Florida Uncontested Divorce

Florida's Simplified Dissolution of Marriage

Florida Uncontested Divorce: Download all your Florida uncontested (simplified) divorce forms with instructions, laws, and procedures for a do it yourself divorce in Florida.

The state of Florida provides a way for married couples without children to an uncontested divorce procedure called Simplified Divorce.

Do You Qualify for a Simple (Uncontested) Divorce?

To qualify for a Simplified Dissolution of Marriage, also known as the Florida Uncontested Divorce or Simple Divorce, you and/or your spouse must:

1. have lived in Florida for at least 6 months before filing

2. AND all of the following are true:

• You and your spouse agree that the marriage cannot be saved.

• You and your spouse have no minor or dependent children together and the wife is not now pregnant.

• You and your spouse have worked out how the two of you will divide the things that you both own (your assets) and who will pay what part of the money you both owe (your liabilities), and

• you are both satisfied with this division.
  
  
• You are not seeking support (alimony) from your spouse, and vice versa.

• Neither you nor your spouse wish to have any financial information other than that provided in the financial affidavits.

• You are willing to give up your right to trial and appeal.

• You and your spouse are both willing to go into the clerk’s office to sign the petition (not necessarily together).

• You and your spouse are both willing to go to the final hearing (at the same time).

Download Simplified Divorce Form 12.901(a)

Each of you must sign the Florida uncontested divorce petition in the presence of a deputy clerk (in the clerk’s office), although you do not have to go into the clerk’s office at the same time.

You will need to provide picture identification (valid driver’s license or official identification card) for the clerk to witness your signatures.

Required and Supporting Forms to File

After you've filled out the Florida uncontested divorce form, you should file the original with the Clerk of the Circuit Court in the county where you live and keep a copy for your records.

In addition to the Florida uncontested divorce petition, you must file the forms listed below.

• Financial Affidavit Form 12.902(b) or 

• Form 12.902(c)- Each of you must complete a separate financial affidavit.

• Notice of Social Security Number - Each of you must complete a separate notice.

• Marital Settlement Agreement - You will complete one agreement together.

• Residency - You must prove to the court that either one or both of you has lived in Florida for more than 6 months before filing the Florida uncontested divorce petition. Residence can be proved by: 

1. a valid Florida driver’s license, a Florida identification card, 
   
   
2. a voter registration card issued to one of you at least 6 months prior to filing, 
   
   
3. the testimony of another person who knows that either you or your spouse has resided in Florida for more than 6 months and is available to testify in court, or an affidavit, called the Affidavit of Corroborating Witness.  
   
   

• Filing Fee - You must pay the appropriate filing fees to the clerk of the circuit court for the Florida uncontested divorce. 

• Civil Cover Sheet - Either you or the clerk of court will need to complete a Civil Cover Sheet Form 12.928.

• Final Hearing - You must obtain a date and time for a court appearance from the clerk of court. This is called the Final Hearing. At the Final Hearing for the Florida uncontested divorce, you and your spouse must appear together before a judge. You should complete a Final Judgment of Simplified Dissolution of Marriage and bring it with you to the hearing.

At the Final Hearing, the judge may grant a final judgment dissolving your marriage by signing the final judgment form you provided.

If you fail to complete this simplified divorce procedure, the court may dismiss the case to clear its records.

For more information about the Florida uncontested divorce, see chapter 61, Florida Statutes, and Rule 12.105, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure.

For your convenience, the following is a download list of the divorce forms most commonly used for a Florida Simplified Divorce.

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