Child Support in Calhoun County, Florida

Calhoun County residents handling child support have two options: apply through the Florida Department of Revenue Child Support Program for an administrative order, or ask the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit's family division, based at the courthouse in Blountstown, to set support as part of a divorce, paternity, or parenting case. Blountstown anchors Calhoun County, which sits along the Apalachicola River in the central Panhandle. Bay, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson and Washington counties share the same Fourteenth Judicial Circuit, along with one family court administration and mediation program instead of running separate ones.

Florida uses one statewide child support formula: an income shares model set out in Florida Statute 61.30 and calculated on Form 12.902(e), the Child Support Guidelines Worksheet. That worksheet draws its numbers from a Family Law Financial Affidavit, the short Form 12.902(b) for anyone earning under $50,000 a year, or the long Form 12.902(c) for $50,000 and up. Both parents usually file an affidavit, and the completed worksheet goes into the court file whether the Department of Revenue opened the case or a parent filed it directly.

Budget $408 for a dissolution filing. A support-only case filed under Form 12.904 without a divorce may carry a different fee; call the clerk to confirm. File electronically through the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal at myflcourtaccess.com, which covers every circuit including the Fourteenth, or file in person at the clerk's office in Blountstown. A parent who cannot afford the fee can ask the clerk for a waiver with an Application for Determination of Civil Indigent Status under Fla. Stat. 57.082.

The clerk's Calhoun Clerk Family Law page (https://calhounclerk.com/court-services/family-law/) is the fastest way in for forms and instructions. It covers general dissolution and domestic-violence case information; you can buy forms in the clerk's office or download them free from flcourts.org. The clerk's office does not handle enforcement. Income withholding, license suspension, and parent-locate services all run through the Department of Revenue Child Support Program instead, at 850-488-KIDS (5437) or childsupport.floridarevenue.com.

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 Calhoun 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 Calhoun County, FL

Child support in Calhoun County, FL is handled through the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, Calhoun 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 Calhoun County, FL Clerk of Court (Florida court clerk directory)

Local notes for Calhoun County, FL

The Calhoun County Courthouse at 20859 Central Ave E, Room 130, Blountstown, FL 32424 handles family law filings for Calhoun County. The Fourteenth Circuit does not post its child support referral order publicly, so Calhoun County parents should call ahead and ask the clerk whether a magistrate, hearing officer, or judge will handle their case.

Mediation and remote hearing options both run through the Fourteenth Circuit's own pages (family mediation and video-conferencing); check with the clerk's office or your judicial assistant to see which applies to your Calhoun County hearing. A contested support matter typically goes to mediation first when the court orders it.

The Department of Revenue's website does not list a staffed satellite office in Calhoun County; call 850-488-KIDS or use the eServices portal as your dependable way in until you confirm a local address. A Supplemental Petition for Modification of Child Support, Form 12.905(b), goes in the same county where the original order was entered, not automatically wherever a parent later moves; modification generally requires a substantial change in circumstances under Fla. Stat. 61.30. Calhoun's clerk also handles domestic violence case intake at the same Blountstown courthouse, and forms not free through flcourts.org are sold over the counter there.

Official child support resources in Calhoun County, FL

Calhoun County Courthouse handles child-support filings, located at 20859 Central Ave E, Room 130, Blountstown 32424.

The filing fee is $408. E-filing is available through https://www.myflcourtaccess.com. Statewide Florida Courts E-Filing Portal; covers all circuits and case types including family law.

Calhoun Clerk Family Law (https://calhounclerk.com/court-services/family-law/) can help with procedure and paperwork. General dissolution and domestic-violence case information; forms are purchased in the clerk's office or downloaded free from flcourts.org.

• Florida Courts E-Filing Portal
• Florida DOR Child Support Program
• Form 12.902(e), Child Support Guidelines Worksheet
• Calhoun County Clerk of Court
• Calhoun Clerk Family Law
• 14th Judicial Circuit Family Law

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

Calhoun County, FL Child Support FAQs