Child Support in Taylor County, Florida

To set up, change, or enforce child support in Taylor County, Florida, start a case through the Florida Department of Revenue Child Support Program, or file directly with the Perry clerk's office if support is part of an open divorce, paternity, or custody case in the Third Judicial Circuit. Taylor County, anchored by Perry, sits along Florida's Big Bend Gulf coast, mostly forestland outside the city limits. The Third Judicial Circuit also covers Columbia, Dixie, Hamilton, Lafayette, Madison, and Suwannee counties, so its family court administration and mediation program serve all of them, not just Taylor.

Every Florida county calculates child support the same way: an income shares formula set out in Fla. Stat. 61.30, 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 opens the case administratively or a parent files it in circuit court, both affidavits and the worksheet end up in the file.

The clerk's dissolution-of-marriage filing fee is $408. A standalone child support petition filed without a divorce (Form 12.904) may cost something different, so check with the clerk before you pay. File electronically through the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal at myflcourtaccess.com, which covers every circuit including the Third, or in person at the clerk's office in Perry. A parent who cannot afford the fee can ask the clerk to waive it with an Application for Determination of Civil Indigent Status under Fla. Stat. 57.082.

Start at the clerk's Taylor Clerk DIY Forms page (https://taylorclerk.com/online-services/diy-forms/) for local forms and steps. It hosts self-help DIY family law forms under the clerk's Online Services section. Enforcement steps like income withholding, license suspension, or locating a non-paying parent go through the Department of Revenue Child Support Program, not the clerk's office. Call 850-488-KIDS (5437) or use the eServices portal at 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 Taylor 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 Taylor County, FL

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

Local notes for Taylor County, FL

The Taylor County Courthouse, 108 North Jefferson Street, Perry, FL 32347, handles family law filings for Taylor County. Child support cases here generally go to a magistrate or hearing officer first, with a judge finalizing the order, but the current assignment for the Third Circuit isn't published online. Call the clerk's office to confirm it.

Florida circuits commonly order mediation before setting a contested child support hearing, and many allow remote appearance by Zoom or phone at the judge's discretion. Taylor County has no published local policy on this, so ask the clerk or the assigned judicial assistant which rules apply to your case.

DOR doesn't publish a current office directory by county, and no Taylor County location is confirmed. Use the statewide intake line at 850-488-KIDS or sign up through childsupport.floridarevenue.com instead of expecting a local branch. 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. Modification generally requires a substantial change in circumstances under Fla. Stat. 61.30. Taylor's DIY Forms page sits under the Online Services menu rather than a standalone Family Law section, bundling child support packets with eviction and small-claims forms for the same Perry courthouse.

Official child support resources in Taylor County, FL

Taylor County Courthouse handles child-support filings, located at 108 North Jefferson Street, Perry 32347.

The filing fee is $408. E-filing is available through https://www.myflcourtaccess.com. Statewide Florida Courts E-Filing Portal; covers all circuits and case types including family law.

Taylor Clerk DIY Forms (https://taylorclerk.com/online-services/diy-forms/) can help with procedure and paperwork. Self-help DIY family law forms hosted under the clerk's Online Services section.

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

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

Taylor County, FL Child Support FAQs