In Re: Amendments to Florida Family Law Rule of Procedure 12.340, and Forms 12.930(b) and 12.930(c)
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Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC22-113 ____________ IN RE: AMENDMENTS TO FLORIDA FAMILY LAW RULE OF PROCEDURE 12.340, AND FORMS 12.930(b) AND 12.930(c). July 14, 2022 PER CURIAM. The Florida Bar’s Family Law Rules Committee (Committee) proposes amending Florida Family Law Rule of Procedure 12.340 (Interrogatories to Parties) and Forms 12.930(b) (Standard Family Law Interrogatories for Original or Enforcement Proceedings) and 12.930(c) (Standard Family Law Interrogatories for Modification Proceedings). See Fla. R. Gen. Prac. & Jud. Admin. 12.140(b)(1). We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 2(a), Fla. Const. The Committee approved the proposed amendments to rule 12.340 by a vote of 16-2-1 and to forms 12.930(b) and (c) by a vote of 9-8-2. The Florida Bar Board of Governors unanimously recommends adopting the amendments. After the Committee filed the proposed amendments with the Court, the Court published the proposal for comment. One comment in support of the amendments was received. We adopt the amendment to rule 12.340 as proposed by the Committee. In subdivision (b) (Additional Interrogatories), we add the language, “The expert interrogatories authorized by rule 12.280 are not included within the limitation of ten additional interrogatories to a party prescribed by this rule.” Effectively, this excludes interrogatories authorized by rule 12.280 from the ten interrogatory limit imposed by rule 12.340. However, we decline to amend forms 12.930 (b) and (c) as proposed by the Committee. We agree with the Committee’s minority that the proposal to add a standard interrogatory to each form that requests the names and addresses of all persons who are believed to have any knowledge concerning any of the issues in the proceeding and to specify the subject matter about which the person has knowledge is too expansive. Accordingly, the Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure are amended as reflected in the appendix to this opinion. New language is indicated by underscoring. The amendments shall become effective immediately. -2- It is so ordered. MUÑIZ, C.J., and CANADY, POLSTON, LABARGA, LAWSON, COURIEL, and GROSSHANS, JJ., concur. THE FILING OF A MOTION FOR REHEARING SHALL NOT ALTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS AMENDMENT. Original Proceeding – Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Michael V. Andriano, Chair, Family Law Rules Committee, Orlando, Florida, Ashley Elizabeth Taylor, Past Chair, Family Law Rules Committee, Tampa, Florida, Joshua E. Doyle, Executive Director, and Mikalla Andies Davis, Staff Liaison, The Florida Bar, Tallahassee, Florida, for Petitioner Philip S Wartenberg, Chair, Family Law Section of The Florida Bar, Tampa, Florida, Heather L. Apicella, Past Chair, Family Law Section of The Florida Bar, Boca Raton, Florida, Kristin R.H. Kirkner, CoChair, Rules and Forms Committee, Family Law Section of The Florida Bar, Tampa, Florida, Tenesia C. Hall, Co-Chair, Rules and Forms Committee, Family Law Section of The Florida Bar, Orlando, Florida, and Jack A. Moring, Past Co-Chair, Rules and Forms Committee, Family Law Section of The Florida Bar, Crystal River, Florida, Responding with comments -3- APPENDIX RULE 12.340. INTERROGATORIES TO PARTIES (a) [NO CHANGE] (b) Additional Interrogatories. Ten interrogatories, including subparts, may be sent to a party, in addition to the standard interrogatories contained in Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.930(b) or Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.930(c). A party must obtain permission of the court to send more than 10 additional interrogatories. The expert interrogatories authorized by rule 12.280 are not included within the limitation of ten additional interrogatories to a party prescribed by this rule. (c) – (h) [NO CHANGE] Commentary [NO CHANGE] Committee Note [NO CHANGE] -4-
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