The Unified Family Court Program (UFC) is a special grant funded project in the Pasco County Court System dedicated to the proposition of:

• One family
• One judge
• One courthouse location

Prior to the creation of the UFC program a family that was involved in some or all of the following family law legal actions could be assigned to as many as three judges, general masters, or hearing officers and the parties involved had to appear in multiple locations for court hearings.

• Child support
• Delinquency
• Dependency
• Dissolution of Marriage
• Domestic Violence
• Paternity

Now a family whose members are involved in any of these case types are eligible for reassignment to the Unified Family Court Program. Once assigned they are guaranteed that all their family law related cases would be managed by a UFC judge. The UFC Judges in Pasco County have been successfully hearing such cases for over one year.

Eligibility

When you file a case or a case is filed naming you as a party a special UFC Case Manager evaluates your current and prior court cases to determine your eligibility for the Unified Family Court Program. Once identified, the case is assigned to the appropriate UFC Judge and section.

The Clerk & Comptroller works closely with this program in linking and processing related cases in the Clerk's Case Management System. Therefore, whenever you appear at a hearing all your UFC related cases are easily identified and readily made available to the Court to expedite your hearing and subsequent court actions.

After this assessment all your cases subject to the UFC program will continue to be processed and calendared together. This system provides ongoing coordinated litigation and remedies for families involved in multiple family law actions under one judge and one court location.

Unified Family Court Judicial Assignments

Note: Judicial assignments are usually changed annually and may be changed at any time.

Court actions that are not subject to the Unified Family Court Program are:

• County Civil
• Criminal
• Misdemeanor
• Non-family Circuit Civil
• Probate
• Small Claims

Family Law Forms

For family law forms, please visit the Self-Help Center located on the Florida State Courts web site.

Florida State Courts

Representing Yourself in Family Court

For general information and locally approved forms for the Sixth Judicial Circuit, please visit their website.

The Sixth Judicial Circuit

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Department Contact Information

DADE CITY	NEW PORT RICHEY
Nikki Alvarez-Sowles, Esq. Pasco County Clerk & Comptroller 38053 Live Oak Avenue Suite 205 Dade City, FL 33523-3894 352-521-4542, Option 3 8:30am-5:00pm Monday-Friday Directions	Nikki Alvarez-Sowles, Esq. Pasco County Clerk & Comptroller Mailing Address P.O. Box 338 New Port Richey, FL 34656-0338 Physical Location: 7530 Little Road Suite 105 New Port Richey, FL 34654 727-847-8031, Option 3 8:30am-5:00pm Monday-Friday Directions