Child Support in Okeechobee County, Florida

The Florida Department of Revenue Child Support Program handles Okeechobee County child support cases: establishing, collecting, and enforcing orders. Reach them statewide at 850-488-KIDS (5437). Hearings on a support matter go through the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit's Family Division at the Okeechobee Courthouse, 304 NW 2nd Street.

Okeechobee shares its circuit with Indian River, Martin, and St. Lucie counties. It's the smallest and most rural of the four by population. Parents with an open Department of Revenue case use the circuit's Form B to request a hearing date, the same local form used across the Nineteenth Circuit.

Okeechobee County has no confirmed self-help center for family law paperwork. For procedural questions about a filing, call the Clerk of the Circuit Court's general office line at (863) 763-2131.

Support amounts follow Florida's statewide guideline formula under Section 61.30 of the Florida Statutes. The Form 12.902(e) worksheet calculates the amount using both parents' income, health insurance costs, childcare costs, and the parenting time schedule, the same formula applied in every Florida county regardless of population size.

Okeechobee is smaller and more rural than its circuit neighbors. Expect procedures to lean more on phone calls and mailed paperwork than on in-person self-help staff, and build extra time into a filing for that reason.

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 Okeechobee 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 Okeechobee County, FL

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

Local notes for Okeechobee County, FL

Okeechobee's small size means fewer local resources than the larger counties in the Nineteenth Circuit. There's no separate self-help center for family law paperwork, so most self-represented parents rely on the standard statewide 12.900 series forms available online and call the clerk's office directly with procedural questions about a pending filing.

Because Okeechobee shares the Nineteenth Circuit with Indian River, Martin, and St. Lucie counties, hearing dates, judicial officer assignments, and case calendars are coordinated at the circuit level rather than set independently within Okeechobee alone. Confirm the specific date, time, and format of a hearing with the clerk before appearing.

The courthouse's e-filing kiosk availability, remote Zoom hearing options, and any child-support-specific guidance aren't published online for this county. Call the Clerk of the Circuit Court at (863) 763-2131 to confirm current options before you rely on them.

Official child support resources in Okeechobee County, FL

Okeechobee County Courthouse handles child-support filings, located at 304 NW 2nd Street, Okeechobee 34972. Phone: 863-763-2131.

The filing fee is $408. E-filing is available through https://www.myflcourtaccess.com. Florida Courts E-Filing Portal (statewide); county-specific e-filing notes not confirmed.

Okeechobee County Clerk of the Circuit Court can help with procedure and paperwork. No self-help resource located; general clerk phone (863) 763-2131. Family Division (Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Family Division) applies; see https://circuit19.org/family-division/.

• Nineteenth Circuit Family Division
• Okeechobee County Clerk of the Circuit Court
• Florida DOR Child Support Program
• Florida Courts E-Filing Portal
• Form 12.902(e) Child Support Guidelines Worksheet

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

Okeechobee County, FL Child Support FAQs