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Florida Office of the State Courts Administrator Family Court Overview

The Family Court includes domestic relations, juvenile delinquency, and juvenile dependency. The Family Court comprises the following eight categories of family court cases: simplified dissolution, dissolution, child support, orders for protection against violence, paternity, other domestic relations, juvenile delinquency, and juvenile dependency. Within these categories are the following case types:

Simplified Dissolution - simplified dissolution of marriage Dissolution - dissolution of marriage Child Support - child support (IV-D and non IV-D) and Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA) (IV-D and non IV-D) Orders for Protection Against Violence - domestic violence, dating violence, repeat violence, sexual violence, and stalking violence Paternity - paternity/disestablishment of paternity and other family court Other Domestic Relations - adoption arising out of Chapter 63, Florida Statutes, name change, and other family court Juvenile Delinquency - delinquency Juvenile Dependency - dependency, termination of parental rights (TPR) arising out of Chapter 39, Florida Statutes, and Children in Need of Services and Families in Need of Services (CINS/FINS) In the Family Court, filings correspond to each complaint or petition filed. Dispositions correspond to each complaint or petition disposed. Jury trials are defined as trials in which a group of citizens is impaneled, selected, and sworn to determine the issues of fact in a case.

FAMILY COURT FILINGS AND DISPOSITIONS FY 2010-11 to FY 2019-20*

400,000

349,222

323,545

289,613

281,168

284,629 288,430 286,659 278,317 268,867

238,301

338,136

324,865

286,875

285,345

277,809 282,278 276,034 273,654 268,079

225,584 200,000

250,000

300,000

350,000

10/11 11/12 12/13 13/14 14/15 15/16 16/17 17/18 18/19 19/20 Fiscal Year

Filings Dispositions

*The Summary Reporting System began capturing the number of filings and dispositions in Stalking Violence cases in July 2013. The filings and dispositions in Stalking Violence cases are not included for fiscal year 2010-11 through fiscal year 2013-14.

FY 2019-20 Statistical Reference Guide 5-1

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Family Court Filings

FAMILY COURT FILINGS Statewide by Category/Case Type and Month

FY 2019-20

Category/ Case Type Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Total

A. Simplified Dissolution 962 884 817 1,063 867 834 1,020 996 747 369 596 1,020 10,175

1. Simplified Dissolution 962 884 817 1,063 867 834 1,020 996 747 369 596 1,020 10,175

B. Dissolution 6,513 6,452 5,688 6,849 5,656 5,401 6,222 6,247 5,594 3,445 4,865 6,947 69,879

1. Dissolution 6,513 6,452 5,688 6,849 5,656 5,401 6,222 6,247 5,594 3,445 4,865 6,947 69,879

C. Child Support 1,011 1,058 1,013 1,171 902 902 977 1,158 1,158 477 215 913 10,955

1. Child Support 894 921 862 1,039 759 766 825 1,022 1,037 392 148 843 9,508

a. IV-D 887 908 851 1,031 746 754 817 1,009 1,024 387 141 836 9,391

b. Non-IV-D 7 13 11 8 13 12 8 13 13 5 7 7 117

2. UIFSA 117 137 151 132 143 136 152 136 121 85 67 70 1,447

a. IV-D 117 137 150 132 143 135 152 136 119 76 64 63 1,424

b. Non-IV-D 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 9 3 7 23

D. Orders for Protection Against Violence

7,483 7,166 6,721 7,653 5,909 6,237 6,820 6,295 5,662 4,396 5,382 6,992 76,716

1. Domestic Violence 4,318 4,228 3,806 4,341 3,367 3,697 4,034 3,636 3,326 2,674 3,193 3,964 44,584

2. Dating Violence 343 328 296 335 267 289 304 313 251 182 222 302 3,432

3. Repeat Violence 728 665 668 731 594 632 653 553 570 459 539 696 7,488

4. Sexual Violence 112 104 96 79 109 92 85 107 66 39 62 102 1,053

5. Stalking Violence 1,982 1,841 1,855 2,167 1,572 1,527 1,744 1,686 1,449 1,042 1,366 1,928 20,159

E. Paternity 1,368 1,422 1,128 1,340 1,040 1,036 1,188 1,136 1,156 660 774 1,089 13,337

1. Paternity/ Disestablishment of Paternity

1,368 1,422 1,128 1,340 1,040 1,036 1,188 1,136 1,156 660 774 1,089 13,337




FAMILY COURT FILINGS Statewide by Category/Case Type and Month

FY 2019-20


F. Other Domestic Relations 1,979 2,064 1,739 2,029 1,546 1,622 1,848 1,826 1,561 875 1,082 1,638 19,809

1. Other Family Court 879 1,015 838 980 736 797 849 783 744 438 496 648 9,203

2. Adoption Arising out of Chapter 63 425 444 387 443 331 378 413 407 368 283 301 399 4,579

3. Name Change 675 605 514 606 479 447 586 636 449 154 285 591 6,027

G. Juvenile Delinquency 2,365 2,153 2,082 2,375 1,956 2,107 2,423 2,284 2,242 1,887 1,619 1,685 25,178

1. Juvenile Delinquency 2,365 2,153 2,082 2,375 1,956 2,107 2,423 2,284 2,242 1,887 1,619 1,685 25,178

H. Juvenile Dependency 1,135 1,008 993 1,251 976 995 969 1,081 957 968 804 1,115 12,252

1. Juvenile Dependency 745 662 717 822 688 608 623 701 651 659 553 773 8,202

2. Termination of Parental Rights 390 346 276 429 288 387 346 380 306 309 251 342 4,050

Total 22,816 22,207 20,181 23,731 18,852 19,134 21,467 21,023 19,077 13,077 15,337 21,399 238,301




FAMILY COURT FILINGS by Category

FY 2019-20

Simplified Dissolution Dissolution 29.3%

4.3% Child Support 4.6%

Juvenile Dependency

5.1%

32.2% Relations

Juvenile Delinquency Orders for

10.6% Protection Against Paternity Violence 5.6% Other Domestic

8.3%

FAMILY COURT FILINGS by Circuit Size*

FY 2019-20

Medium (10,611 Average)

Small (3,713 Average)

7.8%

31.2%

Large (16,803 Average)

Very Large

42.3%

*Small Circuits - 2nd, 3rd, 8th, 14th, 16th;

Medium Circuits - 1st, 5th, 7th, 10th, 12th, 18th, 19th;

Large Circuits - 4th, 6th, 9th, 13th, 15th, 20th; and

Very Large Circuits - 11th, 17th (as defined in the Glossary).

(22,323 Average) 18.7%




FAMILY COURT FILINGS by Circuit and Case Type

FY 2019-20

Circuit Simplified

Dissolution Dissolution Child

Support UIFSA

Other Domestic Relation

Domestic Violence

Repeat Violence

Juvenile Delinquency

Juvenile Dependency

Termination of Parental

Rights Total

1 612 2,842 426 100 1,397 2,560 1,649 1,107 478 262 11,433

2 287 1,034 453 29 764 1,127 1,098 757 154 66 5,769

3 122 698 215 40 462 604 383 500 118 34 3,176

4 731 4,380 862 124 2,472 4,173 2,989 1,277 481 300 17,789

5 492 3,673 414 104 1,701 2,553 1,943 1,924 599 246 13,649

6 965 3,895 332 16 2,377 3,728 3,026 2,101 715 472 17,627

7 363 3,281 493 110 1,756 1,698 1,290 1,419 565 196 11,171

8 238 1,133 377 39 877 626 439 619 173 59 4,580

9 846 5,630 746 9 2,648 3,243 2,903 2,093 516 280 18,914

10 289 2,784 508 31 1,361 2,850 1,550 2,018 461 245 12,097

11 351 9,319 380 227 2,861 4,546 2,338 1,365 326 248 21,961

12 272 2,179 479 106 1,079 1,155 887 1,061 383 98 7,699

13 759 4,866 955 350 2,585 3,760 2,436 1,687 660 380 18,438

14 187 1,100 346 29 499 705 383 609 193 80 4,131

15 815 4,240 394 20 2,443 1,549 870 1,430 541 184 12,486

16 88 307 28 0 95 150 128 64 34 14 908

17 1,392 6,828 512 1 3,403 4,085 4,077 1,744 390 252 22,684

18 475 3,379 373 28 1,685 2,150 1,629 1,107 399 205 11,430

19 339 1,942 327 63 928 1,053 635 1,055 307 147 6,796

20 552 6,369 888 21 1,753 2,269 1,479 1,241 709 282 15,563

Total 10,175 69,879 9,508 1,447 33,146 44,584 32,132 25,178 8,202 4,050 238,301




FAMILY COURT FILINGS by Circuit/County and Category

FY 2019-20

Circuit/County Simplified


Support

Orders for Protection

Against Violence Paternity

Other Domestic Relations


Juvenile Dependency Total

Circuit 1 612 2,842 526 4,209 571 826 1,107 740 11,433

Escambia 211 991 148 2,148 298 329 614 325 5,064

Okaloosa 240 863 230 1,002 125 238 207 176 3,081

Santa Rosa 111 721 93 667 109 180 217 128 2,226

Walton 50 267 55 392 39 79 69 111 1,062

Circuit 2 287 1,034 482 2,225 251 513 757 220 5,769

Franklin 12 52 12 135 10 22 77 6 326

Gadsden 14 123 154 223 18 26 57 13 628

Jefferson 20 22 12 63 4 13 37 1 172

Leon 212 689 217 1,615 192 399 456 180 3,960

Liberty 12 22 4 26 5 7 20 2 98

Wakulla 17 126 83 163 22 46 110 18 585

Circuit 3 122 698 255 987 180 282 500 152 3,176

Columbia 59 292 83 265 68 99 153 89 1,108

Dixie 9 50 50 127 10 31 31 13 321

Hamilton 8 41 15 139 9 25 78 0 315

Lafayette 0 40 11 46 10 6 4 0 117

Madison 15 66 63 93 14 28 47 5 331

Suwannee 14 158 26 194 42 59 140 28 661

Taylor 17 51 7 123 27 34 47 17 323

Circuit 4 731 4,380 986 7,162 1,025 1,447 1,277 781 17,789

Clay 98 737 151 628 136 205 274 153 2,382

Duval 599 3,345 825 5,983 845 1,158 933 581 14,269

Nassau 34 298 10 551 44 84 70 47 1,138


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Support






Circuit 5 492 3,673 518 4,496 661 1,040 1,924 845 13,649

Citrus 44 445 67 826 68 137 146 134 1,867

Hernando 76 593 106 937 124 186 464 173 2,659

Lake 183 1,135 98 1,051 236 244 444 124 3,515

Marion 151 1,304 232 1,451 198 417 803 387 4,943

Sumter 38 196 15 231 35 56 67 27 665

Circuit 6 965 3,895 348 6,754 836 1,541 2,101 1,187 17,627

Pasco 302 1,460 133 2,540 302 658 954 433 6,782

Pinellas 663 2,435 215 4,214 534 883 1,147 754 10,845

Circuit 7 363 3,281 603 2,988 709 1,047 1,419 761 11,171

Flagler 55 340 48 336 53 84 88 75 1,079

Putnam 31 281 65 541 82 71 201 142 1,414

St. Johns 0 888 226 404 69 270 321 117 2,295

Volusia 277 1,772 264 1,707 505 622 809 427 6,383

Circuit 8 238 1,133 416 1,065 280 597 619 232 4,580

Alachua 158 618 233 509 148 424 375 142 2,607

Baker 22 125 23 62 43 47 52 27 401

Bradford 12 117 10 116 19 28 43 19 364

Gilchrist 19 53 27 104 13 19 36 0 271

Levy 23 158 115 220 48 64 91 40 759

Union 4 62 8 54 9 15 22 4 178

Circuit 9 846 5,630 755 6,146 1,229 1,419 2,093 796 18,914

Orange 721 4,255 553 4,557 997 1,198 1,709 603 14,593

Osceola 125 1,375 202 1,589 232 221 384 193 4,321





FY 2019-20



Support






Circuit 10 289 2,784 539 4,400 642 719 2,018 706 12,097

Hardee 5 80 66 126 17 24 184 17 519

Highlands 35 260 164 275 65 71 258 68 1,196

Polk 249 2,444 309 3,999 560 624 1,576 621 10,382

Circuit 11 351 9,319 607 6,884 1,335 1,526 1,365 574 21,961

Miami-Dade 351 9,319 607 6,884 1,335 1,526 1,365 574 21,961

Circuit 12 272 2,179 585 2,042 435 644 1,061 481 7,699

Desoto 14 137 64 131 19 27 79 52 523

Manatee 105 975 445 917 260 267 530 308 3,807

Sarasota 153 1,067 76 994 156 350 452 121 3,369

Circuit 13 759 4,866 1,305 6,196 933 1,652 1,687 1,040 18,438

Hillsborough 759 4,866 1,305 6,196 933 1,652 1,687 1,040 18,438

Circuit 14 187 1,100 375 1,088 182 317 609 273 4,131

Bay 111 720 48 528 113 191 443 165 2,319

Calhoun 8 73 50 83 18 23 24 3 282

Gulf 8 44 36 40 8 20 14 6 176

Holmes 18 45 59 80 4 17 49 0 272

Jackson 26 141 71 212 28 36 49 28 591

Washington 16 77 111 145 11 30 30 71 491

Circuit 15 815 4,240 414 2,419 866 1,577 1,430 725 12,486

Palm Beach 815 4,240 414 2,419 866 1,577 1,430 725 12,486

Circuit 16 88 307 28 278 29 66 64 48 908

Monroe 88 307 28 278 29 66 64 48 908


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Support






Circuit 17 1,392 6,828 513 8,162 1,415 1,988 1,744 642 22,684

Broward 1,392 6,828 513 8,162 1,415 1,988 1,744 642 22,684

Circuit 18 475 3,379 401 3,779 710 975 1,107 604 11,430

Brevard 241 1,782 238 2,533 402 627 669 421 6,913

Seminole 234 1,597 163 1,246 308 348 438 183 4,517

Circuit 19 339 1,942 390 1,688 429 499 1,055 454 6,796

Indian River 75 444 37 346 84 83 177 111 1,357

Martin 58 409 188 301 62 94 151 64 1,327

Okeechobee 9 147 30 137 40 103 134 60 660

St. Lucie 197 942 135 904 243 219 593 219 3,452

Circuit 20 552 6,369 909 3,748 619 1,134 1,241 991 15,563

Charlotte 82 574 286 693 98 142 177 159 2,211

Collier 247 1,031 76 605 128 263 313 175 2,838

Glades 8 33 5 32 1 6 13 9 107

Hendry 16 127 125 119 34 50 81 28 580

Lee 199 4,604 417 2,299 358 673 657 620 9,827

Total 10,175 69,879 10,955 76,716 13,337 19,809 25,178 12,252 238,301


• Florida Office of the State Courts Administrator Family Court Dispositions

FAMILY COURT DISPOSITIONS Statewide by Category/Case Type and Month

FY 2019-20


A. Simplified Dissolution 989 960 791 1,019 898 835 928 912 1,506 274 394 763 10,269

1. Simplified Dissolution 989 960 791 1,019 898 835 928 912 1,506 274 394 763 10,269

B. Dissolution 6,664 6,327 5,307 6,689 5,831 6,078 6,219 5,835 4,967 3,161 3,715 5,131 65,924

1. Dissolution 6,664 6,327 5,307 6,689 5,831 6,078 6,219 5,835 4,967 3,161 3,715 5,131 65,924

C. Child Support 1,123 1,033 879 911 861 885 983 909 655 510 435 598 9,782

1. Child Support 1,038 968 804 851 797 823 909 838 595 470 389 564 9,046

a. IV-D 1,028 952 798 844 793 814 907 825 591 464 382 557 8,955

b. Non-IV-D 10 16 6 7 4 9 2 13 4 6 7 7 91

2. UIFSA 85 65 75 60 64 62 74 71 60 40 46 34 736

a. IV-D 83 65 74 60 63 62 74 71 59 40 46 34 731

b. Non-IV-D 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5

D. Orders for Protection Against Violence

7,434 7,047 5,995 7,808 5,948 6,175 6,733 5,982 5,199 3,717 4,543 6,493 73,074

1. Domestic Violence 4,261 4,140 3,413 4,446 3,371 3,574 3,962 3,510 3,037 2,313 2,646 3,702 42,375

2. Dating Violence 354 324 274 325 274 279 312 314 246 149 179 259 3,289

3. Repeat Violence 693 631 579 764 597 613 675 499 491 377 439 689 7,047

4. Sexual Violence 105 105 74 102 68 89 87 80 86 31 58 66 951

5. Stalking Violence 2,021 1,847 1,655 2,171 1,638 1,620 1,697 1,579 1,339 847 1,221 1,777 19,412

E. Paternity 1,374 1,291 1,138 1,305 1,141 1,181 1,161 1,121 969 544 635 840 12,700

1. Paternity/ Disestablishment of Paternity

1,374 1,291 1,138 1,305 1,141 1,181 1,161 1,121 969 544 635 840 12,700

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FAMILY COURT DISPOSITIONS Statewide by Category/Case Type and Month

FY 2019-20


F. Other Domestic Relations 1,906 1,802 1,644 1,980 1,675 1,704 1,647 1,697 1,377 884 1,036 1,489 18,841

1. Other Family Court 830 833 777 935 726 780 780 834 663 404 485 647 8,694

2. Adoption Arising out of Chapter 63 439 375 311 404 402 429 338 335 304 276 302 424 4,339

3. Name Change 637 594 556 641 547 495 529 528 410 204 249 418 5,808

G. Juvenile Delinquency 2,733 2,669 2,269 2,928 2,292 2,320 2,535 2,423 1,666 649 750 1,720 24,954

1. Juvenile Delinquency 2,733 2,669 2,269 2,928 2,292 2,320 2,535 2,423 1,666 649 750 1,720 24,954

H. Juvenile Dependency 946 930 757 1,066 842 916 1,013 959 816 507 479 809 10,040

1. Juvenile Dependency 600 642 485 715 510 632 674 623 547 345 330 575 6,678

2. Termination of Parental Rights 346 288 272 351 332 284 339 336 269 162 149 234 3,362

Total 23,169 22,059 18,780 23,706 19,488 20,094 21,219 19,838 17,155 10,246 11,987 17,843 225,584



FAMILY COURT DISPOSITIONS by Category

FY 2019-20

Simplified Dissolution Dissolution 29.2% Child Support

4.6% 4.3% Juvenile

Dependency 4.5%

Juvenile Delinquency Orders for

11.1% Protection Against Paternity Violence Other Domestic

5.6% 32.3% Relations 8.4%

FAMILY COURT DISPOSITIONS by Circuit Size*

FY 2019-20

Medium Small (10,032 Average)

(3,305 Average) 31.1% 7.3%

Very Large (21,340 Average)

18.9%

Large (16,026 Average)

42.7%

*Small Circuits - 2nd, 3rd, 8th, 14th, 16th;

Medium Circuits - 1st, 5th, 7th, 10th, 12th, 18th, 19th;

Large Circuits - 4th, 6th, 9th, 13th, 15th, 20th; and

Very Large Circuits - 11th, 17th (as defined in the Glossary).



Family Court Dispositions

FAMILY COURT DISPOSITIONS by Circuit and Case Type

FY 2019-20

Circuit Simplified


Support UIFSA

Other Domestic Relation

Domestic Violence

Repeat Violence


Juvenile Dependency


Rights Total

1 541 2,730 461 58 1,157 2,438 1,566 1,390 382 226 10,949

2 258 953 388 21 652 1,041 1,050 658 97 37 5,155

3 106 586 127 19 315 517 336 477 79 20 2,582

4 650 4,160 856 70 2,512 4,060 2,734 1,123 385 245 16,795

5 461 3,595 360 102 1,728 2,543 1,877 1,638 539 231 13,074

6 923 3,749 369 18 2,207 3,757 2,958 1,965 689 333 16,968

7 345 2,998 436 102 1,324 1,714 1,295 1,227 458 228 10,127

8 231 980 142 37 755 558 396 730 95 22 3,946

9 742 5,338 669 23 2,632 3,191 2,913 2,191 419 192 18,310

10 236 2,409 484 30 1,283 2,798 1,545 2,431 303 129 11,648

11 386 9,080 860 4 2,562 3,372 1,854 1,374 235 465 20,192

12 267 2,067 464 90 917 1,158 882 713 285 88 6,931

13 760 4,564 824 41 2,710 3,795 2,428 1,696 855 325 17,998

14 172 1,114 266 30 546 597 326 819 87 62 4,019

15 697 3,865 281 18 2,355 1,491 849 1,200 517 133 11,406

16 74 247 30 0 98 132 124 67 31 18 821

17 2,123 6,527 553 1 3,458 3,841 3,910 1,497 344 234 22,488

18 417 3,189 307 23 1,780 2,074 1,569 1,071 144 50 10,624

19 364 1,867 239 25 835 1,042 614 1,496 261 130 6,873

20 516 5,906 930 24 1,715 2,256 1,473 1,191 473 194 14,678

Total 10,269 65,924 9,046 736 31,541 42,375 30,699 24,954 6,678 3,362 225,584



FAMILY COURT DISPOSITIONS by Circuit/County and Category

FY 2019-20



Support

Orders of Protection





Circuit 1 541 2,730 519 4,004 464 693 1,390 608 10,949

Escambia 167 1,074 177 2,062 262 298 525 249 4,814

Okaloosa 223 826 261 986 131 233 514 126 3,300

Santa Rosa 93 573 40 551 49 114 295 120 1,835

Walton 58 257 41 405 22 48 56 113 1,000

Circuit 2 258 953 409 2,091 223 429 658 134 5,155

Franklin 4 22 1 116 7 20 50 5 225

Gadsden 11 140 122 215 22 33 69 13 625

Jefferson 15 17 0 60 1 8 34 0 135

Leon 206 630 230 1,525 150 330 414 107 3,592

Liberty 6 23 2 28 10 5 23 2 99

Wakulla 16 121 54 147 33 33 68 7 479

Circuit 3 106 586 146 853 117 198 477 99 2,582

Columbia 59 272 48 224 70 68 149 67 957

Dixie 7 35 19 82 6 18 22 13 202

Hamilton 8 35 6 141 5 16 77 0 288

Lafayette 0 33 12 42 3 8 3 2 103

Madison 6 30 41 70 9 19 43 1 219

Suwannee 11 126 15 178 16 44 136 13 539

Taylor 15 55 5 116 8 25 47 3 274

Circuit 4 650 4,160 926 6,794 1,149 1,363 1,123 630 16,795

Clay 93 683 84 603 120 168 176 152 2,079

Duval 530 3,177 835 5,687 1,001 1,134 841 442 13,647

Nassau 27 300 7 504 28 61 106 36 1,069





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Support






Circuit 5 461 3,595 462 4,420 676 1,052 1,638 770 13,074

Citrus 43 421 64 750 69 124 128 102 1,701

Hernando 74 625 84 936 136 206 449 139 2,649

Lake 161 1,090 79 1,046 217 231 418 136 3,378

Marion 146 1,275 224 1,446 222 453 567 360 4,693

Sumter 37 184 11 242 32 38 76 33 653

Circuit 6 923 3,749 387 6,715 807 1,400 1,965 1,022 16,968

Pasco 311 1,411 106 2,480 248 479 866 387 6,288

Pinellas 612 2,338 281 4,235 559 921 1,099 635 10,680

Circuit 7 345 2,998 538 3,009 323 1,001 1,227 686 10,127

Flagler 56 316 29 328 58 71 136 67 1,061

Putnam 26 239 50 525 74 64 127 116 1,221

St. Johns 0 815 224 414 73 264 284 115 2,189

Volusia 263 1,628 235 1,742 118 602 680 388 5,656

Circuit 8 231 980 179 954 218 537 730 117 3,946

Alachua 160 595 55 501 125 383 513 61 2,393

Baker 13 60 9 47 20 43 48 0 240

Bradford 13 102 7 113 22 31 45 12 345

Gilchrist 21 43 17 102 11 17 17 0 228

Levy 20 119 87 136 29 46 90 43 570

Union 4 61 4 55 11 17 17 1 170

Circuit 9 742 5,338 692 6,104 1,255 1,377 2,191 611 18,310

Orange 640 4,095 481 4,556 1,093 1,192 1,799 465 14,321

Osceola 102 1,243 211 1,548 162 185 392 146 3,989





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Support






Circuit 10 236 2,409 514 4,343 620 663 2,431 432 11,648

Hardee 5 67 50 113 14 29 175 0 453

Highlands 36 286 166 262 44 74 237 50 1,155

Polk 195 2,056 298 3,968 562 560 2,019 382 10,040

Circuit 11 386 9,080 864 5,226 1,284 1,278 1,374 700 20,192

Miami-Dade 386 9,080 864 5,226 1,284 1,278 1,374 700 20,192

Circuit 12 267 2,067 554 2,040 362 555 713 373 6,931

Desoto 13 125 43 126 20 27 35 42 431

Manatee 94 906 431 917 168 183 332 264 3,295

Sarasota 160 1,036 80 997 174 345 346 67 3,205

Circuit 13 760 4,564 865 6,223 931 1,779 1,696 1,180 17,998

Hillsborough 760 4,564 865 6,223 931 1,779 1,696 1,180 17,998

Circuit 14 172 1,114 296 923 230 316 819 149 4,019

Bay 105 813 65 449 176 209 686 113 2,616

Calhoun 7 69 41 62 12 26 14 1 232

Gulf 3 28 7 28 4 14 11 0 95

Holmes 15 36 6 72 3 15 24 0 171

Jackson 25 101 86 210 28 28 64 35 577

Washington 17 67 91 102 7 24 20 0 328

Circuit 15 697 3,865 299 2,340 802 1,553 1,200 650 11,406

Palm Beach 697 3,865 299 2,340 802 1,553 1,200 650 11,406

Circuit 16 74 247 30 256 38 60 67 49 821

Monroe 74 247 30 256 38 60 67 49 821





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Support






Circuit 17 2,123 6,527 554 7,751 1,441 2,017 1,497 578 22,488

Broward 2,123 6,527 554 7,751 1,441 2,017 1,497 578 22,488

Circuit 18 417 3,189 330 3,643 746 1,034 1,071 194 10,624

Brevard 215 1,659 235 2,436 496 703 619 66 6,429

Seminole 202 1,530 95 1,207 250 331 452 128 4,195

Circuit 19 364 1,867 264 1,656 381 454 1,496 391 6,873

Indian River 83 492 24 346 97 79 234 100 1,455

Martin 63 443 132 300 71 108 298 61 1,476

Okeechobee 6 149 17 127 33 97 155 49 633

St. Lucie 212 783 91 883 180 170 809 181 3,309

Circuit 20 516 5,906 954 3,729 633 1,082 1,191 667 14,678

Charlotte 81 551 317 689 91 101 158 8 1,996

Collier 228 1,033 51 604 153 267 326 162 2,824

Glades 8 32 4 40 10 11 12 6 123

Hendry 16 108 112 134 29 41 96 21 557

Lee 183 4,182 470 2,262 350 662 599 470 9,178

Total 10,269 65,924 9,782 73,074 12,700 18,841 24,954 10,040 225,584


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Florida Office of the State Courts Administrator Family Court Dispositions

FAMILY COURT DISPOSITIONS Statewide by Disposition Type and Case Type

FY 2019-20

Disposition Type

Simplified Dissolution Dissolution

Child Support UIFSA


Domestic Violence

Repeat Violence


Juvenile Dependency


Rights Total

A. Dismissed Before Hearing

166 4,162 2,566 88 3,535 7,420 7,284 NA NA NA 25,221

B. Dismissed After Hearing

279 3,252 751 35 3,918 16,460 10,315 NA NA NA 35,010

C. Disposed by Default 35 6,811 467 23 901 24 36 NA NA NA 8,297

D. Disposed by Judge (no trial)

9,710 48,197 3,552 123 20,903 18,043 12,854 NA NA NA 113,382

E. Disposed by Non-Jury

67 3,143 726 54 1,804 333 165 NA NA NA 6,292

F. Disposed by Jury 1 9 3 0 8 0 1 NA NA NA 22

G. Disposed by Other* 11 350 981 413 472 95 44 NA NA NA 2,366

Total 10,269 65,924 9,046 736 31,541 42,375 30,699 24,954 6,678 3,362 225,584

FAMILY COURT DISPOSITIONS by Disposition Type

FY 2019-20 Default and Judge (no trial)

Non-Jury (bench or judge trial)

2.8%

All Dismissed 26.7%

Other* 4.7%

50.2%

Dependency 3.0%

Jury 0.010%

Delinquency 11.1%

Termination of Parental Rights

1.5%

NA represents disposition type does not apply. *The disposition type “Disposed by Other” is used to report cases as disposed when they are: consolidated into a primary case, transferred to another court, or have a change of venue.



Family Court Other Statistics

The Family Court also includes other statistics such as clearance rates, domestic relations modification/supplemental reopenings, domestic relations civil contempt/enforcement reopenings, domestic relations other reopenings, juvenile delinquency reopenings, juvenile delinquency certifications to criminal division, juvenile delinquency direct files to criminal division, juvenile delinquency detention hearings, juvenile dependency shelter petitions filed and disposed, juvenile dependency adoption petitions arising out of Chapter 39, Florida Statutes, filed and disposed, juvenile dependency reopenings, juvenile dependency judicial review hearings, juvenile dependency shelter hearings, and juvenile delinquency complaints filed and disposed. These data are provided by the 67 clerks of court. However, special proceedings data is not audited for accuracy by the OSCA.

Clearance Rates - The clearance rate is a useful measure of the responsiveness of a court to the demand for services, and is nationally recognized as a measure of court performance. The rate is determined by dividing the total number of cases disposed by the total number of cases filed during a specific time period. If a court received 1,000 new cases a month and disposed of 900 cases within the same month, the clearance rate for that month would be 90%. A 100% clearance rate means that a court is disposing of at least as many cases as have been filed during the reporting period. Thus, where clearance rates exceed 100%, those circuits are actually disposing of cases more quickly than cases are being filed for the period in question.

Domestic Relations Modification/Supplemental Reopenings - Cases previously reported as disposed that are reactivated or resubmitted to the court for action to modify a previous judgment or decision (i.e., modification/supplemental petitions relating to a change in the amount of child support, a change in residential status of a child, changes in conditions or length of visitation of a non-resident parent, etc.).

Domestic Relations Motions for Civil Contempt/Enforcement Reopenings - Cases previously reported as disposed that are reactivated or resubmitted to the court for action on a motion for civil contempt or a motion for enforcement of previous judgments or decisions (i.e., motion to enforce judgment, motion and order to show cause, motion to enforce visitation, motion for contempt, etc.).

Domestic Relations Other Reopenings - A reopening occurs when a case that has previously been reported as disposed is reactivated or resubmitted to the court for action other than modification/supplemental petitions or motion for civil contempt/enforcement.

Juvenile Delinquency Reopenings - A reopening occurs when a case that has previously been reported as disposed is reactivated or resubmitted to the court for action other than modification requests.




Juvenile Delinquency Certifications to Circuit Criminal Division - A certification to the circuit criminal division occurs when a juvenile is transferred to circuit court for prosecution as an adult following a waiver hearing pursuant to section 985.226, Florida Statutes.

Juvenile Delinquency Direct Files to Criminal Division - A direct file to the criminal division refers to a juvenile who has been transferred to criminal court for prosecution as an adult following the filing of an information by the state attorney pursuant to section 985.227, Florida Statutes.

Juvenile Delinquency Detention Hearings - A detention hearing is a hearing held to determine whether a juvenile is to be detained, is to remain in detention, or is to be released while proceedings are pending.

Juvenile Dependency Shelter Petitions Filed and Disposed - All matters relating to shelter petitions pursuant to Chapter 39, Florida Statutes.

Juvenile Dependency Adoption Petitions Arising out of Chapter 39 Filed and Disposed - All matters relating to adoption pursuant to Chapter 39, Florida Statutes.

Juvenile Dependency Reopenings - A reopening occurs when a case that has previously been reported as disposed is reactivated or resubmitted to the court for action other than modification requests.

Juvenile Dependency Judicial Review Hearings - A foster care judicial review hearing is a hearing held periodically before a judge, general master, or citizen review panel to determine the status of a child until the child reaches permanency pursuant to section 39.701, Florida Statutes.

Juvenile Dependency Shelter Hearings - A shelter hearing is a hearing held to determine whether a child is to be sheltered, is to remain in shelter, or is to be released while proceedings are pending pursuant to section 39.402, Florida Statutes.

Juvenile Delinquency Complaints - A complaint is a formal written document submitted to the court by a law enforcement officer, prosecutor or other person, alleging that a specified juvenile has committed a specific delinquent act and requests prosecution of said juvenile. A complaint may be disposed before a petition is ever filed. For example, the court may dispose of a complaint through termination of the charges, direct filing or transfer to criminal court, diversion or alternative sanctions, or arbitration/mediation.




FAMILY COURT CLEARANCE RATES by Circuit FY 2019-20

Circuit Filings Dispositions Clearance Rates

1 11,433 10,949 95.8%

2 5,769 5,155 89.4%

3 3,176 2,582 81.3%

4 17,789 16,795 94.4%

5 13,649 13,074 95.8%

6 17,627 16,968 96.3%

7 11,171 10,127 90.7%

8 4,580 3,946 86.2%

9 18,914 18,310 96.8%

10 12,097 11,648 96.3%

11 21,961 20,192 91.9%

12 7,699 6,931 90.0%

13 18,438 17,998 97.6%

14 4,131 4,019 97.3%

15 12,486 11,406 91.4%

16 908 821 90.4%

17 22,684 22,488 99.1%

18 11,430 10,624 92.9%

19 6,796 6,873 101.1%

20 15,563 14,678 94.3%

Total 238,301 225,584 94.7%


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Florida Office of the State Courts Administrator Family Court Other Statistics

FAMILY COURT SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS, DOMESTIC RELATIONS

by Circuit FY 2019-20

Circuit

Domestic Relations

Total Modification/Supplemental

Reopenings

Motions for Civil Contempt/Enforcement

Reopenings Other Reopenings

1 1,051 3,673 3,752 8,476

2 450 1,025 2,118 3,593

3 264 512 840 1,616

4 2,337 3,731 5,235 11,303

5 1,945 4,150 4,099 10,194

6 1,059 3,151 5,954 10,164

7 1,535 2,170 5,573 9,278

8 761 2,440 1,786 4,987

9 1,495 5,639 9,425 16,559

10 1,088 3,882 3,704 8,674

11 1,388 2,268 24,396 28,052

12 615 2,357 3,150 6,122

13 2,623 3,703 6,022 12,348

14 449 1,172 1,386 3,007

15 1,502 2,331 16,679 20,512

16 74 15 34 123

17 2,086 4,806 13,658 20,550

18 1,820 4,615 5,995 12,430

19 684 2,011 2,146 4,841

20 1,395 4,009 3,905 9,309

Total 24,621 57,660 119,857 202,138


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FAMILY COURT SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS, JUVENILE DELINQUENCY


Circuit


Total Reopenings

Certifications to Circuit Criminal

Division Direct Files to

Criminal Division Detention Hearings

1 2,227 0 74 1,190 3,491

2 3,874 0 107 646 4,627

3 191 0 10 77 278

4 1,346 3 99 2,711 4,159

5 1,130 0 51 1,364 2,545

6 3,178 0 107 4,314 7,599

7 1,234 0 32 1,067 2,333

8 1,018 0 32 482 1,532

9 6,079 0 40 2,841 8,960

10 2,265 3 53 2,089 4,410

11 2,479 0 69 1,822 4,370

12 737 0 63 638 1,438

13 1,146 8 39 4,597 5,790

14 622 56 9 375 1,062

15 2,535 2 50 2,609 5,196

16 40 16 16 56 128

17 1,265 0 23 2,572 3,860

18 4,607 0 23 2,098 6,728

19 1,806 5 111 2,053 3,975

20 769 8 23 2,714 3,514

Total 38,548 101 1,031 36,315 75,995


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FAMILY COURT SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS, JUVENILE DEPENDENCY


Circuit

Juvenile Dependency

Total

Shelter Petitions

Filed

Shelter Petitions Disposed

Adoption Petitions

Arising out of Chapter 39

Filed

Adoption Petitions

Arising out of Chapter 39 Disposed Reopenings

Judicial Review

Hearings Shelter

Hearings

1 585 494 200 190 3,301 2,403 499 7,672

2 144 126 30 11 1,561 799 128 2,799

3 98 92 34 37 13 526 104 904

4 495 470 312 328 682 3,034 938 6,259

5 634 631 219 209 3,354 4,494 646 10,187

6 941 873 131 76 1,088 4,088 1,134 8,331

7 613 639 237 215 1,497 2,641 447 6,289

8 167 159 4 3 393 790 160 1,676

9 520 510 173 152 2,381 2,600 666 7,002

10 426 401 117 109 2,358 2,830 464 6,705

11 403 118 212 214 2,851 2,333 570 6,701

12 312 65 108 108 2,517 1,831 301 5,242

13 630 650 241 257 556 4,568 1,100 8,002

14 156 148 75 72 2,146 960 162 3,719

15 573 561 136 136 4,089 1,511 695 7,701

16 24 22 20 21 3 167 23 280

17 411 391 370 347 3,446 3,918 568 9,451

18 485 490 43 47 3,645 2,318 689 7,717

19 307 301 143 137 1,064 1,874 400 4,226

20 844 629 128 113 2,768 3,258 896 8,636

Total 8,768 7,770 2,933 2,782 39,713 46,943 10,590 119,499




JUVENILE DELINQUENCY COMPLAINTS by Circuit/County

FY 2019-20

Circuit/County


Complaints Filed Complaints Disposed Prior

to Petition % Complaints Disposed

Prior to Petition

Circuit 1 2,115 928 43.9%

Escambia 901 371 41.2%

Okaloosa 735 352 47.9%

Santa Rosa 324 108 33.3%

Walton 155 97 62.6%

Circuit 2 866 264 30.5%

Franklin 60 9 15.0%

Gadsden 62 0 0.0%

Jefferson 35 12 34.3%

Leon 596 206 34.6%

Liberty 17 0 0.0%

Wakulla 96 37 38.5%

Circuit 3 565 42 7.4%

Columbia 157 2 1.3%

Dixie 27 6 22.2%

Hamilton 88 9 10.2%

Lafayette 5 1 0.0%

Madison 69 22 31.9%

Suwannee 147 0 0.0%

Taylor 72 2 2.8%

Circuit 4 1,944 524 27.0%

Clay 293 1 0.3%

Duval 1,524 473 31.0%

Nassau 127 50 39.4%


• Florida Office of the State Courts Administrator Family Court Other Statistics


FY 2019-20

Circuit/County




Prior to Petition

Circuit 5 2,422 979 40.4%

Citrus 138 35 25.4%

Hernando 423 189 44.7%

Lake 728 261 35.9%

Marion 977 349 35.7%

Sumter 156 145 92.9%

Circuit 6 3,455 1,321 38.2%

Pasco 1,140 206 18.1%

Pinellas 2,315 1,115 48.2%

Circuit 7 1,894 873 46.1%

Flagler 191 107 56.0%

Putnam 306 99 32.4%

St. Johns 365 118 32.3%

Volusia 1,032 549 53.2%

Circuit 8 1,034 457 44.2%

Alachua 651 273 41.9%

Baker 69 10 14.5%

Bradford 79 42 53.2%

Gilchrist 57 28 49.1%

Levy 150 88 58.7%

Union 28 16 57.1%

Circuit 9 3,504 1,183 33.8%

Orange 2,496 815 32.7%

Osceola 1,008 368 36.5%





FY 2019-20

Circuit/County




Prior to Petition

Circuit 10 2,409 467 19.4%

Hardee 169 0 0.0%

Highlands 289 92 31.8%

Polk 1,951 375 19.2%

Circuit 11 2,309 912 39.5%

Miami-Dade 2,309 912 39.5%

Circuit 12 1,481 552 37.3%

Desoto 193 125 64.8%

Manatee 791 369 46.6%

Sarasota 497 58 11.7%

Circuit 13 3,079 1,376 44.7%

Hillsborough 3,079 1,376 44.7%

Circuit 14 844 279 33.1%

Bay 649 171 26.3%

Calhoun 29 19 65.5%

Gulf 17 18 105.9%

Holmes 45 21 46.7%

Jackson 66 37 56.1%

Washington 38 13 34.2%

Circuit 15 2,489 1,420 57.1%

Palm Beach 2,489 1,420 57.1%

Circuit 16 110 33 30.0%

Monroe 110 33 30.0%


• Florida Office of the State Courts Administrator Family Court Other Statistics


FY 2019-20

Circuit/County




Prior to Petition

Circuit 17 2,373 718 30.3%

Broward 2,373 718 30.3%

Circuit 18 1,922 866 45.1%

Brevard 1,104 395 35.8%

Seminole 818 471 57.6%

Circuit 19 1,466 345 23.5%

Indian River 251 62 24.7%

Martin 283 95 33.6%

Okeechobee 161 28 17.4%

St. Lucie 771 160 20.8%

Circuit 20 2,050 1,058 51.6%

Charlotte 339 232 68.4%

Collier 619 317 51.2%

Glades 23 15 65.2%

Hendry 155 57 36.8%

Lee 914 437 47.8%

Total 38,331 14,597 38.1%


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