Florida Divorce Forms & Papers — Prepared for You

Florida runs its family courts on standardized documents called the Florida Supreme Court–approved family law forms. They're numbered (you'll see things like "Form 12.901(a)"), they're free to download, and they're the same statewide. What changes is which combination you need — and that depends entirely on your situation.

Which forms you need depends on your case

There are three common packets. Answer three questions — do you have minor children together, are you dividing property, and is anyone seeking alimony — and your path falls out:

The Florida divorce forms, by situation

Here's the full picture — the core documents and the official form number for each packet. Exact numbers can vary slightly by case, which is why the packet is worth confirming before you file.

*Financial affidavit uses the short form 12.902(b) if gross income is under $50,000/yr, long form 12.902(c) at $50,000+. Marital settlement agreement is filed only when you're dividing property or debts.

What each key form actually does

• Petition for dissolution of marriage — the document that opens your case and asks the court to end the marriage.
• Marital settlement agreement — your written deal on property, debts, and (if applicable) support. This is the heart of an uncontested case.
• Family law financial affidavit — a sworn statement of your income, expenses, assets, and debts. Required in most cases and a frequent source of rejections.
• Parenting plan & child support worksheet — required whenever minor children are involved; they set the time-sharing schedule and calculate support.
• UCCJEA affidavit — declares where your children have lived, so the court confirms it has jurisdiction over custody.
• Final judgment — the order the judge signs to actually grant the divorce.

Where to get Florida divorce forms (free)

You never have to buy the blank forms. Florida publishes all of them at no cost:

• The Florida Courts family law forms library — every numbered form as a free PDF.
• The DIY Florida self-help tool — an interview that assembles some forms for you.
• Your county Clerk of Court's self-help center, which may also have local cover sheets.

So if the forms are free, why do most people not just download and file them? Because the blank PDF is the easy 5%. The other 95% is knowing which forms your case needs, filling every field in correctly, and getting the notarization and filing right.

Do the forms differ by county?

The state forms themselves are identical across all 67 Florida counties — a petition filed in Miami-Dade is the same Form 12.901 as one filed in Duval or Orange. What changes is the local paperwork wrapped around them. Many Clerks of Court require their own family-law cover sheet, have specific copy or formatting requirements, and handle the final hearing differently — in person, by Zoom, or on the paperwork alone. A packet that's perfect on the state forms can still be bounced for a missing county cover sheet or the wrong number of copies. It's one of the quietest reasons DIY filings stall: the forms were right, but the county's local rules weren't followed. If you're filing in a major metro, our county guides — starting with Miami-Dade — cover the local specifics, and Amicably matches your packet to your filing county's current requirements before it goes out.

Why filling them out is harder than it looks

Florida's forms are unforgiving, and clerks reject packets that aren't right. The usual culprits:

• The wrong petition. Picking 12.901(a) when you have children, or the wrong (b) petition, means starting over.
• An incomplete financial affidavit — or the wrong short/long version for your income.
• A vague settlement agreement the judge won't accept — "split it fairly" isn't enforceable.
• Missing notarization on documents that require it, or using a non-approved online notary.
• Skipping county-specific cover sheets that generic form kits ignore.

Florida divorce forms, prepared for you

This is the gap Amicably fills. Instead of guessing which forms you need and hoping you filled them in right, you answer plain-English questions and we prepare the complete, correct packet for your exact situation — using the same official Florida forms, checked page by page by a document specialist.

It's a flat $99, with online notarization handled for you (the notary's session fee is separate) and clear filing instructions — far less than an attorney, and without the rejection risk of pure DIY. For a step-by-step of the whole process around these forms, see how to file for divorce in Florida, and for the full price picture, how much a Florida divorce costs.

Delivering the papers to your spouse

Once your forms are filed, your spouse has to be notified. In an amicable case, the simplest route is for them to sign an Answer, Waiver, and Request for Copy of Final Judgment (Form 12.903(a)), which admits the petition and waives formal service — no process server, no surprise delivery. A simplified dissolution skips this entirely, because both spouses sign and file the joint petition together. If your spouse won't cooperate, you arrange formal service by the sheriff or a certified process server instead.

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