INSTRUCTIONS FOR FLORIDA FAMILY LAW RULES OF PROCEDURE FORM 12.930(a)
 NOTICE OF SERVICE OF STANDARD FAMILY LAW INTERROGATORIES (11/20)

When should this form be used?
You should use this form to tell the court that you are asking the other party in your case to answer certain standard questions in writing.  These questions are called interrogatories, and they must relate to your case. The standard family law interrogatories are designed to supplement the information provided in the Financial Affidavit, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.902(b) or (c). You should carefully read the standard interrogatory forms, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.930(b) and (c), to determine which questions, if any, the other party should answer to provide you with information not covered by the financial affidavit forms.

This form should be typed or printed in black ink. You must indicate whether you are sending the interrogatories for original and enforcement proceedings or for modification proceedings. You must also indicate which questions you are asking the other party to answer.  After completing this form, you should file this document with the clerk of the circuit court in the county where your case was filed and keep a copy for your records.

What should I do next?

You must serve the other party with a copy of this form along with an original and a copy of the appropriate interrogatories, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.930(b) or (c), if service is by mail or hand delivery.  You must serve a copy of this form and a copy of the interrogatories if service is by email.  Service must be in accordance with Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.516.

You may want to inform the other party of the following information:

As a general rule, within 30 days after service of interrogatories, the other party must answer the questions in writing and serve you with the answers. Service of the answers must be in compliance with Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.516.  His or her answers may be written on as many separate sheets of paper as necessary. He or she should number each page and indicate which question(s) he or she is answering, and be sure to make a copy for him/herself.  All answers to these questions must be signed under penalties of perjury as to their truthfulness. Each question must be answered separately and as completely as the available information permits. The original of the answers to the interrogatories is to be provided to the requesting party.  Do not file the original or a copy with the clerk of the circuit court except as provided in Florida Family Law Rule of Procedure 12.340(d).

The other party may object to a question by writing the legal reason for the objection in the space provided. He or she may also ask the court for a protective order granting him or her permission not to answer certain questions and protecting him or her from annoyance, embarrassment, apprehension, or undue burden or expense. If the other party fails to either answer or object to the questions within 30 days, you may file a motion to ask the judge to order the other party to answer the questions.

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. The words that are bold and underlined in these instructions are defined there.  For further information, see Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure 12.280, 12.285, 12.340, and 12.380.  

A copy of this form must be filed with the court and served on the other party or his or her attorney. The copy you are serving to the other party must be either mailed, e-mailed, or hand-delivered to the opposing party or his or her attorney on the same day indicated on the certificate of service. If it is mailed, it must be postmarked on the date indicated in the certificate of service. Service must be in accordance with Florida Rules of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.516.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING E-FILING

The Florida Rules of General Practice and Judicial Administration require that all petitions, pleadings, and documents be filed electronically except in certain circumstances. Self-represented litigants may file petitions or other pleadings or documents electronically; however, they are not required to do so. If you choose to file your pleadings or other documents electronically, you must do so in accordance with Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.525, and you must follow the procedures of the judicial circuit in which you file. The rules and procedures should be carefully read and followed. 

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 General Practice and Judicial Administration 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 Florida Rules of General Practice and 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 General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.516. You may find this rule at www.flcourts.org through the link to the Rules of General Practice and 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 email, 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 General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.516.			

Special notes. . .

Remember, a person who is NOT an attorney is called a nonlawyer. If a nonlawyer helps you fill out these forms, that person must give you a copy of a Disclosure from Nonlawyer, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.900(a), before he or she helps you. A nonlawyer helping you fill out these forms also must put his or her name, address, and telephone number on the bottom of the last page of every form he or she helps you complete.

	IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE                                                       JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,
	IN AND FOR                                                       COUNTY, FLORIDA

Case No.: 	
Division: 	
                                                                      ,
Petitioner,

and

                                                                     ,
Respondent.

	NOTICE OF SERVICE OF STANDARD FAMILY LAW INTERROGATORIES

I, {full legal name} 						, have on {date} 	,
served upon {name of person served} 	,
to be answered under oath within 30 days after service, the Standard Family Law Interrogatories for
[check one only]      
  (       )  Original or Enforcement Proceedings   (       ) Modification Proceedings

I am requesting that the following standard questions be answered: [check all that apply]

       ______ 1               ____ 2              ____   3	       _        __ 4      _        ___ 5               _____   6               ____ 7
Background	         Education        Employment        Assets	Liabilities	      Miscellaneous	       Long Form
Information							             Affidavit

In addition, I am requesting that the attached {#} 	                                           questions be answered.

I certify that a copy of this document was [check all used]: (    ) emailed (      ) mailed (     ) faxed 
 (    ) hand delivered to the person(s) listed below on {date} 	______________.

Other party or his/her attorney:
Name: 							
Address: 						
City, State, Zip: 				               	
Telephone Number: 				_______________________
Fax Number: 						
Email Address(es):  				________________________________
	
								____________________________________
Signature of Party or his/her Attorney
Printed Name: 	
Address: 	
City, State, Zip: 	
Telephone Number: 	
Fax Number: 	
Email Address(es):  	
Florida Bar Number: 	
IF A NONLAWYER HELPED YOU FILL OUT THIS FORM, HE/SHE MUST FILL IN THE BLANKS BELOW: 
[fill in all blanks] This form was prepared for: {choose only one} _____ Petitioner _____ Respondent
This form was completed with the assistance of:
{name of individual} 										,
{name of business} 										,
{address} ______________________________________________________________________, 
{city} __________________, {state} ____, {zip code} ______, {telephone number} ____________.