Child Support in Levy County, Florida

Levy County stretches from the inland town of Bronson, home to the courthouse at 355 South Court Street, out to the Gulf coast at Cedar Key. The Bronson courthouse is where the Clerk of Court dockets every child support petition, modification, and enforcement filing.

A parent who was never married to the other, and has no lawsuit pending, can start instead with the Florida Department of Revenue Child Support Program, which establishes paternity and a support order administratively. When a Levy County case already exists, a later change is filed under that same case as a Supplemental Petition for Modification of Child Support, Form 12.905(b).

The support amount in any Florida case, Levy County included, comes from the Child Support Guidelines Worksheet, Form 12.902(e), which applies Fla. Stat. 61.30 to both parents' net income, overnights, health insurance, and child care costs. Most Florida child support orders, this one included, also carry an Income Deduction Order under Fla. Stat. 61.1301, directing the paying parent's employer to withhold support straight from wages. Because Levy County anchors the Eighth Circuit's Western Region docket, local families get a shorter trip than Gilchrist County residents, whose cases are heard at that same Bronson courthouse, (352) 486-5382.

Additional paperwork review, including a Family Law Financial Affidavit (12.902(b) for gross income of $50,000 a year or more, 12.902(c) below that), happens through the Eighth Circuit's Self-Help Center, based in Gainesville rather than in Levy County itself.

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 Levy 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 Levy County, FL

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

Local notes for Levy County, FL

Because Bronson's courthouse hosts the Western Region docket, it handles Gilchrist County's caseload along with its own, so residents should expect a busier calendar than a county of Levy's size would otherwise carry. Confirm hearing details at (352) 486-5382 rather than assuming an open slot.

Levy County covers a lot of ground but has few residents along the coast. The drive to the Self-Help Center in Gainesville can run close to an hour from towns like Cedar Key or Inglis, so ask whether a phone review of your paperwork is possible before making that trip.

Administrative cases run by the state skip Levy County entirely on the ground. The Department of Revenue keeps no local office here and instead handles everything by phone at 850-488-KIDS or online through childsupport.floridarevenue.com.

Official child support resources in Levy County, FL

Levy County Courthouse handles child-support filings, located at 355 South Court Street, Bronson 32621.

The filing fee is $408. E-filing is available through https://www.myflcourtaccess.com. Statewide myflcourtaccess.com portal applies; self-represented parties may still file paper documents at the Levy County Courthouse in Bronson.

Eighth Judicial Circuit Self-Help Center (https://circuit8.org/self-help/) can help with procedure and paperwork. Fourth floor of the Family and Civil Justice Center, Room 413, Gainesville, (352) 548-3781. Serves Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Gilchrist, Levy, and Union counties. Staff explain procedures and help set a hearing with the judge but do not give legal advice, represent litigants in court, or select forms.

• Eighth Judicial Circuit Self-Help Center
• Eighth Judicial Circuit Child Support Enforcement
• Florida Child Support Guidelines Worksheet (Form 12.902(e))
• Florida DOR Child Support Program
• Florida Courts E-Filing Portal

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

Levy County, FL Child Support FAQs