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Divorce in Brevard County, Florida: Forms, Fees, and Where to File

Reviewed by the Amicably document team · Updated August 24, 2026

If you live in Titusville, Melbourne, Viera, or anywhere else in Brevard County and you and your spouse agree on how to divide things, you file with the Brevard County Clerk of the Circuit Court, not a state agency, and the rest of the process follows the same Florida law that applies statewide. This guide covers exactly where a Brevard County divorce is filed, what it costs locally, the county's self-help resources, and what to expect at the hearing.

Divorce in Brevard County follows the same Florida rules as every other county, but the Clerk's office locations, the local self-help program, and how your final hearing is scheduled are specific to Brevard. Getting those details right the first time is most of what keeps a filing from bouncing back.

Where Brevard County divorces are filed

Divorce cases in Brevard County are filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Brevard County, part of the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, which also covers Seminole County. The Clerk's office handles family-law filings at several branch locations across the county: the North Brevard Service Complex at 400 South Street, Titusville; the Moore Justice Center at 2825 Judge Fran Jamieson Way, Viera; the Melbourne Courthouse at 51 S. Nieman Avenue, Melbourne; the Merritt Island office at 2575 North Courtenay Parkway; and the Palm Bay office at 450 Cogan Drive S.E. Filings sent by mail go to the Clerk's P.O. Box 219, Titusville, FL 32781-0219.

Most filers never need to visit a courthouse in person: Florida's statewide e-filing portal lets a self-represented spouse submit a complete uncontested packet online, from anywhere in the county.

Do you qualify to file in Brevard County?

Two statewide rules apply the same way in Brevard County as everywhere else in Florida:

• 6-month residency: at least one spouse must have lived in Florida for the 6 months before filing.
• 20-day waiting period: a judge cannot finalize the divorce until at least 20 days after the petition is filed.

Beyond residency and the waiting period, an uncontested case in Brevard County just means you and your spouse agree on property, debts, support, and, if you have children, a parenting plan. Whether financial affidavits, a hearing appearance from both spouses, or specific supporting forms apply to your case depends on which of Amicably's three routes fits: simplified dissolution, uncontested without children, or uncontested with children.

Brevard County filing fee and other costs

The Clerk's filing fee is a court cost, never Amicably's fee, and it is paid directly to Brevard County at submission. If the fee is out of reach, the Clerk's office accepts an Application for Determination of Civil Indigent Status, which can waive the filing and summons fees for those who qualify under the household-income test in Florida law; other court costs may still apply through a payment plan.

E-filing vs. filing in person

Brevard County gives self-represented spouses both paths, and most choose the same one:

1. Create a free account at myflcourtaccess.com, the statewide Florida Courts E-Filing Portal, and choose the Self-Represented Litigant role.
2. Select Brevard County and the dissolution of marriage case type when you start a new case.
3. Upload your signed packet as searchable PDFs, one court document per file.
4. Pay the filing fee by card or e-check when you submit; the portal calculates the total.
5. Watch for a processing notice from the Brevard Clerk confirming your case has been docketed, or flagging a correction if something needs fixing.

If you prefer paper, you can bring or mail your signed documents to any of the Clerk's Brevard offices, and staff scan them into the electronic case file. Once you choose to e-file in a case, though, switching back to paper generally needs the court's permission, so pick a path and stay with it. For the full sequence across every route, see our guide to how to file for divorce in Florida.

Self-help resources in Brevard County

The Brevard Clerk's office has a Pro Se Coordinator who assists self-represented litigants filing for dissolution of marriage, and the Eighteenth Circuit runs a family self-help program with forms and general guidance for pro se filers. Staff there can hand you blank family law forms and point you to general procedural information, but they cannot tell you what to write, review your specific answers, or give legal advice.

What the final hearing looks like

The hearing format depends on which route you use. A simplified dissolution requires both spouses to attend one short final hearing, typically scheduled in Titusville or Viera. A regular uncontested case usually requires only the filing spouse, since the other spouse's signed Answer and Waiver excuses their attendance; the hearing's location is set by the assigned judge's office once your case is docketed. The Eighteenth Circuit's general family division practice favors in-person hearings, with remote participation available only if a judge grants it in advance. A typical timeline from filing to a finalized Brevard County divorce looks like this:

1. Day 0You file your petition. The portal or Clerk stamps the official filing date.
2. Day 20+Florida's mandatory waiting period ends, the earliest a judge can sign your final judgment.
3. Hearing setThe Clerk or judicial assistant schedules your brief final hearing, in person at a Brevard courthouse.
4. Final judgmentThe judge or general magistrate signs your Final Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage, and your divorce is final.

Divorcing with children in Brevard County

If you and your spouse share minor children, your Brevard County case can still be uncontested, but it needs a couple of extra pieces: a parenting plan covering time-sharing and decision-making, and a child-support worksheet based on Florida's guidelines. Florida also generally requires both parents to complete a state-approved parenting course before the divorce finalizes. Amicably prepares the parenting documents and points you to an approved course; you complete the course and file it yourself, the same as every other document in your packet.

What you'll need to get started

• Proof of the 6-month Florida residency requirement (Florida driver's license, ID, or voter registration).
• Basic information about your marriage, income, assets, and debts.
• Agreement with your spouse on how to divide property and debts.
• If you have children: your intended time-sharing schedule.

You do not need any of this organized before you begin. Amicably's questionnaire walks you through it one plain-English question at a time, then prepares your complete, court-ready Brevard County packet.

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