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  # INSTRUCTIONS FOR FLORIDA FAMILY LAW RULES OF PROCEDURE FORM 
  # 12.900(b) 
  # NOTICE OF AND CONSENT TO LIMITED APPEARANCE (06/25) 

  ## When should this form be used? 

  This form should be used to provide notice to the court and the other **attorney** or **party** when an attorney 
  is making a limited appearance for which a client has consented under Florida Family Law Rule of 
  Procedure 12.040(e). 

  This form should be typed or printed in black ink. After completing and signing this form, the attorney 
  should **file** this document with the **clerk of the circuit court** in the county in which the action is pending 
  and keep a copy for his or her records. 

  ## What should I do next? 

  A copy of this form must be filed with the court and served on the other **party** or his or her **attorney.** The 
  copy you are serving on the other party must be either mailed, e-mailed, or hand-delivered to the 
  opposing party or his or her attorney on the same day indicated on the certificate of service. If it is mailed, 
  it must be postmarked on the date indicated in the certificate of service. **Service** must be in accordance 
  with Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.516. 

  ## IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING E-FILING 

  The Florida Rules of General Practice and Judicial Administration require that all petitions, pleadings, and 
  documents be filed electronically except in certain circumstances. **Self-represented litigants may file** 
  **petitions or other pleadings or documents electronically; however, they are not required to do so.** If 
  you choose to file your pleadings or other documents electronically, you must do so in accordance with 
  Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.525, and you must follow the procedures of 
  the judicial circuit in which you file. The rules and procedures should be carefully read and followed. 

  ## IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING E-SERVICE ELECTION 

  After the initial service of process of the petition or supplemental petition by the Sheriff or certified 
  process server, the Florida Rules of General Practice and Judicial Administration require that all 
  documents required or permitted to be served on the other party must be served by electronic mail (e- 
  mail) except in certain circumstances. **You must strictly comply with the format requirements set forth** 
  **in the Florida Rules of General Practice and Judicial Administration.** If you elect to participate in 
  electronic service, which means serving or receiving pleadings by electronic mail (e-mail), or through the 
  Florida Courts E-Filing Portal, you must review Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 
  2.516. You may find this rule at www.flcourts.org through the link to the Rules of General Practice and 
  Judicial Administration provided under either Family Law Forms: Getting Started, or Rules of Court in the 
  A-Z Topical Index. 

  **SELF-REPRESENTED LITIGANTS MAY SERVE DOCUMENTS BY E-MAIL; HOWEVER, THEY ARE NOT** 
  **REQUIRED TO DO SO.** If a self-represented litigant elects to serve and receive documents by email, the 
  procedures must always be followed once the initial election is made. 

  To serve and receive documents by e-mail, you must designate your e-mail addresses by using the 
  Designation of Current Mailing and E-mail Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 
  12.915, and you must provide your e-mail address on each form on which your signature appears. Please 
  **CAREFULLY** read the rules and instructions for: **Certificate of Service (General), Florida Supreme Court** 
  **Approved Family Law Form 12.914; Designation of Current Mailing and E-mail Address,** Florida Supreme 
  Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915; and Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 
  2.516. 

  ## Where can I look for more information? 

  See Florida Family Law Rule of Procedure 12.040. 

  ---

  IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE [field idx="0" type="text" label="Judicial Circuit"] JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, 
  IN AND FOR [field idx="1" type="text" label="County"] COUNTY, FLORIDA 

  Case No.: [field idx="2" type="text" label="Case No."] 
  Division: [field idx="3" type="text" label="Division"] 

  Petitioner, 
  [field idx="24" type="text" label="Petitioner name"] and 

  [field idx="4" type="text" label="Respondent name"] Respondent. 

  # NOTICE OF AND CONSENT TO LIMITED APPEARANCE 

  {Attorney’s name} [field idx="5" type="text" label="Attorney's name"] files this Notice of Limited 
  Appearance on behalf of {name} [field idx="6" type="text" label="Name of party represented"] [choose **one** only] 
  [field idx="7" type="radio" label="Petitioner" group="party_represented"] [field idx="8" type="radio" label="Respondent" group="party_represented"], for the following limited purpose(s). 
  [choose **all** that apply]: 

  - [field idx="9" type="button" label="The hearing set for the specified date, time, and issues" group="limited_purposes"] The hearing set for {date} [field idx="10" type="date" label="Hearing date"] at {time} on [field idx="11" type="text" label="Hearing time"] the 
  issue(s) of {specify} [field idx="12" type="text" label="Issues to be addressed"] 

  - [field idx="13" type="button" label="To represent on the following issues throughout the proceedings or matters" group="limited_purposes"] To represent [check **one** only] [field idx="14" type="radio" label="Petitioner" group="represented_party_for_issues"] [field idx="15" type="radio" label="Respondent" group="represented_party_for_issues"] on the following issues throughout 
  the proceeding(s) or matter(s): 
    - [field idx="16" type="button" label="Parental responsibility" group="issues"] Parental responsibility. 
    - [field idx="17" type="button" label="Time-sharing" group="issues"] Time-sharing. 
    - [field idx="18" type="button" label="Equitable distribution of marital assets and marital liabilities" group="issues"] Equitable distribution of marital assets and marital liabilities. 
    - [field idx="19" type="button" label="Alimony" group="issues"] Alimony. 
    - [field idx="20" type="button" label="Child support" group="issues"] Child support. 
    - [field idx="21" type="button" label="Mediation" group="issues"] Mediation. 
    - [field idx="25" type="button" label="Other" group="issues"] Other {specify}: [field idx="26" type="text" label="Other issue specified"] 

  The clerk of the above-styled court is requested to enter this notice of record. 

  - The party noted above consents to this limited representation by counsel. 

  - Copies of all future court papers should be served on the undersigned attorney at the address listed 
  and on the [choose **one** only] [field idx="22" type="radio" label="Petitioner" group="service_party"] [field idx="23" type="radio" label="Respondent" group="service_party"] at {name, address, e-mail address(es), 
  and [field idx="28" type="tel" label="Telephone number"] telephone number} [field idx="27" type="text" label="Name, address, and e-mail address(es)"] 

  **I certify that a copy of this notice of limited appearance was: [check all used] [field idx="48" type="button" label="e-mailed" group="service_method"] e-mailed** 
  **[field idx="49" type="button" label="mailed" group="service_method"] mailed [field idx="50" type="button" label="hand delivered to the person(s) listed below" group="service_method"] hand delivered to the person(s) listed below on** {date} [field idx="29" type="date" label="Date of service"] 

  **Other party or his/her attorney:** 
  Name: [field idx="30" type="text" label="Other party or attorney name"] 
  Address: [field idx="31" type="text" label="Address"] 
  City, State, Zip: [field idx="32" type="text" label="City, State, Zip"] 
  Telephone Number: [field idx="33" type="tel" label="Telephone Number"] 
  E-mail Address(es): [field idx="34" type="email" label="E-mail Address(es)"] 

  Signature [field idx="35" type="text" label="Attorney signature"] of Attorney 
  Printed Name: [field idx="36" type="text" label="Attorney printed name"] 
  Address: [field idx="37" type="text" label="Attorney address"] 
  City, State, Zip: [field idx="38" type="text" label="Attorney city, state, zip"] 
  Telephone Number: [field idx="39" type="tel" label="Attorney telephone number"] 
  E-mail Address(es): [field idx="40" type="email" label="Attorney e-mail address(es)"] 
  Florida Bar Number: [field idx="41" type="text" label="Florida Bar Number"] 

  [field idx="42" type="text" label="Party signature"] 
  Signature of Party 
  Printed Name: [field idx="43" type="text" label="Party printed name"] 
  Address: [field idx="44" type="text" label="Party address"] 
  City, State, Zip: [field idx="45" type="text" label="Party city, state, zip"] 
  Telephone Number: [field idx="46" type="tel" label="Party telephone number"] 
  E-mail Address(es): [field idx="47" type="email" label="Party e-mail address(es)"]


url: https://s.nso.me/pdf/12-900g_ADA.pdf
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  # INSTRUCTIONS FOR FLORIDA FAMILY LAW RULES OF PROCEDURE 
  # FORM 12.900(g) 
  # AGREEMENT LIMITING REPRESENTATION 
  # (06/25) 

  ## When should this form be used? 

  This form should be used as a “rider” or supplemental agreement, in addition to an Attorney-Client fee 
  agreement, between the attorney and client when the attorney is making a limited appearance under 
  Rules Regulating The Florida Bar 4-1.2(c), 4-4.2(b), and 4-4.3(b) and Florida Family Law Rule of Procedure 
  12.040(e). A limited appearance means the attorney is not handling the whole case for the client, but is 
  only being retained to do a specific part of the case. This form is not to be filed with the clerk of the court. 

  ## Where can I look for more information? 

  See Rules Reg. Fla. Bar 4-1.2(c), 4-4.2(b), and 4-4.3(b) and Florida Family Law Rule of Procedure 12.040(e). 

  ---

  # AGREEMENT LIMITING REPRESENTATION 

  **(This agreement is supplemental to the Attorney-Client fee agreement and is limited to addressing the** 
  **consequences of Limited Legal Representation by an attorney in Florida)** 

  TO THE CLIENT: THIS IS A LEGALLY BINDING CONTRACT. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY AND MAKE CERTAIN 
  THAT YOU UNDERSTAND ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. YOU MAY TAKE THIS CONTRACT HOME 
  WITH YOU, REVIEW IT WITH ANOTHER ATTORNEY IF YOU WISH, AND ASK ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE 
  BEFORE SIGNING. 

  EMPLOYMENT OF AN ATTORNEY FOR LIMITED REPRESENTATION REQUIRES THAT THE ATTORNEY AND 
  CLIENT CAREFULLY AND THOROUGHLY REVIEW THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES EACH WILL ASSUME. 
  ANY LIMITED REPRESENTATION AGREEMENT SHOULD DESCRIBE, IN DETAIL, THE ATTORNEY’S DUTIES IN 
  THE CLIENT’S INDIVIDUAL CASE. 

  1. **SERVICES/LIMITED SCOPE OF REPRESENTATION:** Client, {name} [field idx="0" type="text" label="Client name"] employs 
  Attorney, {name} [field idx="1" type="text" label="Attorney name"] to provide 
  representation only in the limited proceeding(s) or matter(s) described as follows: 
  [field idx="2" type="text" label="Limited proceeding or matter description" group="limited_proceeding_description"] 
  [field idx="3" type="text" label="Limited proceeding or matter description (cont)" group="limited_proceeding_description"] 
  [field idx="4" type="text" label="Limited proceeding or matter description (cont)" group="limited_proceeding_description"] 

  2. **COMPLIANCE WITH CHAPTER 4 OF THE RULES REGULATING THE FLORIDA BAR:** Although legal 
  assistance is limited, an attorney-client relationship exists, and the client is entitled to the standards 
  of professional responsibility established by Chapter 4 of the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar, 
  including confidentiality, competence, and diligence. 

  3. **COMPLIANCE WITH FLORIDA FAMILY LAW RULE OF PROCEDURE 12.040:** An Attorney hired to 
  provide limited representation in court must comply with Florida Family Law Rule of Procedure 
  12.040, as follows: 
    a. The attorney will file with the court a Notice of Limited Appearance, Florida Family Law Rules of 
  Procedure Form 12.900(b), signed by the client, specifically limiting the attorney's appearance to 
  the particular proceeding or matter in which the attorney appears. 
    b. If the attorney seeks to withdraw from representation before the conclusion of a limited 
  appearance, the attorney must: 
      (1) File a motion with the court setting forth the reasons and serve that motion on the client and 
  interested persons, and 
      (2) Obtain approval of the court. 
    c. At the conclusion of the proceeding or matter, the attorney’s role terminates without the 
  necessity of leave of court, on the attorney filing Termination of Limited Appearance, Florida 
  Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.900(d). The notice shall include the names and last known 
  addresses of the person(s) represented by the withdrawing attorney. 
    d. THE CLIENT IS ADVISED THAT ANY OBJECTION TO THE ATTORNEY’S “TERMINATION OF LIMITED 
  APPEARANCE” MUST BE MADE IN WRITING BY THE CLIENT BY PROVIDING THE COURT, THE 
  ATTORNEY, AND EACH OTHER INTERESTED PERSON (OR THEIR ATTORNEY) A COPY AND FILING 
  THE ORIGINAL WITH THE CLERK OF COURT 

    e. Representation regarding any other matter or proceeding requires a separate Notice of Limited 
  Appearance and must comply with Florida Family Law Rule of Procedure 12.040. 

  4. **ADDITIONAL SERVICES/REPRESENTATION:** The attorney and client may later determine that the 
  attorney should provide additional limited services or assume full representation. The attorney may 
  decline to provide additional services. 
    a. If the attorney agrees to provide additional services, those additional services should be 
  specifically listed in an amendment to this agreement, signed and dated by both the attorney and 
  the client. 
    b. If the attorney and client agree that the attorney shall serve as the client’s attorney of record on 
  all matters related to handling the client’s case, the client and the attorney should indicate that 
  agreement in an amendment to this agreement, signed and dated by both the attorney and the 
  client. 
    c. In either case, additional compliance with the notice requirement of Rule 12.040 will be required 
  by the attorney. 
    d. THE ATTORNEY AND THE CLIENT SHOULD NOT RELY ON VERBAL DISCUSSIONS OR VERBAL 
  AGREEMENTS WHEN CHANGING THE TERMS OF THE ATTORNEY’S RESPONSIBILITY FOR 
  REPRESENTATION. 

  5. **ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COURT COSTS:** The attorney and the client have made a separate agreement 
  in writing as to payment of attorneys’ fees and all costs associated with the case and the attorney’s 
  representation. 

  BY SIGNING THIS AGREEMENT YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE CAREFULLY READ AND FULLY 
  UNDERSTAND ALL OF THE FOREGOING TERMS, AND YOU INTEND TO BE LEGALLY BOUND BY THEM. 

  Attorney [field idx="5" type="text" label="Attorney signature"] 
  Name: [field idx="7" type="text" label="Attorney name"] 
  Address: [field idx="9" type="text" label="Attorney address"] 
  City, State, Zip: [field idx="11" type="text" label="Attorney city, state, zip"] 
  Telephone Number: [field idx="13" type="tel" label="Attorney telephone number"] 
  E-mail Address(es): [field idx="15" type="email" label="Attorney e-mail address(es)"] 
  Florida Bar Number: [field idx="17" type="number" label="Florida Bar Number"] 
  Date: [field idx="18" type="date" label="Attorney date"] 

  Client [field idx="6" type="text" label="Client signature"] 
  Name: [field idx="8" type="text" label="Client name"] 
  Address: [field idx="10" type="text" label="Client address"] 
  City, State, Zip: [field idx="12" type="text" label="Client city, state, zip"] 
  Telephone Number: [field idx="14" type="tel" label="Client telephone number"] 
  E-mail Address(es): [field idx="16" type="email" label="Client e-mail address(es)"] 
  Date: [field idx="19" type="date" label="Client date"] 

  I HAVE BEEN PROVIDED A FULLY EXECUTED COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT LIMITING REPRESENTATION. 

  [field idx="20" type="text" label="Client signature acknowledging receipt"] 
  Client


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  # INSTRUCTIONS FOR FLORIDA FAMILY LAW RULES OF PROCEDURE 
  # FORM 12.900(g) 
  # AGREEMENT LIMITING REPRESENTATION 
  # (06/25) 

  ## When should this form be used? 

  This form should be used as a “rider” or supplemental agreement, in addition to an Attorney-Client fee 
  agreement, between the attorney and client when the attorney is making a limited appearance under 
  Rules Regulating The Florida Bar 4-1.2(c), 4-4.2(b), and 4-4.3(b) and Florida Family Law Rule of Procedure 
  12.040(e). A limited appearance means the attorney is not handling the whole case for the client, but is 
  only being retained to do a specific part of the case. This form is not to be filed with the clerk of the court. 

  ## Where can I look for more information? 

  See Rules Reg. Fla. Bar 4-1.2(c), 4-4.2(b), and 4-4.3(b) and Florida Family Law Rule of Procedure 12.040(e). 

  ---

  # AGREEMENT LIMITING REPRESENTATION 

  **(This agreement is supplemental to the Attorney-Client fee agreement and is limited to addressing the** 
  **consequences of Limited Legal Representation by an attorney in Florida)** 

  TO THE CLIENT: THIS IS A LEGALLY BINDING CONTRACT. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY AND MAKE CERTAIN 
  THAT YOU UNDERSTAND ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. YOU MAY TAKE THIS CONTRACT HOME 
  WITH YOU, REVIEW IT WITH ANOTHER ATTORNEY IF YOU WISH, AND ASK ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE 
  BEFORE SIGNING. 

  EMPLOYMENT OF AN ATTORNEY FOR LIMITED REPRESENTATION REQUIRES THAT THE ATTORNEY AND 
  CLIENT CAREFULLY AND THOROUGHLY REVIEW THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES EACH WILL ASSUME. 
  ANY LIMITED REPRESENTATION AGREEMENT SHOULD DESCRIBE, IN DETAIL, THE ATTORNEY’S DUTIES IN 
  THE CLIENT’S INDIVIDUAL CASE. 

  - **SERVICES/LIMITED SCOPE OF REPRESENTATION:** Client, {name} [field idx="0" type="text" label="Client name"] employs 
  Attorney, {name} [field idx="1" type="text" label="Attorney name"] to provide 
  representation only in the limited proceeding(s) or matter(s) described as follows: 
  [field idx="2" type="text" label="Limited proceeding or matter description" group="limited_proceeding_description"] 
  [field idx="3" type="text" label="Limited proceeding or matter description (cont)" group="limited_proceeding_description"] 
  [field idx="4" type="text" label="Limited proceeding or matter description (cont)" group="limited_proceeding_description"] 

  - **COMPLIANCE WITH CHAPTER 4 OF THE RULES REGULATING THE FLORIDA BAR:** Although legal 
  assistance is limited, an attorney-client relationship exists, and the client is entitled to the standards 
  of professional responsibility established by Chapter 4 of the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar, 
  including confidentiality, competence, and diligence. 

  - **COMPLIANCE WITH FLORIDA FAMILY LAW RULE OF PROCEDURE 12.040:** An Attorney hired to 
  provide limited representation in court must comply with Florida Family Law Rule of Procedure 
  12.040, as follows: 
    - The attorney will file with the court a Notice of Limited Appearance, Florida Family Law Rules of 
  Procedure Form 12.900(b), signed by the client, specifically limiting the attorney's appearance to 
  the particular proceeding or matter in which the attorney appears. 
    - If the attorney seeks to withdraw from representation before the conclusion of a limited 
  appearance, the attorney must: 
      (1) File a motion with the court setting forth the reasons and serve that motion on the client and 
  interested persons, and 
      (2) Obtain approval of the court. 
    - At the conclusion of the proceeding or matter, the attorney’s role terminates without the 
  necessity of leave of court, on the attorney filing Termination of Limited Appearance, Florida 
  Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.900(d). The notice shall include the names and last known 
  addresses of the person(s) represented by the withdrawing attorney. 
    - THE CLIENT IS ADVISED THAT ANY OBJECTION TO THE ATTORNEY’S “TERMINATION OF LIMITED 
  APPEARANCE” MUST BE MADE IN WRITING BY THE CLIENT BY PROVIDING THE COURT, THE 
  ATTORNEY, AND EACH OTHER INTERESTED PERSON (OR THEIR ATTORNEY) A COPY AND FILING 
  THE ORIGINAL WITH THE CLERK OF COURT 

    - Representation regarding any other matter or proceeding requires a separate Notice of Limited 
  Appearance and must comply with Florida Family Law Rule of Procedure 12.040. 

  - **ADDITIONAL SERVICES/REPRESENTATION:** The attorney and client may later determine that the 
  attorney should provide additional limited services or assume full representation. The attorney may 
  decline to provide additional services. 
    - If the attorney agrees to provide additional services, those additional services should be 
  specifically listed in an amendment to this agreement, signed and dated by both the attorney and 
  the client. 
    - If the attorney and client agree that the attorney shall serve as the client’s attorney of record on 
  all matters related to handling the client’s case, the client and the attorney should indicate that 
  agreement in an amendment to this agreement, signed and dated by both the attorney and the 
  client. 
    - In either case, additional compliance with the notice requirement of Rule 12.040 will be required 
  by the attorney. 
    - THE ATTORNEY AND THE CLIENT SHOULD NOT RELY ON VERBAL DISCUSSIONS OR VERBAL 
  AGREEMENTS WHEN CHANGING THE TERMS OF THE ATTORNEY’S RESPONSIBILITY FOR 
  REPRESENTATION. 

  - **ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COURT COSTS:** The attorney and the client have made a separate agreement 
  in writing as to payment of attorneys’ fees and all costs associated with the case and the attorney’s 
  representation. 

  BY SIGNING THIS AGREEMENT YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE CAREFULLY READ AND FULLY 
  UNDERSTAND ALL OF THE FOREGOING TERMS, AND YOU INTEND TO BE LEGALLY BOUND BY THEM. 

  Attorney [field idx="5" type="text" label="Attorney signature"] 
  Name: [field idx="7" type="text" label="Attorney name"] 
  Address: [field idx="9" type="text" label="Attorney address"] 
  City, State, Zip: [field idx="11" type="text" label="Attorney city, state, zip"] 
  Telephone Number: [field idx="13" type="tel" label="Attorney telephone number"] 
  E-mail Address(es): [field idx="15" type="email" label="Attorney e-mail address(es)"] 
  Florida Bar Number: [field idx="17" type="text" label="Florida Bar number"] 
  Date: [field idx="18" type="date" label="Attorney date"] 

  Client [field idx="6" type="text" label="Client signature"] 
  Name: [field idx="8" type="text" label="Client name"] 
  Address: [field idx="10" type="text" label="Client address"] 
  City, State, Zip: [field idx="12" type="text" label="Client city, state, zip"] 
  Telephone Number: [field idx="14" type="tel" label="Client telephone number"] 
  E-mail Address(es): [field idx="16" type="email" label="Client e-mail address(es)"] 
  Date: [field idx="19" type="date" label="Client date"] 

  I HAVE BEEN PROVIDED A FULLY EXECUTED COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT LIMITING REPRESENTATION. 

  [field idx="20" type="text" label="Client signature acknowledging receipt"] 
  Client


