Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.930(a), Notice of Service of Standard Family Law Interrogatories

Start with the free official Form 12.930(a)

Florida Courts currently publishes Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.930(a), Notice of Service of Standard Family Law Interrogatories, revised June 2025. The official PDF is five pages: three instruction pages followed by the two-page notice. Read the complete packet and the applicable interrogatory form before entering information.

Source checked October 1, 2026. Confirm the revision on the current Florida Courts forms index ↗ before starting.

What the official instructions say this form is for

The instructions describe Form 12.930(a) as the notice used to tell the court that a party is asking the other party to answer selected standard questions in writing. Those questions are called interrogatories, must relate to the case, and are designed to supplement information provided in Form 12.902(b) or 12.902(c), the family-law financial affidavits.

The packet directs the reader to review Forms 12.930(b) and 12.930(c) to determine which questions, if any, should be answered. Sun State can explain the fields printed on the notice but cannot select a proceeding, decide which questions are appropriate, draft additional interrogatories, or determine whether discovery should be used.

What information appears on Form 12.930(a)?

1. Match the existing case caption

Organize the judicial circuit, county, case number, division, petitioner, and respondent exactly as they appear in the existing family-law case.

Sun State cannot identify the correct court or case, decide how parties should be labeled, or resolve differences between the filer's information and the clerk's records.

2. Separate the notice from Forms 12.930(b) and 12.930(c)

Form 12.930(a) records that interrogatories were served; it does not contain the questions themselves. The official instructions identify Form 12.930(b) for original or enforcement proceedings ↗ and Form 12.930(c) for modification proceedings ↗.

The notice says to check one proceeding only. Read the complete applicable interrogatory form before making that selection. Sun State does not decide which proceeding applies or convert one set of questions into the other.

3. Review all seven printed question groups

The notice provides seven checkboxes labeled Background Information, Education, Employment, Assets, Liabilities, Miscellaneous, and Long Form Affidavit. It also provides a line for the number of additional attached questions.

A checkbox on the notice identifies a requested standard question group; it does not explain the question, establish that the request is appropriate, or create an answer. Compare each selection with the wording in the applicable Form 12.930(b) or (c). Legal advice may be appropriate before adding custom questions.

4. Enter service facts only after service occurs

The notice states that the requesting party served identified interrogatories on a named person on a stated date. Its certificate then asks which methods were actually used - email, mail, or hand delivery - and requests the recipient's contact information and the service date.

5. Understand what is filed and what is served

The instructions say to file Form 12.930(a) with the clerk of the circuit court in the county where the case was filed and keep a copy. They separately describe what accompanies the notice when it is served:

The same packet states that the original or a copy of the interrogatory answers should not be filed with the clerk except as provided in Florida Family Law Rule of Procedure 12.340(d). Filing the notice, serving the documents, and later handling the answers are separate acts.

6. Treat the printed 30-day language as source information, not a calculation

The form says the interrogatories are “to be answered under oath within 30 days after service,” and the instructions describe 30 days as the general rule. They also discuss written objections, requests for protective orders, and possible sanctions.

Sun State does not calculate a due date, determine whether another rule or court order changes the timing, assess an objection, or advise about enforcement. Confirm deadlines and legal options from current rules, the court, or a licensed Florida attorney.

E-filing and e-service instructions require separate review

The packet includes sections on e-filing under Rule 2.525 and e-service under Rule 2.516. It says the rules generally require documents that must or may be served after initial service of process to be served by email except in certain circumstances. It then states that self-represented litigants may serve documents by email but are not required to do so. The packet also says self-represented litigants may file electronically but are not required to do so.

The instructions point readers using email service to Form 12.915, Designation of Current Mailing and E-Mail Address, and Form 12.914, Certificate of Service (General). Review current Rule 2.516 and applicable procedures rather than relying on this summary. Local circuit procedures and the current rules control; completing a PDF does not file or serve it.

Common factual questions

Complete the notice already selected

The official blank PDF is free. Sun State's optional $19 self-service software fills only supported fields in Form 12.930(a) and does not include or complete Form 12.930(b) or 12.930(c), draft interrogatories, or prepare answers. It transfers customer-supplied caption, party, proceeding, question-group, additional-question-count, and contact entries into the configured notice, then delivers editable, print, and unchanged blank PDFs. It does not select interrogatories, complete service facts from assumptions, sign, file, or serve the notice.

Official information and independent help

Prepared by Sun State Legal Forms. Published and substantively reviewed October 1, 2026 using the complete official Florida Courts packet. Read our content and source-review standards.