81-30 (81-30 (F) S): COLLECTION OF SUPPORT BY THE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT PRIOR TO FINAL JUDGMENT - ORDERED 10/12/1981 BY FRANCES A. JAMIESON

WHEREAS the Clerk of the Court does not accept all support payments from a support obligor, without an order or final judgment directing the payment and disbursal of such funds;

WHEREAS there is often a two-to-four-week delay between the starting date of the support obligation and the preparation of the order or final judgment;

WHEREAS during the delay period, many obligors send money orders by mail, which are placed in the Court file, or personally deliver payments in cash to the Clerk, which payments are refused. The refusal of accepting payments further delays the process, discredits the credibility of the judicial system, and prejudices the payors and payees against the system.

NOW THEREFORE IT IS ORDERED: The Clerk of the Court shall accept all support payments in all cases where support is prayed for and where a support order is forthcoming and shall record the date such payments are made. Upon receipt of the order for support, the Clerk shall disburse the funds without delay.

DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers, at Sanford, Seminole County, Florida, this 12th day of October 1981.