Responding to Notice of Proceeding to Establish Administrative Support Order

↓ Top of notice looks like this ↓

IMPORTANT:

• DOR = Department of Revenue, Child Support Enforcement
• Unless otherwise noted, ALL DEADLINES mean that DOR must RECEIVE IT (must be in their office) BEFORE the deadline. NO ADDITIONAL TIME FOR MAILING.
• All *days* stated here are CALENDAR DAYS – count weekends & holidays.
• Give DOR your CURRENT MAILING ADDRESS in WRITING because everything in this process is MAILED to you.

If you have received a “Notice of Proceeding to Establish Administrative Support Order” from DOR, you have 4 options:

1. Stop this case by starting your own judicial (Circuit Court) support case

Option 1 is outlined in paragraph 7 of the Notice. This option is for YOU to stop the Administrative Support case by starting your own judicial case (divorce or paternity, etc.) to establish child support. You must file the case and mail a copy of the case to DOR at the address below within 20 days from the date you received the Notice. It must be POSTMARKED before the 20 calendar day deadline. Keep a copy of everything you mail to DOR and the postmark.

DOR Deputy Agency Clerk
Bldg. 2, Suite 2-4220
2450 Shumard Oak Blvd.
Tallahassee FL 32399-0001

If you don’t continue with and finish your judicial case, DOR will start the Administrative Support case again.

2. Stop this case by asking DOR to start a judicial support case

Option 2 is outlined in paragraph 8 of the Notice. This option is for you to ask DOR to start a Judicial (Circuit Court) Support case and cancel their Administrative Support case. Within 20 days from the date you received the Notice, you can stop the Administrative Support case if you give a WRITTEN request for a circuit court case to DOR at the address below.

Florida Department of Revenue
Child Support Program
Ste. 110, 6302 E. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Tampa, FL 33619-1166

It must be in DOR’s office before the 20 calendar day deadline. If you don’t follow these next instructions carefully, DOR will start the Administrative Support case again.

• After sending a written request for DOR to file a judicial support case, DOR will mail you a copy of the petition and a waiver of service form. You have 10 days to sign and return the waiver of service form to DOR. It must be in DOR’s office before the 10 calendar day deadline.
• You have 60 calendar days to file a written Answer to the Petition in the Judicial Circuit Court Support case.

3. Continue with the administrative case

You are required to fill out and sign the Financial Affidavit and Parent Information Form that were included with the Notice. Send these forms and your current mailing address to DOR at the address below within 20 days. It must be in DOR’s office before the 20 calendar day deadline.

Florida Department of Revenue
Child Support Program
P.O. Box 5330
Tallahassee, FL 32314-5330

DOR will mail you the proposed order with how much you support you will pay and how much you will owe/pay for back support. If you agree with the order, you don’t need to do anything else. DOR will send you the final Administrative Support Order and the case and order will be final. If you disagree with the proposed order, you have 2 options:

• Send a WRITTEN request for a hearing to DOR within 20 days - must be in DOR’s office before the deadline. A hearing will be scheduled before an administrative law judge. Attend the hearing and present information and evidence you want the court to consider. After the hearing, the judge will mail a copy of the order to you telling you how much support you have to pay and how much back support you owe and the case will be over.

OR

• Request an “informal discussion” with DOR (by phone or in writing) within 10 days - must be received by DOR before the deadline. After DOR notifies you that the “informal discussions” are over, if you still disagree, you can request a hearing in WRITING within 10 days - must be in DOR’s office before the deadline. A hearing will be scheduled before an administrative law judge. Attend the hearing and present information and evidence you want the court to consider. After the hearing, the judge will mail a copy of the order to you telling you how much support you have to pay and how much back support you owe and the case will be over.

4. Do nothing or miss any of the deadlines

DOR will decide how much you’ll pay and how much back support you’ll owe – and you will NOT get a do-over in court and you will NOT get any credit for time you spend with the child. DOR can order you to pay thousands of dollars in support and back support without any information from you. Most people do not get any 2nd chances with Option 4.