Other Civil

The Lake County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller’s Office processes the filings in many types of civil lawsuits filed in the Circuit Court.

The Florida Supreme Court categorizes all civil matters not included in other categories as “Other Civil.” Some sub-categories of Other Civil include:

• Antitrust/Trade regulation – all matters relating to unfair methods of competition or unfair or deceptive business acts or practices.
• Business transactions – all matters relating to actions that affect financial or economic interests.
• Constitutional challenge – statute or ordinance – a challenge to a statute or ordinance, citing a violation of the Florida Constitution.
• Constitutional challenge – proposed amendment – a challenge to a legislatively initiated proposed constitutional amendment, but excluding challenges to a citizen-initiated proposed constitutional amendment because the Florida Supreme Court has direct jurisdiction of such challenges.
• Corporate trusts – all matters relating to the business activities of financial services companies or banks acting in a fiduciary capacity for investors.
• Discrimination – employment or other – all matters relating to discrimination, including employment, sex, race, age, handicap, harassment, retaliation, or wages
• Insurance claims – all matters relating to claims filed with an insurance company.
• Intellectual property – all matters relating to intangible rights protecting commercially valuable products of the human intellect.
• Libel/Slander – all matters relating to written, visual, oral, or aural defamation of character.
• Shareholder derivative action – all matters relating to actions by a corporation’s shareholders to protect and benefit all shareholders against corporate management for improper management.
• Securities litigation – all matters relating to the financial interest or instruments of a company or corporation.
• Trade secrets – all matters relating to a formula, process, device, or other business information that is kept confidential to maintain an advantage over competitors.
• Trust litigation – all civil matters involving guardianships, estates, or trusts and not appropriately filed in probate proceedings.

Submission of Documents

The Florida Rules of General Practice and Judicial Administration require that petitions, pleadings, and documents be filed electronically except in certain circumstances. Self-represented litigants (pro se) may file petitions or other pleadings or documents electronically; however, they are not required to do so.

If you choose to file your pleadings or other documents electronically, you must do so in accordance with Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.525.

If you are filing any of the above civil lawsuits, all documents can be submitted to the Lake County Clerk’s Office one of the following ways:

1. By Electronic Submission (E-Filing)
   Visit the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal at www.myflcourtaccess.com to electronically submit documents related to your case.
2. By U.S. Mail
   Lake County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller
   ATTN: Central Intake
   P.O. Box 7800
   Tavares, FL 32778-7800
3. In-Person
   Lake County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller
   Lake County Courthouse – Central Intake Section
   550 W. Main St., East Wing, First Floor
   Tavares, FL 32778
   Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

NOTE: Florida law prevents staff of the Lake County Clerk’s Office from providing legal advice. The information, forms, and documents contained on this website are provided to help those seeking to represent themselves without the assistance of an attorney and are meant to serve as a guide only.

We do not guarantee that the information provided will achieve the result you desire. If you are using the forms or documents provided on this website, you do so at your own risk.