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).
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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} ______________________, employs
Attorney, {name} _________________________________________________________ to provide
representation only in the limited proceeding(s) or matter(s) described as follows:
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
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
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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
Client
Name:
Name:
Address:
Address:
City, State, Zip:
City, State, Zip:
Telephone Number:
Telephone Number:
E-mail Address(es):
E-mail Address(es):
Florida Bar Number:
Date:
Date:
I HAVE BEEN PROVIDED A FULLY EXECUTED COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT LIMITING REPRESENTATION.
_______________________________
Client
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