Florida Fact Information Sheet (Form 1.977 and Form 7.343)

What is a Florida Fact Information Sheet?

It is a court-ordered form that makes a judgment debtor disclose their finances under oath: employer, income, bank accounts, real property, vehicles and recent transfers. A judgment creditor asks the court to order it, and the debtor must complete it and serve it back. It is the cheapest discovery tool available to a Florida creditor.

Is it Form 1.977 or Form 7.343?

Both exist and the difference matters. Form 1.977 is the Fact Information Sheet under the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, used for county and circuit civil judgments. Form 7.343 is the Fact Information Sheet under the Florida Small Claims Rules. If you won in small claims, 7.343 is your form. Using the wrong one invites an objection.

How long does the debtor have to return it?

Forty-five days from the date of the order, or such other reasonable time as the court sets. That deadline appears in both the civil rule and the small claims rule. The completed sheet must be served on you or your attorney, together with the attachments the form itself demands, such as pay stubs and vehicle titles.

What if the debtor ignores it, or lies on it?

Ignoring a court order is contempt, and the rules provide a contempt notice form for exactly that. In practice you move to compel, then seek sanctions. A false or incomplete sheet is more common than outright refusal, which is why creditors run independent asset research alongside the form rather than relying on the debtor’s honesty.

Where do I get the form?

Both forms are published with the Florida rules by The Florida Bar and the Florida courts. We have linked the official sources below rather than hosting our own copy, because these forms are amended and a stale PDF is worse than no PDF. Always take the current version from the official compilation.

Do I still need an asset search if I have the Fact Information Sheet?

Usually yes. The sheet tells you what the debtor is willing to admit. An asset search tells you what the records show. The two together are what let you challenge an incomplete answer, because you can point at a bank relationship or a parcel the debtor left off and ask the court why.