Child Support in Gadsden County, Florida

Child support cases in Gadsden County, Florida run through two separate paths: the Florida Department of Revenue Child Support Program handles administrative establishment and enforcement, while the Second Judicial Circuit family division at the Gadsden County Courthouse in Quincy handles anything filed as part of a court case. Gadsden sits just west of Tallahassee and is Florida's only majority-Black county, shaped historically by tobacco and shade-farming. The Second Judicial Circuit also covers Franklin, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty and Wakulla, so its family court administration and mediation program serve all six counties, not just Gadsden.

The math behind a Florida support order stays the same statewide. Fla. Stat. 61.30 sets the income shares guideline, and Form 12.902(e), the Child Support Guidelines Worksheet, is where that math gets calculated. To complete it, each parent fills out a Family Law Financial Affidavit: the short Form 12.902(b) for income under $50,000 a year, or the long Form 12.902(c) at or above that. Both the worksheet and the affidavits become part of the court record, whether the Department of Revenue or a parent started the case.

The clerk's own site lists no current filing fee, so Gadsden County filers should call ahead and confirm the exact dollar amount before showing up to file. Filings go in electronically through the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal at myflcourtaccess.com, which covers every circuit including the Second, or in person at the clerk's office in Quincy. 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.

Gadsden County has no dedicated self-help page on its own clerk site right now. The clerk's website works as little more than a placeholder homepage, so check by phone rather than expect to find a self-help page there. Free Florida Supreme Court-approved forms live at flcourts.gov, and floridalawhelp.org offers general self-representation guidance. 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 Gadsden 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 Gadsden County, FL

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

Local notes for Gadsden County, FL

Gadsden County family law cases are filed at the Gadsden County Courthouse, 10 East Jefferson Street, Quincy, FL 32351. Child support cases here are usually routed to a magistrate or hearing officer first, with a judge finalizing the order, but the current assignment for the Second Circuit isn't published online. Call the clerk's office to confirm it.

Florida circuit courts often send a contested child support hearing to mediation first, and several circuits allow remote appearance if the judge permits it. Check with the clerk's office or your judicial assistant in Gadsden County, since no county-specific policy on this is published.

Whether Gadsden County still has a staffed Department of Revenue satellite office isn't listed on the agency's own website. Treat 850-488-KIDS and the eServices portal as the reliable way in until a local address turns up. A Supplemental Petition for Modification of Child Support, Form 12.905(b), goes into 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 Gadsden County, FL

Gadsden County Courthouse handles child-support filings, located at 10 East Jefferson Street, Quincy 32351.

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 website was not functioning beyond a placeholder homepage; no self-help page could be confirmed.

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

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

Gadsden County, FL Child Support FAQs