Child Support in Jefferson County, Florida

Child support cases in Jefferson County, Florida move 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 Jefferson County Courthouse in Monticello handles anything filed as part of a court case. Monticello anchors Jefferson County in the rolling farmland of the Big Bend east of Tallahassee. Franklin, Gadsden, Leon, Liberty and Wakulla counties belong to the same Second Judicial Circuit, and they share one family court administration and mediation program instead of running separate systems.

The math behind a Florida support order stays the same in every county. Fla. Stat. 61.30 sets the income shares guideline, and Form 12.902(e), the Child Support Guidelines Worksheet, is where that calculation happens. Each parent fills out a Family Law Financial Affidavit to complete it: the short Form 12.902(b) if income falls under $50,000 a year, or the long Form 12.902(c) at or above that mark. The worksheet and both affidavits become part of the court record, regardless of whether the Department of Revenue or a parent started the case.

A dissolution filing runs around $408. A Form 12.904 petition for support alone, filed outside a divorce, may carry a different fee; that detail was not confirmed here, so ask the clerk directly. Parents can file electronically through the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal at myflcourtaccess.com, which covers every circuit including the Second, or file in person at the clerk's office in Monticello. Anyone who cannot afford the fee can ask the clerk about a waiver through an Application for Determination of Civil Indigent Status under Fla. Stat. 57.082.

The clerk's Jefferson Clerk Family Law - Self-Help Packets page (https://www.jeffersonclerk.com/court-services/family-law/) offers the quickest path to forms and instructions. It includes downloadable divorce, injunction, and name-change packets, plus a Simplified Dissolution of Marriage petition. 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, reachable 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County, FL

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

Local notes for Jefferson County, FL

The Jefferson County Courthouse at 1 Courthouse Circle, Monticello, FL 32344 handles family law filings for Jefferson County. The Second Circuit does not post its child support referral order publicly, so Jefferson County parents should call ahead and ask the clerk whether a magistrate, hearing officer, or judge will handle their case.

Florida circuit courts often send contested child support hearings through mediation first, and remote appearance is available in a number of circuits when the judge allows it. Call the clerk's office or your judicial assistant in Jefferson County to confirm, since the county has not published its own policy on this.

The Department of Revenue's website does not say whether Jefferson County still has a staffed satellite office, so call 850-488-KIDS or use the eServices portal as the dependable way in until a local address surfaces. 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. Jefferson's self-help packets cover name changes and injunctions alongside child support and dissolution, all downloadable from the same Family Law page rather than scattered across multiple sites.

Official child support resources in Jefferson County, FL

Jefferson County Courthouse handles child-support filings, located at 1 Courthouse Circle, Monticello 32344.

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.

Jefferson Clerk Family Law - Self-Help Packets (https://www.jeffersonclerk.com/court-services/family-law/) can help with procedure and paperwork. Downloadable divorce, injunction, and name-change packets, including a Simplified Dissolution of Marriage petition.

• Florida Courts E-Filing Portal
• Florida DOR Child Support Program
• Form 12.902(e), Child Support Guidelines Worksheet
• Jefferson County Clerk of Court
• Jefferson Clerk Family Law - Self-Help Packets

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

Jefferson County, FL Child Support FAQs