Child Support in Jackson County, Florida

Child support cases in Jackson County, Florida go through two channels: the Florida Department of Revenue Child Support Program handles administrative establishment and enforcement, while the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit family division at the Jackson County Courthouse in Marianna handles anything filed as part of a court case. Jackson County, centered on Marianna, covers more land area than any other county in the eastern Panhandle. It's one county within the larger Fourteenth Judicial Circuit, which also runs family court for Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Holmes, and Washington counties under the same administration.

The math behind a Florida support order stays the same no matter the county. Fla. Stat. 61.30 sets the income shares guideline, and Form 12.902(e), the Child Support Guidelines Worksheet, is where that math gets applied. Each parent also 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. All of it, worksheet included, becomes part of the court record whether the Department of Revenue or a parent started the case.

Filing a dissolution costs $408 at the clerk's office. If you're filing a standalone support petition (Form 12.904) without a divorce attached, ask the clerk whether the fee is different. You can file electronically through the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal at myflcourtaccess.com, which covers every circuit including the Fourteenth, or in person at the clerk's office in Marianna. A parent who can't afford the fee can ask the clerk to waive it with an Application for Determination of Civil Indigent Status under Fla. Stat. 57.082.

For forms and instructions, check the Jackson Clerk dissolution packets / 14th Circuit Family Law Forms page at https://jud14.flcourts.org/family-law/family-law-forms. The Jackson County Clerk also hosts its own dissolution-of-marriage packets, including a no-children, no-assets version; mail goes to PO Box 510, Marianna FL 32447. Enforcement steps like income withholding, license suspension, or locating a non-paying parent go through the Department of Revenue Child Support Program, not the clerk's office. Call 850-488-KIDS (5437) or use the eServices portal at 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 Jackson 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 Jackson County, FL

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

Local notes for Jackson County, FL

Jackson County family law cases are filed at the Jackson County Courthouse, 4445 Lafayette St, Marianna, FL 32446. The Fourteenth Circuit's website doesn't publish an administrative order naming who presides over Jackson County child support hearings; call the clerk's family law staff to find out before your hearing date.

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

There's no separate local DOR Child Support address for Jackson County; the agency's contact page directs everyone, regardless of county, to the same statewide number, 850-488-KIDS, and the eServices portal. 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.

Jackson stands out among its circuit-mates for hosting its own dissolution packets directly on the clerk's site, including a no-children, no-assets version, instead of relying solely on the 14th Circuit's shared forms page. Mail for the Marianna clerk's office goes to PO Box 510, Marianna FL 32447, separate from the street address used for in-person filing. Marianna itself grew up around cotton and peanut farming and sits near Florida Caverns State Park, unlike the beach-driven economies found elsewhere in the circuit.

Official child support resources in Jackson County, FL

Jackson County Courthouse handles child-support filings, located at 4445 Lafayette St, Marianna 32446.

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.

Jackson Clerk dissolution packets / 14th Circuit Family Law Forms (https://jud14.flcourts.org/family-law/family-law-forms) can help with procedure and paperwork. Jackson County Clerk hosts its own dissolution-of-marriage packets (e.g. a no children/no assets packet); mailing address PO Box 510, Marianna FL 32447.

• Florida Courts E-Filing Portal
• Florida DOR Child Support Program
• Form 12.902(e), Child Support Guidelines Worksheet
• Jackson County Clerk of Court
• Jackson Clerk dissolution packets / 14th Circuit Family Law Forms
• 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.

Jackson County, FL Child Support FAQs