Child Support in Wakulla County, Florida

Wakulla County residents have two paths for child support. Apply through the Florida Department of Revenue Child Support Program for an administrative order. Or ask the Second Judicial Circuit's family division, based at the courthouse in Crawfordville, to set support as part of a divorce, paternity, or parenting case. Wakulla sits just south of Tallahassee along the Gulf, known for Wakulla Springs and its mostly rural coastline. It is one county inside the larger Second Judicial Circuit, which also runs family court for Franklin, Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, and Liberty under the same administration.

Florida uses one statewide child support formula: an income shares model under Florida Statute 61.30, worked out on Form 12.902(e), the Child Support Guidelines Worksheet. That worksheet draws its numbers from a Family Law Financial Affidavit, either the short Form 12.902(b) for anyone earning under $50,000 a year, or the long Form 12.902(c) for $50,000 and up. Both parents typically file an affidavit, and the finished worksheet goes into the court record whether the Department of Revenue opened the case or a parent filed it directly.

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 confirm the amount with the clerk before you pay. File electronically through the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal at myflcourtaccess.com, which covers every circuit including the Second, or in person at the clerk's office in Crawfordville. 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.

For forms and instructions, the clerk hosts a Wakulla Clerk Family Law / Domestic Relations page at https://wakullaclerk.org/courts/family_law_domestic_relations.php. It covers dissolution of marriage and domestic violence injunctions, and offers clerical, non-legal-advice filing help; the site also has a general Court DIY Forms 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 Wakulla 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 Wakulla County, FL

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

Local notes for Wakulla County, FL

Wakulla County family law cases are filed at the Wakulla County Clerk of Circuit Court & Comptroller, 3056 Crawfordville Hwy, Crawfordville, FL 32327. The Second Circuit's website does not publish a current administrative order naming who presides over Wakulla County child support hearings; call the clerk's family law staff to find out before your hearing date.

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. Wakulla County does not publish a local policy on this, so ask the clerk or the assigned judicial assistant which rules apply to your case.

The Department of Revenue does not list a separate local Child Support office address for Wakulla County; its contact page directs everyone, regardless of county, to the same statewide number, 850-488-KIDS, and the eServices portal. File a Supplemental Petition for Modification of Child Support, Form 12.905(b), 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.

Official child support resources in Wakulla County, FL

Wakulla County Clerk of Circuit Court & Comptroller handles child-support filings, located at 3056 Crawfordville Hwy, Crawfordville 32327.

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.

Wakulla Clerk Family Law / Domestic Relations (https://wakullaclerk.org/courts/family_law_domestic_relations.php) can help with procedure and paperwork. Covers dissolution of marriage and domestic violence injunctions and provides clerical (non-legal-advice) filing assistance; the site also has a general Court DIY Forms section.

• Florida Courts E-Filing Portal
• Florida DOR Child Support Program
• Form 12.902(e), Child Support Guidelines Worksheet
• Wakulla County Clerk of Court
• Wakulla Clerk Family Law / Domestic Relations

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

Wakulla County, FL Child Support FAQs