Instructions: Title IV-D Zoom Hearings

Title IV-D Child Support Hearings - Regular Docket^[1]

Special Notice and Instructions to Appear by Zoom

Unless otherwise scheduled, all parties that have Title IV-D/DOR child support hearings scheduled before Hearing Officer Lawrence Jacobs in Sarasota and DeSoto counties shall appear by Zoom Video or Audio Teleconferencing until further notice. There are no fees to attend by Zoom, it is free and easy to use! A notary is not required. All hearings will be digitally recorded.

To participate in the hearing by Zoom Video or Audio (Phone), please follow the instructions below.

Option #1: To Appear by Zoom Video

Download the free Zoom app on your smartphone or computer prior to your hearing date. Make sure you download the app before your hearing!
On the date and time of your hearing listed in this notice, Select “Join a Meeting” and then Enter your Meeting ID and Password (listed on your notice or at the link below) to get into the hearing.
Once you connect, please Wait to be checked in. You may be placed in a “waiting room” and on mute or silent until your hearing begins.

Option #2: To Appear by Zoom Audio (Phone)

No camera? No problem! The Zoom platform allows individuals to appear via telephone if they do not have an available camera. On the date and time of your hearing, just Call one of the phone numbers listed below. Then Enter your Meeting ID and Password to get into the hearing. Once you connect, please Wait as you may be placed on mute or silent until your hearing begins.

Meeting ID & Password

Available from the Public Court Hearings page.

Telephone numbers (call any listed below)

(646) 558-8656
(301) 715-8592
(786) 635-1003
(312) 626-6799
(253) 215-8782

Problems or Questions?
Email: CSHO-SAR@jud12.flcourts.org
Phone: (941) 861-4871. – voicemails checked regularly.
For connection issues during hearing time, please Email immediately.

If you would like to have the Court consider any documents at your hearing, you must file the documents with the County Clerk of Court (where your case is located) prior to your hearing. To file documents, you may provide the documents by mail or through the e-portal. Your documents must contain your case number and instructions that they be filed in your case. For more information on the County Clerk’s addresses or hours, please visit:

Sarasota County Clerk of Court, or call (941) 861-7400
DeSoto County Clerk of Court, or call (863) 993-4876 or (863) 993-4669

You may also electronically file the documents through the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal at www.myflcourtaccess.com. Regardless of filing method used, the County Clerk of Court must receive your documents at least five (5) days prior to your hearing in order for the documents to be considered at the hearing.

Please Note: Any document filed in your court record becomes a public record, so it is your responsibility to redact any of your confidential or sensitive information prior to filing (e.g., SSN, bank account #, etc.).

Footnotes

^{1. Regular Docket Days: The “regular” Title-IVD/Department of Revenue docket days are held generally:

Sarasota: every Tuesday, first Thursday, and one Thursday per month for pro se (unrepresented) party motions

DeSoto: two Wednesdays per month}