Florida Divorce FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions

Answer to Petition and Counterpetition for Dissolution of Marriage  I am the respondent and I was served with the Petition of Dissolution of Marriage with Minor Child...there seems to be two contradicting points regarding ...

Florida Constructive Service for Divorce  My spouse lives in Illinois, but I have lived in Florida for the past six months.

Can I use constructive service to serve the petition for dissolution ...

Marital Separation Agreement in Florida  My wife and I are separating but not filing for a divorce at this time. We would like to complete a marital settlement agreement in the meantime just to ...

Divorce With Spouse In Another Country  My husband lives in Haiti, is there a special form I need to us. We have no children or property. My husband and I have been married for almost 12 years ...

How to Find Out If I Am Divorced  Am I divorced? My wife says we are divorced.

We live in Columbia County. How can I find out for sure?

Answer to Florida Divorce Question Dear ...

Who Gets The House During Divorce?  Who gets the house during divorce? My husband has two previous kids 12 and 14 and they live 50% with us. We have together a 4 year old and 11 month old....

Name Change After Divorce is Final  Steps to changing name after dissolution has been filed? Dissolution of marriage decree from 2007 in Tallahassee, FL and I postponed changing my name because ...

Answering Petitions  Question on answering petitions and counter-petitions.

Once I have filed an "answer" & counter petition (for divorce) & the (original) petitioner has ...

Custody During Divorce  My husband and I recently separated and we agreed that I will live in NY with our daughters. He recently filed for dissolution of marriage and visited ...

Respondent UK Citizen  My wife is a US citizen living in Florida. I have moved back to the UK and have been here for nearly 3 years. I am trying to fill in some of the paperwork....

Residency Requirements In Florida  I lived in St. Petersburg for 25 years, recently moved to Missouri for 7 months, moving back to St. Petersburg, Florida to relocate and start my life over ...

Serving Divorce Summons in Another State  My daughter in law is saying she is trying to have a summons served on my son for a divorce.

He is in Texas she is in Florida. How will this work?...

Divorce With Missing Spouse  My brother has been separated for about 10yrs and don't know where his wife moved.

What to do and how much will cost the divorce?

Answer to ...

Relocating With Minor Children & Divorce  My husband and I have decided to get a divorce and I want to know if I can legally take our two small children and move from our current residence. The ...

Petitioner Or Respondent in Answer  How do I fill out the form in regards to me being the Petitioner of the original divorce. I placed a divorced and I am the petitioner. The respondent has ...

Florida Divorce Residency Requirements  I got married in New York and I am living in Florida.

Is it possible to get my divorce from Florida? What should I do?

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Filing for Divorce in Florida  My husband and I live in Florida. we were maaried in Illinois. Where do we have to divorce?

I do not know where we need to file for a divorce.

Answer ...

Forms to Comply With Marital Settlement Agreement  What forms do I file if my ex-spouse refuses to follow the marital settlement agreement? My ex-spouse has not fulfilled the following requirements of the ...

Divorce Petition Precedence  I filed for divorce in the UK prior to my wife filing in Florida. I have been advised in the UK that my papers have precedent. I do not agree with the ...

Parenting Class Law  What will happen if a parent does not take the required parenting class until after the divorce is final?

Answer to Florida Child Support Question ...

Personal Service & Divorce in Florida  How do I proceed with personal service of my petition for dissolution with dependent or minor children?

Just trying to understand what personal service ...

Reschedule Simplified Divorce Final Hearing  I have a hearing already set for a simplified divorce both me and my wife signed and this is our final hearing.

How do I reschedule the hearing because ...

Buying a House While Separated  I want to buy a house. It is a great deal and needs to be done quick, however I have been separated from my ex for over 10 years.

Shoes she have to ...

Waiting Period For Florida Uncontested Divorce  Is there a "Cooling off period" for an uncontested divorce filing? I live in Florida and I am in the process of completing an uncontested divorce with ...

Florida Divorce With No Common Children  I have been married for 5 years and me and my wife have been separated for 4 years. Now I would like to divorce and my wife wants the same thing.

We ...

Florida Divorce & Georgia Resident  I am trying to file for divorce (simplified). I was married in Florida. I now live in Georgia, my wife lives in Florida. What forms/procedure must I follow?...

Divorce Rights For Permanent Resident  I am a green card holder(Indian citizen) married to a US citizen. We got married in 1996 in India.

Can I or my husband file for divorce here in Florida....

Military Spouse Divorce  Hello. I currently live in the UK as I am on active duty orders in the US Air Force. My wife and I would otherwise use the form 12.901a (we satisfy all ...

Financial Affidavit - No Support Or Alimony  Does my spouse have to file a financial affidavit if I am not requesting alimony or child support?

Answer to Florida Divorce Question Dear Jodi,

Yes,...

Malpractice Against Divorce Attorney  What are the strongest points to file a malpractice suit against a divorce attorney? I strongly suspect my attorney was influenced, financially by my ex-...

How Can I Get Low Cost Legal Help in Florida?  I am currently going through a divorce that has hit a rough patch and has to go to trial, because mediation did not help.

However i just found a home ...

Florida Divorce and Paternity Testing  Need a divorce in the midst of a mess. I separated from my wife in 2000. I have had custody of our two kids since.

The separation occurred in the same ...

Divorce When the Answer and Waiver Has Been Signed  I'm curious about the answer and wavier.... I am the petitioner and the defendant signed the answer and waiver what does that mean to me?

We also share ...

Florida Divorce Cannot Locate Spouse  I need to get a divorce but I cannot locate my ex-wife. I got married in 1999 in Yonkers, New York and in 2001 I find out that my wife was cheating on ...

Steps to Getting Divorced in Florida  I am not divorced yet and I didn't even file the papers yet, but I know that I need to do that and file for custody of my kids and for child support.

My ...

Divorce If Spouse Cannot Make Final Hearing  What form do I need to get a simplified divorce if my husband cannot make the final hearing? I live in Florida and I am filing for divorce. My husband ...

Information For An Uncontested Divorce in Florida  My wife and I have been separated for many years.
We both agree at this time to file for an uncontested, divorce, no children to support, and no property ...

Answer a Florida Petition for Dissolution of Marriage  Received paperwork from spouse filing for divorce, now what do I do? It mentions writing a statement. I received the divorce paperwork and now have to ...

Filing for Divorce is Very Confusing  My friend is finally divorcing his wife after being separated for five years. She lives in Texas and he has lived in Florida for the last 4 years. They ...

Florida Divorce with Missing Spouse  I have been separated for 20 years, want a divorce but have no idea where the man is. What Florida petition do I complete to file for divorce.

I ...

Answering a Divorce Summons From Another State  Can I get a standard form, or instructions (example),for answering a summons for divorce from Wyoming? My husband lives in Wyoming and I live in FL with ...

Serve Divorce Papers in Another Country  How do you serve papers to someone not living in the US? My spouse and I were married in Massachusetts. I currently live in Florida and have for one year....

Florida Approved Online Parenting Classes  Do you know if Florida accepts online parenting classes from out of state?

Answer to Florida Divorce Question Dear Anonymous,

Yes. Follow the ...

Is Mediation Mandatory in Florida  My ex has filed a petition to terminate/modify alimony. The divorce was 10 years ago; after 26 yrs of marriage, I was awarded $700/month.

Since the ...

Financial Affidavit - Florida Divorce  I am filing for a divorce in Florida. Our only assets are a car, truck and our house. The house is in foreclosure proceedings. Do I list the mortgage on ...

Florida Uncontested Divorce - Final Hearing  I got the final hearing notice from an uncontested divorce in Broward County, Florida. I am an American citizen and the court is asking me to bring some ...

Divorce with Children - Jurisdiction Issues  I filed for divorce in the state of FL in June 2009, my wife lives in TN with our two minor children. She filed for divorce in TN in July 2009.

My ...

Response to Divorce & Child Custody & Child Support in Florida  My soon to be ex wife has served me with divorce, child support, and full custody petition. I don't live in the same state, and I had less than 2 weeks ...