Family Court Motions and Hearings in Hendry County, Florida

Hendry County handles family law filings, including dissolution, injunctions, adoption, paternity, and support motions, through the Hendry County Courthouse in LaBelle. Fees work differently here than in other Twentieth Circuit counties. Instead of a printed fee schedule you can browse online, court costs run through a third-party payment portal called paychoice.civiteksolutions.com. That portal is built for looking up and paying a specific case's balance, not for showing a general dissolution or motion filing fee in advance.

Call the Clerk's office at (863) 675-5217 before filing. That's the more direct way to confirm the current cost of a family motion or dissolution filing than searching the website.

Hendry shares the Twentieth Circuit's JACS scheduling system with Lee, Charlotte, Collier, and Glades counties. JACS access is limited to attorneys holding a Florida Bar number. Self-represented parties filing a motion in Hendry should call the Clerk's office to find out how to reach the assigned judge's chambers and arrange a hearing date.

Once scheduled, expect a Hendry family hearing to happen by Zoom. That matches the rest of the Twentieth Circuit's default practice. In-person appearances are reserved for cases where a judge finds a specific reason to require one.

Where hearings are held in Hendry County, FL

Family court hearings in Hendry County, FL are held at the Twentieth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, Hendry County, with the county seat in LaBelle. Because courtroom assignments, remote appearance options, and local procedures change over time, use the Florida court clerk directory to confirm current details:

Find the Hendry County, FL Clerk of Court (Florida court clerk directory)

How a family court hearing works in Florida

In Florida, a party who wants the court to decide something while a family case is pending, such as temporary time-sharing, temporary support, or exclusive use of the home, files a written motion under the Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure. Motions for temporary financial relief generally require a current Financial Affidavit (Florida Supreme Court approved family law form 12.902(b) or 12.902(c)). The core steps are:

1. File a written motion stating the relief you are asking for, with a current Financial Affidavit if money or support is at issue.
2. Serve the motion on the other party or their attorney.
3. Coordinate a hearing date, following your circuit's local procedure for setting family law motions (some circuits use a uniform motion calendar; others require you to contact the judicial assistant).
4. Attend mediation first if your circuit requires it for contested family law motions.
5. Attend the hearing and receive the court's order.

Local notes for Hendry County, FL

Hendry's fee information sits inside a payment portal tied to individual case numbers, not a public schedule. Don't expect to find the exact filing cost by browsing hendryclerk.org before you have a case on file. A phone call to (863) 675-5217 is the more reliable route.

The Clerk's Family Law page lists the case types handled locally: domestic violence and repeat violence injunctions, dissolution, adoption, paternity, name change, and support. Checking that list is a useful way to confirm your motion type is one the Hendry court processes before you file.

Zoom hearings are typical in the Twentieth Circuit, so if yours is set that way, confirm the specific meeting link and any password with the judge's chambers or the Clerk's office. Hendry has not published a general circuit-wide link online.

Official hearing resources in Hendry County, FL

Hendry County Courthouse handles hearings filings, located at 25 E. Hickpochee Ave., LaBelle 33935. Phone: (863) 675-5217.

E-filing is available through https://www.myflcourtaccess.com. Linked from hendryclerk.org as myflcourtaccess.com/authority/. Court costs are handled through a third-party payment portal, paychoice.civiteksolutions.com, which functions as a payment search tool rather than a browsable public fee schedule.

Hendry Clerk Family Law office can help with procedure and paperwork. The Family Law page lists case types handled, including dissolution, name change, DV and repeat violence injunctions, adoption, paternity, and support, but no self-help center or published fee amount. Phone (863) 675-5217.

• Hendry County Clerk of the Circuit Court
• Twentieth Judicial Circuit - JACS
• Twentieth Judicial Circuit of Florida
• 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.

Hendry County, FL Family Court Hearing FAQs