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contained in the General Information for Self-Represented Litigants located at www.flcourts.org. RULE 12.025 APPLICABILITY OF RULES OF GENERAL PRACTICE AND JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION (a) Electronic Filing. Florida Rules of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.520 and 2.525 are applicable in all family law matters except as otherwise provided in these rules. (b) Exceptions. Any document filed pursuant to any proceeding under Chapter 63, Florida Statutes, which may be relied upon by the court to terminate parental rights, including consent for adoption or affidavit of nonpaternity, shall be exempt from the requirements of Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.525(c). RULE 12.030. VERIFICATION OF PLEADINGS Except as otherwise provided in these rules, verification of pleadings shall be governed by the Florida Rules of General Practice and Judicial Administration or applicable statute. RULE 12.040. ATTORNEYS (a) Limited Appearance. An attorney of record for a party, in a family law matter governed by these rules, shall be the attorney of record throughout the same family law matter, unless at the time of appearance the attorney files a notice, signed by the party, specifically limiting the attorney’s appearance only to the particular proceeding or matter in which the attorney appears. (b) Withdrawal or Limiting Appearance. (1) Prior to the completion of a family law matter or prior to the completion of a limited appearance, an attorney of record, with approval of the court, may withdraw or partially withdraw, thereby limiting the scope of the attorney’s original appearance to a particular proceeding or matter. A motion setting Family Law Rules of Procedure October 1, 2025 26