Form 12.922(a): Motion for Default in a Florida Judicial Circuit

In the Circuit Court of the Judicial Circuit, in and for County, Florida. Case No. Division. Petitioner, and Respondent.

By signing you certify that a copy of this document was mailed, faxed and mailed, e-mailed, hand-delivered to the person(s) listed with the other party or his/her attorney on {date}.

Other party or his/her attorney: Name, Address, City, State, Zip, Fax Number, Designated Email Addresses.

Signature of Party.

Printed Name, Address, City, State, Zip, Telephone Number, Fax Number, Designated E-mail Address(es).

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.

If a nonlawyer helped you fill out this form, he/she must fill in the blanks of the nonlawyer box.

This form was prepared for the: 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.

If a nonlawyer helps you fill out these forms, that person must give you a copy of 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.

If the other party has failed to file or serve any documents within 20 days after the date of service of your petition, you may ask the clerk of the circuit court to enter a default against him or her by filling out this form and filing it with the court.

After completing this form, you should file the original with the clerk of the circuit court in the county where you filed your petition and keep a copy for your records.

Once the default is signed by the clerk, you can request a trial or final hearing in your case. After the default has been entered, you must ask for a hearing, so that the judge can consider your petition. To do this, you must contact the clerk's office, family law intake staff, or judicial assistant to schedule a hearing and file a Notice of Hearing (General), Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.923, with the clerk. A copy of the notice of hearing must be mailed, e-mailed, or hand-delivered to each party in the case. You must send a notice of final hearing to the defaulted party.