Child Support in Dixie County, Florida

Dixie County uses the same statewide formula as the rest of Florida to set a child support order. Where you file and who handles the paperwork depends on whether the Department of Revenue already has your case, or you are filing directly with the Cross City clerk of court. Dixie sits along the Gulf coast southwest of Gainesville, centered on Cross City, and remains one of the state's more sparsely populated counties. The Third Judicial Circuit also covers Columbia, Hamilton, Lafayette, Madison, Suwannee, and Taylor counties, so its family court administration and mediation program serve all of them, not just Dixie.

The guideline formula stays the same in every Florida county: the statewide income shares model from Fla. Stat. 61.30, worked out on Form 12.902(e), the Child Support Guidelines Worksheet. Each parent backs up that worksheet with a Family Law Financial Affidavit: Form 12.902(b), the short version, for income under $50,000 a year, or Form 12.902(c), the long version, for $50,000 or more. These forms go into the file whether the case starts with the Department of Revenue or with a parent's own filing.

The clerk's site does not post a current filing fee, so call ahead and confirm the exact dollar amount before you file. You can submit filings electronically through the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal at myflcourtaccess.com, which covers every circuit including the Third, or in person at the clerk's office in Cross City. A parent who cannot afford the fee can ask the clerk to waive it with an Application for Determination of Civil Indigent Status under Fla. Stat. 57.082.

The Dixie County clerk's site has no dedicated self-help portal. Its Online Services section lists only a deed and mortgage stamp tax calculator, not a family-law self-help page or fee schedule. flcourts.gov hosts the free statewide approved forms, and floridalawhelp.org walks through the basics of self-representation. The clerk's office does not handle enforcement; income withholding, license suspension, and parent-locate services 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 Dixie 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 Dixie County, FL

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

Local notes for Dixie County, FL

Dixie County family law cases are filed at the Dixie County Courthouse, 214 NE Highway 351, Cross City, FL 32628. The Third Circuit's own materials do not say whether Dixie County still uses a general magistrate or a separate child support hearing officer for these cases; ask the clerk when your hearing is set.

Florida circuit courts often send a contested child support hearing to mediation first, and remote appearance is available in a number of circuits if the judge allows it. Dixie County has no published policy on this, so ask the clerk's office or your judicial assistant directly.

Dixie County has no listed street-address DOR field office; the agency has folded most walk-in locations into phone and online service, so 850-488-KIDS and the eServices site (childsupport.floridarevenue.com) are the reliable contact points instead. File a Supplemental Petition for Modification of Child Support, Form 12.905(b), 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.

Official child support resources in Dixie County, FL

Dixie County Courthouse handles child-support filings, located at 214 NE Highway 351, Cross City 32628.

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

The self-help center can help with procedure and paperwork. The clerk's Online Services section lists only a deed/mortgage stamp tax calculator, not a family-law self-help page or fee schedule.

• Florida Courts E-Filing Portal
• Florida DOR Child Support Program
• Form 12.902(e), Child Support Guidelines Worksheet
• Dixie County Clerk of Court

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

Dixie County, FL Child Support FAQs