Divorce by state · Florida

Uncontested divorce in Florida (2026)

If you and your spouse agree on the terms, Florida lets you dissolve the marriage without a trial.

Florida quick facts

Filing court: Circuit Court, Family Division
Residency: One spouse must have lived in Florida for 6 months before filing
Waiting period: 20 days
Grounds: No-fault: the marriage is irretrievably broken
Court filing fee: $408
Fee waiver: Available

Verified against flcourts.gov on Jul 19, 2026

If you and your spouse agree on the terms, Florida lets you dissolve the marriage without a trial. The state calls it a dissolution of marriage, and for couples who agree it is largely a paperwork process handled through your local circuit court.

The two things that shape your case most are the six-month residency rule and the 20-day waiting period. One of you must have lived in Florida for six months before you file, and the judge cannot sign your final judgment until at least 20 days after the petition is filed. Everything else, the forms, the fee, and where you file, follows from your county. This guide walks through the exact set your clerk expects, what it costs, and how the timeline actually runs so nothing gets bounced on a technicality.

County note. Florida's circuit courts set their own local rules. Larger counties like Miami-Dade and Broward often ask for extra financial paperwork and require a parenting course before they will finalize a case with children. Always check your county clerk's site for local forms.

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Do both spouses have to sign in Florida?

For a simplified dissolution, yes, both of you sign and appear at a brief hearing. For a regular uncontested filing, only the petitioner files; the other spouse can sign a waiver and the settlement agreement instead of appearing.

Can we finish before the 20-day wait is up?

Rarely. A judge can shorten the 20 days only for a genuine hardship. In practice the wait is the floor, and county scheduling usually adds a few weeks on top before you get a final hearing date.

Is the $408 filing fee the only cost?

It is the main one. Add a small charge if you need the sheriff or a process server to serve papers, plus optional certified copies of the final judgment. If money is tight, the civil indigent status application can waive the filing fee.

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