Child Support in St. Johns County, Florida

St. Johns County child support cases go through the Seventh Judicial Circuit, at the Richard O. Watson Judicial Center, 4010 Lewis Speedway in St. Augustine. That includes new support orders, changes to an existing order, and enforcement when support has stopped.

If the parents were never married and no court case exists, the Florida Department of Revenue Child Support Program can open an administrative case and establish paternity and support without a lawsuit. Once a St. Johns County circuit case is open, any change goes through that same file, filed as a Supplemental Petition for Modification of Child Support, Form 12.905(b).

The support amount comes from the statewide 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. The Seventh Circuit's public pages don't name a specific Child Support Enforcement Hearing Officer for St. Johns County, unlike Volusia and Flagler, so confirm the current assignment when you file.

The Seventh Circuit sends child-support-related family cases to its Family Mediation Program when the parties' combined income is $100,000 a year or less, under Administrative Order FM-2012-027-SC. Above that threshold, the parties must hire a certified private mediator instead. St. Johns County residents filing a modification should expect the same mediation rule to apply.

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 St. Johns 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 St. Johns County, FL

Child support in St. Johns County, FL is handled through the Seventh Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, St. Johns 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 St. Johns County, FL Clerk of Court (Florida court clerk directory)

Local notes for St. Johns County, FL

The St. Johns Clerk offers TurboCourt, an interview-based online tool that walks self-represented parties through generating family law forms, alongside the standard paper Forms Library. Not every Seventh Circuit county advertises this resource as prominently, and it can speed up preparing a Form 12.905(b) modification packet.

The Clerk's own family law pages describe filing fees only in general terms, saying forms may be filed 'for a fee' without giving a dollar amount anywhere on the site's dissolution or support pages. Anyone filing in St. Johns County should call the Family Division at 904-819-3600 to get the current figure before submitting paperwork.

The Florida Department of Revenue doesn't run a walk-in office in St. Johns County. Administrative child support cases go through the statewide phone line, 850-488-KIDS, and the childsupport.floridarevenue.com portal.

Official child support resources in St. Johns County, FL

Richard O. Watson Judicial Center handles child-support filings, located at 4010 Lewis Speedway, St. Augustine 32084. Phone: 904-819-3600.

E-filing is available through https://www.myflcourtaccess.com. The Clerk's site links directly to the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal (myflcourtaccess.com) and to TurboCourt for interview-based form generation; self-represented parties may also use the Clerk's paper Forms Library.

St. Johns Clerk Family Division (https://stjohnsclerk.com/court-records/family-law/) can help with procedure and paperwork. Contact familydl@stjohnsclerk.com, 904-819-3600. Covers dissolution of marriage (simplified and standard), the 6-month Florida residency requirement, and links to the Forms Library and TurboCourt for self-represented litigants.

• St. Johns Clerk Family Division
• Seventh Judicial Circuit Family Mediation Program
• 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.

St. Johns County, FL Child Support FAQs