Child Support in Liberty County, Florida

Setting up, changing, or enforcing child support in Liberty County, Florida starts one of two ways. Open a case through the Florida Department of Revenue Child Support Program, or file directly with the Bristol clerk's office if support is already part of an open divorce, paternity, or custody case. Liberty County, centered on Bristol, is one of Florida's least populated counties. Most of its land sits inside the Apalachicola National Forest. It's part of the Second Judicial Circuit, which also handles family court for Franklin, Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, and Wakulla counties under one administration.

Every Florida county calculates child support the same way. Fla. Stat. 61.30 sets an income shares formula, applied through Form 12.902(e), the Child Support Guidelines Worksheet. The inputs come from a Family Law Financial Affidavit: Form 12.902(b) if either parent earns under $50,000 a year, or Form 12.902(c) if they earn more. Whether the Department of Revenue opened the case administratively or a parent filed in circuit court, both affidavits and the worksheet end up in the file.

libertyclerk.com doesn't list a current fee for dissolution or child support filings. Call the clerk before filing to get the real number. 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 Bristol. 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.

Liberty County's clerk site has no dedicated family-law self-help or fee-schedule page. Its Courts page points filers to flcourts.gov instead of hosting county-specific packets. Free Florida Supreme Court-approved forms live at flcourts.gov, and floridalawhelp.org has general self-representation guidance. For enforcement work outside court, income withholding, license suspension, or tracking down a parent who stopped paying, the Department of Revenue Child Support Program handles that administratively, separate from the clerk. Reach it at 850-488-KIDS (5437) or through 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 Liberty 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 Liberty County, FL

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

Local notes for Liberty County, FL

The Liberty County Clerk of Court, at 10818 NW SR 20, Bristol, FL 32321, handles family law filings for the county. The Second Circuit's website doesn't publish who presides over Liberty County child support hearings. Call the clerk's family law staff to find out before your hearing date.

Florida circuits often require mediation before a contested support hearing gets scheduled, and some let parents appear by Zoom or phone instead of in person. Liberty County hasn't published its policy on either point, so confirm both with the clerk's office or the judicial assistant handling your case.

The Department of Revenue's site no longer lists a dedicated office address for Liberty County. Plan on reaching the program by phone (850-488-KIDS) or online rather than in person. A Supplemental Petition for Modification of Child Support, Form 12.905(b), goes in the same county where the original order was entered, not wherever a parent later moves. Modification generally requires a substantial change in circumstances under Fla. Stat. 61.30.

Official child support resources in Liberty County, FL

Liberty County Clerk of Court handles child-support filings, located at 10818 NW SR 20, Bristol 32321.

E-filing is available through https://www.myflcourtaccess.com. Statewide Florida Courts E-Filing Portal; covers all circuits and case types including family law.

The self-help center can help with procedure and paperwork. No dedicated family-law self-help or fee-schedule page was found on the clerk's site; the Courts page points filers to flcourts.gov instead of hosting county-specific packets.

• Florida Courts E-Filing Portal
• Florida DOR Child Support Program
• Form 12.902(e), Child Support Guidelines Worksheet
• Liberty County Clerk of Court

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

Liberty County, FL Child Support FAQs