, the Florida Department of Revenue Child Support Program, which can open a case at no cost to the parents. There are two common paths:

1. A parent requests support inside a dissolution, paternity, or existing family case by motion, with a Financial Affidavit.
2. The Department of Revenue Child Support Program opens an administrative or court case to establish, collect, and enforce support.

Because courthouse and local agency office details change over time, confirm current details using the Florida court clerk directory:

Find the Baker County, FL Clerk of Court (Florida court clerk directory)

Local notes for Baker County, FL

The Baker Clerk's own website has no self-help office. The Family Law page simply points to flcourts.org for general reading, a thinner offering than several neighboring counties provide. That makes the phone the more reliable tool here: (904) 966-6319 for the Northern Region child support docket in Starke, or (352) 548-3781 for the circuit's Self-Help Center in Gainesville.

Anyone with an enforcement or modification hearing should double check the courthouse address on their notice. The officer who actually decides Baker County support matters sits at the Bradford County Courthouse, not in Macclenny.

DOR keeps no storefront in Baker County either. Its administrative side of a case runs entirely on 850-488-KIDS and the childsupport.floridarevenue.com site, with online access seven days a week and phone lines staffed weekdays 7:30 to 5.

Official child support resources in Baker County, FL

Baker County Courthouse handles child-support filings, located at 339 East Macclenny Avenue, Suite 113, Macclenny 32063.

The filing fee is $408. E-filing is available through https://www.myflcourtaccess.com. Statewide myflcourtaccess.com portal applies; the Baker Clerk's Family Law page points self-represented parties to flcourts.org for general information but does not run its own dedicated self-help office.

Eighth Judicial Circuit Self-Help Center (https://circuit8.org/self-help/) can help with procedure and paperwork. Fourth floor of the Family and Civil Justice Center, Room 413, Gainesville, (352) 548-3781. Serves Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Gilchrist, Levy, and Union counties. Staff explain procedures and help set a hearing with the judge but do not give legal advice, represent litigants in court, or select forms.

• Eighth Judicial Circuit Self-Help Center
• Eighth Judicial Circuit Child Support Enforcement
• Florida Child Support Guidelines Worksheet (Form 12.902(e))
• Florida DOR Child Support Program
• Florida Courts E-Filing Portal

Local details reviewed August 2026. Offices and locations can change, so confirm with the official sites above before you file.

Baker County, FL Child Support FAQs