Child Support in Indian River County, Florida

The Florida Department of Revenue Child Support Program establishes and enforces child support orders in Indian River County. Reach the program statewide at 850-488-KIDS (5437). Hearings run through the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit's Family Division at the Vero Beach Courthouse, 2000 16th Avenue.

The Nineteenth Circuit's Family Division covers four counties, Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, and St. Lucie, with a courthouse in each. Indian River residents with an open Department of Revenue case use the circuit's Form B to request a hearing date and time on a support matter. That process is separate from the general motion practice used in other family cases.

The circuit's judicial officers include general magistrates and a dedicated child support enforcement hearing officer. This officer hears Title IV-D matters referred by the Department of Revenue and issues a recommended order for a circuit judge to review.

Support amounts follow Florida's statewide guideline formula under Section 61.30 of the Florida Statutes. The Form 12.902(e) worksheet calculates the amount using both parents' income, insurance, and childcare costs, along with the parenting time schedule.

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 Indian River 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 Indian River County, FL

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

Local notes for Indian River County, FL

Indian River County does not run a formal self-help center for family law paperwork. The Clerk of the Circuit Court's Domestic Relations division publishes a divorce page with forms and process information, and that is the closest resource to a self-help center in the county.

Indian River shares the Nineteenth Circuit with three other counties, so confirm which courthouse and judicial officer are assigned to a specific case. Assignments and calendars are set at the circuit level, not only within Indian River.

Call the clerk's office before a hearing to confirm two things: whether the Nineteenth Circuit offers remote Zoom hearings for child support matters in Indian River County, and the office hours for the Domestic Relations Division at the Vero Beach Courthouse.

Official child support resources in Indian River County, FL

Indian River County Courthouse (Vero Beach Courthouse) handles child-support filings, located at 2000 16th Avenue, Vero Beach 32960.

The filing fee is $408. E-filing is available through https://www.myflcourtaccess.com. Florida Courts E-Filing Portal. Filing fee is $408.00, or $418 total with issuance of summons.

Indian River Clerk of the Circuit Court, Domestic Relations (https://indianriverclerk.com/court-services/domestic-relations/divorce/) can help with procedure and paperwork. Clerk's Divorce page under Domestic Relations court services; general process information and forms, not a formal self-help center and not written specifically for child support. Family Division (Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Family Division) applies; see https://circuit19.org/family-division/.

• Nineteenth Circuit Family Division
• Indian River Clerk, Domestic Relations Divorce Page
• Florida DOR Child Support Program
• Florida Courts E-Filing Portal
• Form 12.902(e) Child Support Guidelines Worksheet

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

Indian River County, FL Child Support FAQs