Florida Standing-Order Guide
Know what to check before you change a child's routine, spend shared funds, or alter insurance.
A source-based reading aid—not a finding that an order applies to you. Match the order number, assigned division and version in your own case. Earlier sources can differ from current statutes or later orders.
2019-15-UFC
February 21, 2019Original dissolution and paternity actions, when the assigned judge permits use. AO §1 makes use discretionary; check division procedures. Exhibit A binds petitioner on filing and respondent on service or waiver, subject to later orders. Not every provision covers paternity.
Read official sourceSafety comes first. Do not use this guide to override an injunction, reveal a protected address, or contact someone when contact is prohibited. For immediate danger call 911; ask your attorney or court about emergency relief.
Read, then check against your order
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Relocation & passports
Absent the stated prior-order, injunction or signed-agreement exceptions, no permanent move of the child more than 50 miles from a parent's principal residence. Temporary Florida travel is not the target of this restriction. Passport applications require the presiding court's order.
Exhibit A §1, p.1
Keep payment proof
The order advises voluntary guideline support when children live mainly with the other parent, subject to its exceptions. Keep proof; obtain signed receipts for cash. Parent-child access is not conditional on support payment.
Exhibit A §2, p.1
Major decisions & communication
For dissolution cases, subject to stated exceptions, confer on major decisions; allow access to child records; avoid disparagement and notify emergencies. These are not instructions to violate a protective order.
Exhibit A §3, pp.1–2
No harassment or violence
Refrain from physical, verbal and other harassment, including telephone, email and text. Violence and threats are prohibited. Get urgent help for safety concerns rather than relying on a communication checklist.
Exhibit A §6, p.3
Preserve assets & records
In dissolution, do not conceal, damage or dissipate assets; ordinary necessary spending is addressed separately and must be accounted for. Do not conceal or destroy family/business financial records.
Exhibit A §§7–8, pp.3–4
Keep insurance in place
Existing policies and beneficiaries are protected; premiums continue unless the stated court-order or written-agreement exception applies. Read the full provision before any policy change.
Exhibit A §9, p.4
What this guide does not decide
It does not calculate compliance, approve travel, set support, create a parenting schedule, or replace legal review. Source links checked November 7, 2026; verify later amendments before relying on them.