Child Support in Hendry County, Florida

Child support cases in Hendry County lean on the statewide Department of Revenue phone and online system. The Hendry Clerk's website lists support among the family law case types it handles, but it does not publish a fee schedule specific to child support filings.

A Hendry parent opening a new case applies to DOR by phone at 850-488-KIDS (5437) or online. No separate DOR office address in Hendry County has been confirmed. The clerk's court-costs information runs through a third-party payment portal instead of a browsable public fee list, so confirming a dollar amount before filing takes a call to the clerk's office.

Hearings on Hendry cases go before a general magistrate or hearing officer from the 20th Circuit's shared roster, which also covers Charlotte, Collier, Glades, and Lee counties. The Hendry Clerk, reachable at (863) 675-5217, can confirm which official is assigned to a specific case.

Every case uses the same statewide guidelines worksheet and financial affidavit to calculate support, regardless of who opens it, DOR or a parent filing privately. Modifying an order means filing a Supplemental Petition to Modify, Form 12.905(b), showing a substantial change in circumstances.

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 Hendry 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 Hendry County, FL

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

Local notes for Hendry County, FL

Hendry County's court-costs page routes to a payment-search portal instead of a published fee list. A parent planning a private child support filing should call the clerk's office at (863) 675-5217 ahead of time to confirm the current cost, rather than relying on the website alone.

The Hendry courthouse, at 25 E. Hickpochee Avenue in LaBelle, serves as the single filing point for private family law matters in the county. Its Family Law page names dissolution, domestic violence and repeat violence injunctions, adoption, paternity, and support as the case types it processes.

The 20th Circuit also publishes a Hendry-specific court schedule page listing dockets by division. Checking it before a scheduled hearing confirms the correct courtroom and date, especially since Hendry is one of the circuit's smaller, more rural counties, where hearing days for a given case type may not run every week.

For questions the Hendry Clerk's office can't answer directly, the Department of Revenue's statewide phone line and eServices portal work the same way here as elsewhere in the 20th Circuit. The circuit's shared magistrate and hearing officer roster covers Hendry cases alongside those from Charlotte, Collier, Glades, and Lee.

Official child support resources in Hendry County, FL

Hendry County Courthouse handles child-support filings, located at 25 E. Hickpochee Ave., LaBelle 33935. Phone: (863) 675-5217.

E-filing is available through https://www.myflcourtaccess.com. Florida Courts E-Filing Portal, linked from hendryclerk.org as myflcourtaccess.com/authority/.

Hendry Clerk Family Law (https://www.hendryclerk.org) can help with procedure and paperwork. The Family Law page lists case types handled, including dissolution, name change, domestic violence and repeat violence injunctions, adoption, paternity, and support, but no self-help center or fee amount is published. Court costs are handled through a third-party payment portal with no browsable public fee list. Phone (863) 675-5217. Court Schedule (Hendry County Court Schedules, 20th Judicial Circuit) applies; see https://www.ca.cjis20.org/About-The-Court/Court-Schedules/hendryschedules.aspx.

• 20th Circuit Judges / Magistrates
• Hendry County Clerk of Court
• Florida Courts E-Filing Portal
• Form 12.905(b), Supplemental Petition to Modify Child Support
• Florida Child Support Program Payments

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

Hendry County, FL Child Support FAQs