In re: Amendments to the Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure—2020 Regular-Cycle Report
The Florida Supreme Court adopted the Family Law Rules Committee's regular-cycle amendments to the Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure and associated forms, effective January 1, 2021. Key changes substantially expand mandatory disclosure under rule 12.285 (three years of tax returns, six months of pay stubs, credit reports, and newly required disclosure of virtual currency holdings and transactions), tighten the timing for serving mandatory-disclosure documents before temporary relief hearings, make dismissal mandatory under rule 12.060 when the transfer service charge is unpaid within 30 days, and add notice/record requirements to rule 12.491 child support enforcement proceedings. New forms 12.975(a) and (b) were adopted for grandparent visitation petitions under section 752.011.
Key facts
- The Florida Supreme Court adopted amendments to the Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure and associated forms, effective January 1, 2021, based on the Family Law Rules Committee's regular-cycle report.
- The amendments substantially expanded mandatory financial disclosure requirements, including three years of tax returns, six months of pay stubs, credit reports, and virtual currency holdings and transactions.
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Why it matters
Family law practitioners must recalibrate their mandatory disclosure practice as of January 1, 2021: the production periods have lengthened, credit reports and virtual currency (cryptocurrency) holdings are now… — full analysis with a trial
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