Form 12.902(j) at a glance
What it is: Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.902(j), Notice of Social Security Number (06/18).
Notary: The form is sworn to or affirmed and signed before a NOTARY PUBLIC or DEPUTY CLERK.
This form must be completed and filed by each party in all paternity, child support, and dissolution of marriage cases, regardless of whether the case involves a minor child(ren) and/or property.
What to bring and attach to Form 12.902(j)
Under Rule 2.420 of the Florida Rules of Judicial Administration, Social Security Numbers are confidential; however, this information is required by the Florida Statutes. A Notice of Confidential Information within Court Filing must be filed with the Notice of Social Security Number. This Notice is an appendix to rule 2.420.[2]
A filled-in Form 12.902(j) example: a dissolution of marriage with no children
How to fill out Form 12.902(j), box by box
The court and the case
Enter the judicial circuit and the county in IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR COUNTY, FLORIDA, then the Case No. and the Division, then the Petitioner and the Respondent.[2]
Your name, social security number and date of birth
After I, enter your full legal name, and enter your social security number to certify that it is your social security number, as required by the applicable section of the Florida Statutes.
Enter your date of birth after My date of birth is.
Box 1 or box 2: choose one only
Choose one only. Box 1: this notice is being filed in a dissolution of marriage case in which the parties have no minor or dependent child(ren) in common.
Box 2: this notice is being filed in a paternity or child support case, or in a dissolution of marriage in which the parties have minor or dependent children in common.[2]
Box 2: the minor or dependent child(ren)
Enter the minor or dependent child(ren)'s name(s), date(s) of birth, and social security number(s) under Name, Birth date and Social Security Number. Attach additional pages if necessary. Disclosure of social security numbers shall be limited to the purpose of administration of the Title IV-D program for child support enforcement.[2]
Signing under oath
By signing, you are swearing or affirming under oath to the truthfulness of the claims made in this notice, and the punishment for knowingly making a false statement includes fines and/or imprisonment.
Enter the Dated date, sign on Signature of Party, and enter your Printed Name, Address, City, State, Zip, Telephone Number, Fax Number and Designated E-mail Address(es).
If this is a domestic violence case and you want to keep your address confidential for safety reasons, do not enter the address, telephone, fax, or e-mail information at the bottom of this form; instead, file a Request for Confidential Filing of Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.980(i).[2]
Notary and nonlawyer lines
The NOTARY PUBLIC or DEPUTY CLERK enters the county after STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF and fills in Sworn to or affirmed and signed before me on by.
Under SIGN, the notary public or deputy clerk signs, enters the Date, prints, types, or stamps the commissioned name of notary or clerk, and marks Personally known or Produced identification with the Type of identification produced. If a nonlawyer helped you fill out this Form 12.902(j), Notice of Social Security Number (06/18), he or she must fill in all blanks: this form was prepared for the Petitioner or the Respondent (choose only one) and was completed with the assistance of the name of individual, name of business, address, city, state, zip code and telephone number.
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.[2]
More rules for Form 12.902(j)
This form should be typed or printed in black ink.[2]
A copy of this form must be mailed, e-mailed, or hand delivered to the other party in your case, if it is not served on him or her with your initial papers.[2]
Serve and receive documents by e-mail, file electronically
You serve and receive documents by e-mail
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.[2]
You file electronically
The Florida Rules of Judicial Administration now 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 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.[2]
Common questions about Form 12.902(j)
Where do I file it?
After completing this form, you should file the original with the clerk of the circuit court in the county where your case was filed and keep a copy for your records.[2]
Sources
[1] Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.902(j), Notice of Social Security Number (06/18), Florida Courts (the Official source link on this page).
