2026 state court fee data · Florida
Divorce in Florida
Recorded at $400–$409 - mid-pack among the civil filings in Florida, and one of 10 states where we price this filing.
Fee rank is not wait rank
Signature reading for Divorce in Florida: 6 steps on published procedural depth for this filing. On this filing's state cohort, Florida sits in the upper third of recorded max fees ($400–$409). Florida records a short end of the waiting-period distribution for this filing (20 days). The published step list sits near the 6-step median for this filing (6 steps). According to PlainCivil's compiled state court fee schedules, Divorce in Florida ranks #24 of 120 process-state filings by maximum filing fee (highest max fee = #1). California lists the highest divorce filing-fee ceiling at $435 among 10 states for this filing; that is not the longest wait: North Carolina records 365 days on a $225 ceiling.
Divorce figures for Florida are compiled schedule reference, not legal advice - verify with the clerk where you intend to file.
In-state wait inventory
Waiting periods among Florida civil filings
Exclusive split of all 12 tracked filings in Florida - orthogonal to in-state fee placement below.
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In-state placement
Where divorce sits among Florida filings
Of the 12 civil filings we track in Florida, divorce ranks 5 by recorded maximum fee: mid-pack among the civil filings in Florida. Neighbours: Guardianship at $500 and Name Change at $409.
Same-state corpus only, not a national ranking. How we place filings
8 of 10 states publishing a waiting-period field for this filing impose one; Florida records 20 days.
The Florida row lists 6 procedural steps against a 6-step median for this filing: a reading of published detail, not difficulty.
Filing Fee Details
Petition fee $409 in most counties. Fee waivers available.
Florida's high-band fee among states
Florida sits in the upper third of this filing's state cohort at $400–$409 (rank #2 of 10 by max fee).
Source: state court filing-fee schedules (upper-bound fee per state). Verify current amounts with the relevant court. How we calculate this ranking →
Key Requirements
- File Petition for Dissolution of Marriage
- Financial disclosure (Form 12.902)
- 20-day waiting period after service
- Parenting plan if children involved
- Final hearing or default judgment
Step-by-Step Process
- 1
File Petition in Circuit Court
- 2
Serve spouse (20-day response window)
- 3
Exchange financial disclosures
- 4
Negotiate settlement agreement
- 5
Attend final hearing
- 6
Judge enters Final Judgment of Dissolution
Important Notes
Florida is an equitable distribution state. Simplified dissolution available for qualifying couples.
Grounds / Eligibility
No-fault (irretrievable breakdown) or mental incapacity
Quick Reference
- Fee stamp
- STANDARD schedule band
- Wait stamp
- MID clock band
- Filing Fee
- $400–$409
- Residency
- One spouse must have lived in Florida for 6 months immediately before filing
- Waiting Period
- 20 days
- Typical Timeline
- Simplified: 30-60 days. Uncontested: 4-8 weeks. Contested: 6-18 months.
Official Resources
Nearest fee-schedule peers in Florida
Ordered by ABS(filing_fee_max) to this row's STANDARD stamp - not an A-Z process catalog.
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What to do with divorce in Florida's numbers, next.
- Read the step-by-step guide for divorce How to file for divorce
- See how every state compares on divorce filing fees View state rankings
- Check where this fee sits against every other filing we track Use the fee percentile tool
Filing fees and requirements change; verify current figures with your local court before filing.
| Publisher | PlainCivil |
| Sources | Public state court datasets and federal civil-justice records |