(877) FLA-PATH 
Call the PATH Project helpline for free legal help.
The Path Project serves as an information and advocacy center for minors facing difficult pregnancy choices. We help teens under the age of 18 navigate the courts so that they can make decisions about their own reproductive health care.
Training and Representation
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ATTORNEYS: Effective July 1, 2010, the offices of Regional Counsel no longer have primary responsibility for representing minors in judicial bypass proceedings pursuant to Ch. 390, Florida Statutes. Instead, Circuit Courts are appointing counsel pursuant to Justice Administrative Commission procedures and fee schedules. Regional Counsel may be appointed if no private attorney is available. Because the rules and procedures vary from Circuit to Circuit, and because some Circuits require the use of specific forms in Ch. 390 proceedings, attorneys should contact the Court Administrator's office or the Juvenile Division in their Circuit(s).
The ACLU has an attorney training manual available in PDF format. Please contact Maria Kayanan at mkayanan@aclufl.org to request a copy.
Choosing a Court
Your client's location, her time limitations, and her ability to travel will each in part determine which court you choose. You may file the petition in any Circuit Court (usually in the Juvenile Division, but that varies from Circuit to Circuit) within the District where the minor resides. The five Districts are geographically defined by the five District Courts of Appeal.
Teenagers who reside in other states may petition for judicial waiver in any circuit in Florida.