Where can I look for more information?
Before proceeding, you should read “General Information for Self-Represented Litigants” found at the
beginning of these forms. For further information, see chapter 61, Florida Statutes, and rule 1.610,
Florida Rules of Civil Procedure.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING E-SERVICE ELECTION
After the initial service of process of the petition or supplemental petition by the Sheriff or certified
process server, the Florida Rules of Judicial Administration now require that all documents required or
permitted to be served on the other party must be served by electronic mail (e-mail) except in certain
circumstances. You must strictly comply with the format requirements set forth in the Rules of Judicial
Administration. If you elect to participate in electronic service, which means serving or receiving
pleadings by electronic mail (e-mail), or through the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal, you must review
Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.516. You may find this rule at www.flcourts.org through the link
to the Rules of Judicial Administration provided under either Family Law Forms: Getting Started, or Rules
of Court in the A-Z Topical Index.
SELF-REPRESENTED LITIGANTS MAY SERVE DOCUMENTS BY E-MAIL; HOWEVER, THEY ARE NOT
REQUIRED TO DO SO. If a self-represented litigant elects to serve and receive documents by e-mail, the
procedures must always be followed once the initial election is made.
To serve and receive documents by e-mail, you must designate your e-mail addresses by using the
Designation of Current Mailing and E-mail Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form
12.915, and you must provide your e-mail address on each form on which your signature appears.
Please CAREFULLY read the rules and instructions for: Certificate of Service (General), Florida Supreme
Court Approved Family Law Form 12.914; Designation of Current Mailing and E-mail Address, Florida
Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915; and Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.516.
Special notes...
If you have an attorney, your attorney must certify in writing the efforts that have been made to give the
other party notice, if no notice is given. The court may require you to post a bond as a condition of the
injunction.
With this form you must also file the following, if you have not already done so, and provide a copy to
the other party:
Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) Affidavit, Florida Supreme
Court Approved Family Law Form 12.902(d).
Temporary Injunctions... These family law forms contain a Temporary Injunction to Prevent Removal of
Minor Child(ren) and/or Denial of Passport Services (Ex Parte), Florida Supreme Court Approved Family
Law Form 12.941(b), which the judge may use if he or she enters an order without a hearing, and a
Temporary Injunction to Prevent Removal of Minor Child(ren) and/or Denial of Passport Services
(After Notice), Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.941(c), which the judge may use if
he or she enters an order after a hearing. You should check with the clerk, family law intake staff, or
judicial assistant to see if you need to bring a blank order form with you to the hearing. If so, you should
Instructions for Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.941(a), Verified Motion for Temporary
Injunction to Prevent Removal of Minor Child(ren) and/or Denial of Passport Services (11/15)