Child Support in St. Lucie County, Florida

The Florida Department of Revenue Child Support Program establishes and enforces child support orders in St. Lucie County. Call them statewide at 850-488-KIDS (5437). Hearings happen through the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit's Family Division at the Fort Pierce Courthouse, 201 South Indian River Drive, 2nd Floor.

St. Lucie shares its circuit with Indian River, Martin, and Okeechobee counties. Besides the main Fort Pierce Courthouse, the county has a St. Lucie West Annex that handles some filings in the Port St. Lucie area. Parents with an open Department of Revenue case use the circuit's Form B to request a hearing date.

The Clerk and Comptroller's Family Relations Department handles family law filings. You can reach them by mail at P.O. Box 700, Fort Pierce, FL 34954. They publish a Family FAQ page with general process information, but staff cannot give legal advice or fill out forms for you.

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, insurance and childcare costs, and the parenting time schedule.

St. Lucie's dissolution of marriage filing fee is $397.50, somewhat lower than the roughly $408 to $409 charged in most other Florida counties. A standalone child support filing can carry a different fee entirely.

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. Lucie 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. Lucie County, FL

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

Local notes for St. Lucie County, FL

St. Lucie County has two filing locations: the Fort Pierce Courthouse and the St. Lucie West Annex in the Port St. Lucie area. Confirm which one applies to your hearing or filing before you show up. Assignment can depend on where the case originated in the county and which judicial officer handles it.

The Clerk and Comptroller's Family Relations Department accepts mailed filings at P.O. Box 700, Fort Pierce, FL 34954. This option helps parents who cannot get to the courthouse in person. Mailed filings generally take longer to process than e-filing through the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal at myflcourtaccess.com.

The St. Lucie West Annex's exact street address is not published, and it's unclear whether it handles child support hearings specifically or only certain other filing types. Call the Clerk's Family Relations Department to confirm before a hearing.

Official child support resources in St. Lucie County, FL

St. Lucie County Courthouse (Fort Pierce Courthouse) handles child-support filings, located at 201 South Indian River Drive, 2nd Floor, Fort Pierce 34950. St. Lucie West Annex at unverified: exact street address not confirmed handles unverified: some family filings; whether it handles child support hearings specifically was not confirmed.

The filing fee is $397.50. E-filing is available through https://www.myflcourtaccess.com. Florida Courts E-Filing Portal; forms can also be downloaded and filed by mail.

St. Lucie Clerk and Comptroller, Family Relations Department (https://stlucieclerk.gov/departments-top-menu/family/divorce) can help with procedure and paperwork. Clerk's Family department page provides divorce forms and a FAQ; the Clerk's office cannot give legal advice or help complete forms. Mailing address: Clerk and Comptroller, Attn: Family Relations Department, P.O. Box 700, Fort Pierce, FL 34954. Family Division (Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Family Division) applies; see https://circuit19.org/family-division/.

• Nineteenth Circuit Family Division
• St. Lucie Clerk, Family Relations Department
• 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.

St. Lucie County, FL Child Support FAQs