Child Support in Madison County, Florida

Child support cases in Madison County, Florida go through two different doors. The Florida Department of Revenue Child Support Program handles administrative establishment and enforcement. The Third Judicial Circuit family division, based at the Madison County Courthouse in Madison, handles anything filed as part of a court case. Madison sits along the Georgia border in the Big Bend region, anchored by the city of the same name. It's one county inside the larger Third Judicial Circuit, which also runs family court for Columbia, Dixie, Hamilton, Lafayette, Suwannee and Taylor counties under the same administration.

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 math gets calculated. 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. The worksheet and both affidavits become part of the court record, whether the Department of Revenue or a parent started the case.

www.madisonclerk.com doesn't list a current dissolution or child support filing fee, so call the clerk before filing to get the actual amount. You can file electronically through the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal at myflcourtaccess.com, which covers every circuit including the Third, or file in person at the clerk's office in Madison. If you can't afford the fee, ask the clerk about waiving it through an Application for Determination of Civil Indigent Status under Fla. Stat. 57.082.

The Madison County clerk's site has no dedicated self-help center or family law forms page; its Court Services page links only to the statewide e-filing and payment portals. For forms, go to flcourts.gov, which hosts the free statewide approved forms, or floridalawhelp.org, which walks through self-representation basics. For non-court enforcement work, income withholding, license suspension, or tracking down a parent who has 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 Madison 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 Madison County, FL

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

Local notes for Madison County, FL

The Madison County Courthouse at 125 SW Range Avenue, Madison, FL 32340 handles family law filings for Madison County. The Third Circuit doesn't publish the current administrative order naming its child support magistrate or hearing officer, so check with the family law clerk to confirm who will actually preside before your court date.

Before a contested support hearing gets scheduled, Florida circuits often require mediation, and some let parents appear by Zoom or phone instead of in person. Neither policy is published specifically for Madison County, so confirm both with the clerk's office or the judicial assistant handling your case.

The Department of Revenue's site doesn't list a physical Child Support office serving Madison County specifically; DOR now runs mostly by phone (850-488-KIDS) and through its eServices portal rather than local storefronts. 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, and modification generally requires a substantial change in circumstances under Fla. Stat. 61.30. Madison's Court Services and Circuit Civil pages link only to the statewide e-filing and payment systems; the clerk's own domain hosts no packet library or fee table.

Official child support resources in Madison County, FL

Madison County Courthouse handles child-support filings, located at 125 SW Range Avenue, Madison 32340.

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 self-help center or family law forms page was found; the Court Services page links only to the statewide e-filing and payment portals.

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

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

Madison County, FL Child Support FAQs