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

Reviewed by the Amicably document team · Updated September 7, 2026

If you live in New Port Richey, Dade City, Zephyrhills, Land O' Lakes, or anywhere else in Pasco County and you and your spouse agree on how to divide things, you file with the Pasco 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 Pasco County divorce is filed, what it costs locally, the county's self-help resources, and what to expect at the hearing.

Divorce in Pasco 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 Pasco. Getting those details right the first time is most of what keeps a filing from bouncing back.

Where Pasco County divorces are filed

Divorce cases in Pasco County are filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Pasco County, part of the Sixth Judicial Circuit, which also covers Pinellas County. The Clerk's office handles family-law filings at two locations: the Robert D. Sumner Judicial Center, 38053 Live Oak Avenue, Suite 207, Dade City, and the West Pasco Judicial Center, 7530 Little Road, Suite 105, New Port Richey. Filings sent by mail go to the Clerk's P.O. Box 338, New Port Richey, FL 34656-0338.

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 Pasco County?

Two statewide rules apply the same way in Pasco 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 Pasco 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.

Pasco 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 Pasco County at submission. If the fee is out of reach, the Clerk's Civil Department accepts an Application for Determination of Civil Indigent Status, which can waive the filing fee for those who qualify under the household-income test in Florida law; if you don't qualify as indigent, a payment plan contract is available instead.

E-filing vs. filing in person

Pasco 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 Pasco 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 Pasco 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 either of the Clerk's Pasco offices, in Dade City or New Port Richey, 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 Pasco County

The Pasco County Clerk maintains Legal Resource Centers at both the Dade City and New Port Richey judicial centers, open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed on holidays. Staff there provide self-service family law forms and packets, court-records search terminals, and 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. A regular uncontested case usually requires only the filing spouse, since the other spouse's signed Answer and Waiver excuses their attendance. The Sixth Judicial Circuit, which covers Pasco and Pinellas counties, conducts many family hearings remotely, though the exact format for an uncontested case depends on the assigned judge's practice preferences. A typical timeline from filing to a finalized Pasco 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 Dade City, New Port Richey, or by video, depending on the judge.
4. Final judgmentThe judge or general magistrate signs your Final Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage, and your divorce is final.

Divorcing with children in Pasco County

If you and your spouse share minor children, your Pasco 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 Pasco County packet.

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