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Introduction to Discovery | Florida Family Law | Legal Education

Discovery in a Florida Family law case takes place in two phases: Informal Discovery followed by Formal Discovery. Informal Discovery is what I call the collection of evidence done by the attorney, paralegal, and/or client prior to the initiation of a lawsuit. Formal Discovery begins once petition has been filed. Read Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, Rule 12.280 for an overview of discovery. Formal discovery generally starts with Mandatory Disclosures (See Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Rule 12.285 and Florida Family Law Form 12.932). You typically have 45 days to exchange mandatory disclosures. Review Florida Family Law Form 12.932 to see exactly what information must be disclosed. Mandatory disclosures include Financial Affidavits. See Florida Family Law Form 12.902(b) or 12.902(c). After Mandatory Disclosures, you can use one or more of the formal discovery instruments to gather additional evidence. Refer to the Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure to see how the various instruments of formal discovery (depositions, interrogatories, request for production of documents, requests for admission, etc.) are used. See my video on Hickman v Taylor for the US Supreme Court case that established the work product doctrine which protects certain material from the formal discovery process. Here is a link to the 2019 Florida Handbook on Civil Discovery Practice. Read and absorb this and you'll become a highly valued expert in the Florida legal profession: https://www.floridatls.org/wp-content... Other Helpful Links Florida Statutes http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/ Florida Rules of Court Procedure https://www.floridabar.org/rules/ctproc/ Florida Family Law Forms https://www.flcourts.org/Resources-Se... Law-Self-Help-Information/Family-Law-Forms Google Scholar (Caselaw Research) https://scholar.google.com/