Self-Help Centers Near You
The purpose of a self-help program is to assist self-represented litigants resolve family law cases.
Persons working in a self-help program may provide information and approved forms to self-represented litigants, but may not give them legal advice or do legal research for them.
The map and self-help center listing below is divided by judicial circuit.
OR, follow this link for a list of self-help centers by county with links to information on court websites.
TIP: Many locations do not accommodate walk-ins and require an appointment. Please call first if you're not sure what to do.
Directory of Self-Help Programs in Florida by Judicial Circuit
First Circuit
For detailed information about services available in the counties below, visit the First Judicial Circuit website .
Escambia
Pro Se Coordinator
Phone: (850) 595-4407
Santa Rosa
Pro Se Office
Phone: (850) 981-5588
Okaloosa
Self-Help Voicemail: (850) 864-8561
Walton
Self-Help Voicemail: (850) 864-8561
Second Circuit
For detailed information about services available in the counties below, visit the Second Judicial Circuit website .
Leon
Gwen Marshall
301 S. Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32301
Phone: (850) 606-4000
Franklin
Marsha Johnson
33 Market Street, Suite 203
Apalachicola, FL 32320
Phone: (850) 653-8861
Jefferson
Jefferson County Courthouse, Room 10
Monticello, FL 32344
Phone: (850) 342-0218
Liberty
Kathleen Brown
10818 NW S.R. 20
P.O. Box 399
Bristol, FL 32321
Phone: (850) 643-2215
Gadsden
Nick Thomas, Clerk of Courts
P.O. Box 1649
Quincy, FL 32351
Phone: (850) 875-8601
Wakulla
3056 Crawfordville Highway
Crawfordville, FL 32327
Phone: (850) 926-0300
Third Circuit
For detailed information about services available in the counties below, visit the Third Judicial Circuit website .
Family Court Support Unit
173 NE Hernando Avenue, Room 408
Lake City, FL 32055
Phone: (386) 758-2163
Columbia
Madison
Hamilton
Taylor
Lafayette
Suwanee
Dixie
Fourth Circuit
For detailed information about services available in the counties below, visit the Fourth Judicial Circuit website .
Clay
Clay County Courthouse, Room 207
825 North Orange Avenue
P.O. Drawer 1867
Greencove Springs, FL 32043
Phone: (904) 278-3636
Fax: (904) 278-3640
Duval
Duval County Unified Courthouse
501 West Adams Street, Room 2150
Jacksonville, FL 32202
Phone: (904) 255-2000
Fax: (904) 255-1054
Nassau
Nassau County Judicial Annex
76347 Veterans Way
Yulee, FL 32097
Phone: (904) 548-4908
Fax: (904) 548-4849
Fifth Circuit
For detailed information about services available in the counties below, visit the Fifth Judicial Circuit website .
Hernando
Family Court Case Management Program
20 North Main Street
Brooksville, FL 34601
Phone: (352) 540-6274
Citrus
Family Court Case Management Program
110 North Apopka Avenue
Inverness, FL 34450
Phone: (352) 341-7007
Marion
Family Court Case Management Program
110 NW 1st Avenue
Ocala, FL 34475
Phone: (352) 401-6717
Lake
Family Court Case Management Program
550 West Main Street
Tavares, FL 32778
Phone: (352) 742-4301
Sumter
Family Court Case Management
215 East McCollum Avenue
Bushnell, FL 33513
Phone: (352) 569-6949
Sixth Circuit
For detailed information about services available in the counties below, visit the Sixth Judicial Circuit website .
Pinellas Clerk of the Circuit Court
Clearwater Courthouse
315 Court St., Room 114
Clearwater, FL 33756
Phone: (727) 464-5150
St. Petersburg Courthouse
545 First Ave N
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Phone: (727) 582-7941
North County Service Center
29582 US Hwy 19 N
Clearwater, FL 33761
Phone: (727)464-5150
Pinellas County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller, Ken Burke
Attorney Consultations Available by Appointment.
Forms, Packets, Notary, and Copy Services Available
Pasco
7530 Little Road
New Port Richey, FL 34654
Phone: (727) 847-2411 ext. 2211Dade City
Phone: (352) 523-2411 ext. 221
Seventh Circuit
For detailed information about services available in the counties below, visit the Seventh Judicial Circuit website .
St. John's
Richard O. Watson Judicial Center
4010 Lewis Speedway, Room 137A
St. Augustine, FL 32084
Phone: (904) 827-5631
Volusia
Volusia County Courthouse
101 N. Alabama Avenue, Room B250
DeLand, FL 32724
Phone: (386) 626-6615
Volusia County Courthouse Annex - City Island
125 E. Orange Avenue, Room 201
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
Phone: (386) 248-8182
Putnam
Putnam County Courthouse
410 St. Johns Avenue, Room 218
Palatka, FL 32177
Phone: (386) 329-1911
Flagler
Kim C. Hammond Justice Center
1769 E. Moody Boulevard, #1
Bunnell, FL 32110
Phone: (386) 313-4550
Eighth Circuit:
For detailed information about services available in the counties below, visit the Eighth Judicial Circuit website .
Alachua
Family Court Case Management Program
201 East University Avenue, Room 400
Gainesville, FL 32601
Phone: (352) 374-3694
www.circuit8.org
Baker
Please call (352) 374-3694 for assistance.
Union
Please call (352) 374-3694 for assistance.
Bradford
Please call (352) 374-3694 for assistance.
Gilchrist
Please call (352) 374-3694 for assistance.
Levy
Please call (352) 374-3694 for assistance.
*No walk-in assistance available, please call first.
Ninth Circuit
For detailed information about services available in the counties below, visit the Ninth Judicial Circuit website .
Orange
Family Court Services
Orange County Courthouse, Suite 330
425 North Orange Avenue
Orlando, FL 32801
Phone: (407) 836-6054
Osceola
*Not available in Osceola.
Tenth Circuit
For detailed information about services available in the counties below, visit the Tenth Judicial Circuit website .
Polk
Self-Help Program
Polk County Courthouse
255 North Broadway Avenue
Bartow, FL 33830
Phone: (863) 534-4015
www.jud10.2szx.net
Hardee
Self-Help packets available
Hardee County Courthouse
417 West Main Street
Wauchula, FL 33873
Phone: 1(800) 780-5346 ext. 4015
Phone: (863) 534-4000 ext. 5432
Highlands
Law Library Pro Se Assistance
Highlands County Courthouse Room 102
430 S. Commerce Avenue
Sebring, FL 33870
Phone: (863) 402-6564
Eleventh Circuit
For detailed information about services available, visit the Eleventh Judicial Circuit website .
Miami-Dade
Family Court Self-Help Program
Lawson E. Thomas Courthouse Center
24th Floor, Room 2441
Miami, FL 33128
Phone: (305) 349-7800
Fax: (305) 349-7377
www.jud11.2szx.net
Twelfth Circuit
For detailed information about services available in the counties below, visit the Twelfth Judicial Circuit website .
DeSoto
www.desotoclerk.com
Manatee
www.manateeclerk.com
Sarasota
www.sarasotaclerk.com
Thirteenth Circuit
For detailed information about services available, visit the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit website .
Hillsborough
Family Forms Clinic
Edgecomb Courthouse Room 210
800 E. Twiggs Street
Tampa, FL 33602
Phone: (813) 864-2280, Option 2
Legal Information Center
Edgecomb Courthouse Room 203
800 E. Twiggs Street
Tampa, FL 33602
Phone: (813) 864-2280 (recording)
Fourteenth Circuit :
For detailed information about services available in the counties below, visit the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit website .
Bay
Please call (850) 747-5623, (850) 747-5247, or (850) 747-5497
Holmes
Please call (850) 718-0480
Jackson
Please call (850) 718-0480
Washington
Please call (850) 718-0480
Calhoun
Please call (850) 718-0480
Gulf
Please call (850) 718-0480
Fifteenth Circuit
For detailed information about services available, visit the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit website .
Palm Beach
Self Service Center
Clerk and Comptroller
Palm Beach County Courthouse 1st Floor*
205 North Dixie Highway
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Phone: (561) 355-7048
http://www.mypalmbeachclerk.com/selfservicecenter
*No walk-in assistance available, please call first.
Sixteenth Circuit
For detailed information about services available, visit the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit website .
Monroe
Family Court
Monroe County Courthouse Annex
502 Whitehead Street
Key West, FL 33040
Phone: (305) 295-3643
Seventeenth Circuit
For detailed information about services available, visit the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit website .
Broward
Broward County Courthouse
201 SE Sixth Street, Room 248
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Phone: (954) 831-6565
www.17th.2szx.net
Eighteenth Circuit
For detailed information about services available in the counties below, visit the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit website .
Seminole
Seminole County Courthouse
301 North Park Avenue
Sanford, FL 32771
Phone: (407) 665-4277 or (407) 834-1660
Brevard
Moore Justice Center
2825 Judge Fran Jamieson Way
Viera, FL 32940
Phone: (321) 617-7254
By Appointment Only - Contact the Clerk's Office
Nineteenth Circuit
For detailed information about services available in the counties below, visit the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit website .
For information on Self-Help in the Ninteenth Circuit, please visit the e-mail response system on the circuit's website.You may also request information via the paper system at the clerk's office.
- St. Lucie
- Martin
- Okeechobee
- Indian River
Twentieth Circuit
For detailed information about services available in the counties below, visit the Twentieth Judicial Circuit website .
Charlotte
Family Law Self-Help Program
Charlotte County Justice Center
350 East Marion Avenue
Punta Gorda, FL 33950
Case Mangers' Phone: (941) 637-2399 or (941) 833-3064
www.ca.cjis20.org/
Lee
Family Court Services
Lee County Justice Center
1700 Monroe Street
Fort Myers, FL 33901
Phone: (239) 533-2747 or 1(800) 250-7451
Glades
Please call Family Law Self-Help Case Manager at 941-637-2399 or 941-833-3064.
Hendry
Please call Family Law Self-Help Case Manager at 941-637-2399 or 941-833-3064.
Collier
Please call Family Law Self-Help Case Manager at 239-252-6280.
Please click on the following links for additional family law related resources:
FL Bar/Legal Services
Florida Bar Lawyer Referral Service
Consumer Information and Pamphlets (Florida Bar website)
Legal aid / legal services in Florida