Marion County – Citizens Self-Help Center
Marion County Family Court Case Management
Self -Help Office
The Family Court Case Management Self-Help Office provides assistance to self-represented litigants with general and procedural information on initial filing and modifications of domestic relations matters. The Self-Help Office will review documents to insure all the appropriate forms are filed to move the case toward final disposition. Family Law forms can be located on www.flcourts.org or may be listed below.
PLEASE NOTE: The Self-Help Office provides procedural information only and is prohibited from providing legal advice. Parties are urged to consult with an attorney on their case.
Contact Info
Main Floor- Suite 1-1057
Marion County Courthouse
110 N.W. 1st Avenue
Ocala, FL 34475
352-401-6717
(voice-mail monitored phone line)
Office Hours (Walk-ins)
Monday – Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
closed 11:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. for lunch.
Closed on Court holidays
Telephonic Appointments
Important Links:
Marion County Clerk of Court (forms)
Parent Education and Family Stabilization Course Providers
Florida Supreme Court forms – www.flcourts.org
ATTENTION: Pursuant to Fifth Circuit Administrative Order A-2022-47, any self-represented party, who has filed a family law case on or after October 1, 2022, shall fill out a Designation of Current Mailing and E-mail address form.
Forms & Documents
Administrative Orders
If you are filing any type of family law case, except dissolution of marriage, please click here:
Administrative Order Requiring the Filing of Certificates of Live Birth in Family Law Cases
Family Court packets, forms and checklists may be obtained from the Marion County Clerk of Court’s website below:
https://www.marioncountyclerk.org/index.cfm?Pg=family
To download Family Law Forms which may be used in all counties go to:
http://www.flcourts.org/resources-and-services/family-courts/family-law-self-help-information/family-law-forms.stml
Standing Orders
- Marion County Standing Domestic Relations Court Order (Actions Involving Parenting Issues)
- Marion County Standing Domestic Relations Court Order (Without Children’s Issues)
Checklists for Required Items for Petitions
- Petition for adoption of adult by stepparent
- Petition for adoption by stepparent
- Petition for dissolution of marriage with no property, no child(ren)
- Petition for dissolution of marriage with dependent or minor child(ren)
- Petition for dissolution of marriage with property but no child(ren)
- Petition for simplified dissolution of marriage
- Petition to establish parenting plan with time-sharing schedule with minor child(ren) of parents who were never married
- Petition to determine paternity and for related relief
- Petition to disestablish paternity and/or terminate child support obligation
- Supplemental petition for modification of alimony
- Supplemental petition for modification of child support
- Supplemental petition to modify parenting plan/time-sharing schedule and other relief
- Supplemental petition to permit relocation with minor child(ren)
- Petition for support and parenting plan unconnected with dissolution of marriage with dependent or minor child(ren)
- Petition for support unconnected with dissolution of marriage with dependent or minor child(ren)
- Petition for support unconnected with dissolution of marriage with no dependent or minor child(ren)
- Petition for temporary/concurrent custody by extended family
- Change of name (Adult)
- Change of name (Family)
- Change of name (Minor)
Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida is the legal services provider in Marion County. Their Toll-Free Helpline number is: (800) 405-1417. The Ocala Office number is: (352) 629-0105 and the address is 1610 SE 36th Avenue, Ocala, FL 34471.
Law Library
The Marion County Law Library maintains in its collection both State and Federal statutes, local ordinances, administrative regulations and case law. The Law Library has a subscription to Westlaw, which includes all State and Federal primary law, including citation checking with Key Cite.
Many self-help materials are contained in the library for prose litigants who represent themselves relating to Family Law, Landlord Tenant, Small Claims, Probate and Guardianship. Many of these have forms that can be copied and formatted to your case.
AVAILABLE SERVICES
- Photo copies are available for $.15 per page.
- We have forms available for purchase, as well as stamps and envelopes. For a list and prices, please contact the Librarians.
- Our Conference Room is available for Attorneys only. Some fees do apply.
- Public computers are available with access to Westlaw. Also available, a word processing program for creating documents. (fee for printing)
- The Marion County Law Library provides free access to legal resources. The library serves everyone including Judges, Attorneys and the Community. The Marion County Law Library is committed to providing legal resources and professional staff services to all citizens.