Custody

Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Inc. assists individuals who are caring for the children of another in obtaining temporary relative custody of children. Generally, we require that all parties are agreeable to the arrangement and request individuals that are seeking temporary relative custody to obtain the signed consent of all parents and guardians to the children prior to being able to accept a case for representation.

Temporary Relative Custody allows you 1) consent to medical treatment for the child; 2) obtain medical and school records of a child; 3) enroll the child in school; 4) and consent to the child participating in school activities.

Helpful Web Links

Online Interactive Forms Pleadings (for Florida pro se Family Law and Landlord-Tenant Litigants)
Alachua County Clerk of the Court
Escambia County Clerk of the Court

Brochures

Simplified Divorce
Caregiving for Children of Others
Representing Yourself in Family Law
Your Rights as an Unwed Parent
How to Establish Paternity
Getting Child Support
How to Reduce Child Support
Stop Domestic Violence
Injunction for Protection Fact Sheet
Emancipation-St. Johns County

Filing Instruction Sheets

Dissolution of Marriage – Simplified
Dissolution of Marriage – Filing With Children
Dissolution of Marriage – Filing No Children With Property
Dissolution of Marriage – Filing No Children No Property
Dissolution of Marriage – Answering With Children
Dissolution of Marriage – Answering No Children With Property
Dissolution of Marriage – Answering No Children No Property
Paternity – Affirmatively Filing
Paternity – Answering
Modification – Filing Child Support
Modification – Filing Child Custody
Modification – Answering Child Support
Modification – Answering Child Custody
Disestablishment of Paternity – Filing
Contempt – Filing
Motion for Temporary Support – With Children
Temporary Relative Custody – Filing