Parenting Education Course Providers

NOTE: Effective March 23, 2020 through April 30, 2020, the 12th Judicial Circuit will temporarily allow parties to attend parenting classes online or via video conferencing without court approval.

The following are providers for the Parent Education and Family Stabilization classes that are required by Fla. Stat. § 61.21. This required course is a four hour parenting class designed to educate, train, and assist divorcing parents in regard to the consequences of divorce on parents and children. All parties to a dissolution of marriage proceeding with minor children or a paternity action that involves issues of parental responsibility shall be required to complete the Parent Education and Family Stabilization Course prior to the entry by the court of a final judgment. If you reside outside the jurisdiction of the 12th Judicial Circuit, please visit the Florida Department of Children and Families Parent Education Page to find classes in your area.

NOTE: Effective March 23, 2020 through April 30, 2020, the 12th Judicial Circuit will temporarily allow parties attend parenting classes online or via video conferencing without court approval.

The 12th Judicial Circuit does not accept certificates from Distance Learning Parenting Courses completed online without prior approval of the court. Litigants who wish to take a parenting course on the internet must file the proper motion with the court and receive the court’s permission before taking an online course. All online courses must be certified by the Department of Children and Families as an approved 4 hour Parent Education and Family Stabilization Course Provider. If you receive the court’s permission to take an internet course, you may click the link below to access the Distance Learning course list.

Note: For information regarding registration, time, cost and location of the course, please call the number listed in the column titled, "Registration/Contact Information."

For information on how to become a provider of the Parent Education and Family Stabilization Course, or to report corrections and updates, please contact Sabrina Moore at the Florida Department of Children & Families, Office of Family Safety sabrina_moore@dcf.state.fl.us or (850) 922-9094