Family Law

• Petition for Dissolution of Marriage with Dependent or Minor Child(ren)
• Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
• Child Support Guidelines Worksheet
• Affidavit of Corroborating Witness
• Marital Settlement Agreement for Dissolution of Marriage with Dependent or Minor Child(ren)
• Notice of Social Security Number
• Family Law Financial Affidavit (Long Form)
• Family Law Financial Affidavit (Short Form)
• Certificate of Compliance with Mandatory Disclosure
• Parenting Plan
• Relocation/Long Distance Parenting Plan
• Supervised/Safety-Focused Parenting Plan
• Designation of Email
• Notice of Related Cases
• Special Interrogatories

• Petition for Dissolution of Marriage with Property but No Dependent or Minor Child(ren)
• Affidavit of Corroborating Witness
• Marital Settlement Agreement for Dissolution of Marriage with No Dependent or Minor Children
• Notice of Social Security Number
• Family Law Financial Affidavit (Long Form)
• Family Law Financial Affidavit (Short Form)
• Certificate of Compliance with Mandatory Disclosure
• Designation of Email
• Notice of Related Cases
• Special Interrogatories

• Petition for Dissolution of Marriage with No Dependent or Minor Child(ren) or Property
• Affidavit of Corroborating Witness
• Notice of Social Security Number
• Family Law Financial Affidavit (Long Form)
• Family Law Financial Affidavit (Short Form)
• Certificate of Compliance with Mandatory Disclosure
• Designation of Email
• Notice of Related Cases
• Special Interrogatories

• Petition for Simplified Dissolution of Marriage
• Designation of Email
• Notice of Related Cases
• Special Interrogatories

Simplified Divorce is a fast, easy, and inexpensive procedure for ending a marriage for eligible couples. To be eligible:

1. Both must agree that the marriage cannot be saved.
2. Both must agree on how to divide property and debts.
3. There must be no minor children in the marriage, and the wife cannot be pregnant.
4. At least one of you must have been a resident of Florida for the past six months.
5. Both parties must come to the Clerk of Circuit Court’s office with picture IDs and fill out a Petition for Simplified Dissolution of Marriage. Forms are available in the Clerk’s office. An attorney is not required, but if either of you has any legal questions, consulting an attorney before filing is advised. A hearing to finalize the divorce will be scheduled as soon as possible after a 20-day waiting period. Both parties must appear at the hearing. The final judgment is then taken by both parties to the Circuit Civil Division of the Clerk’s office.

Domestic Violence means any assault, aggravated assault, battery, aggravated battery, sexual assault, sexual battery, stalking, aggravated stalking, kidnapping false imprisonment, or any criminal offense resulting in physical injury or death of one family or household member by another family or household member.

This refers to spouses, former spouses, persons related by blood or marriage, persons who are presently residing together as if a family or who have resided together in the past as if a family, and persons who are parents of a child in common regardless of whether they have been married except for persons who have a child in common, the family or household members must be currently residing or have in the past resided together in the same single dwelling unit.

Repeat Violence means two (2) incidents of violence or stalking committed by the respondent, one of which must have been within six (6) months of the filing of the petition, which is directed against the petitioner or the petitioner’s immediate family member.

Any person who is the victim of repeat violence, or the parent or legal guardian of any minor child who is living at home and who seeks an injunction for protection against repeat violence on behalf of the minor child, has standing in the circuit court to file a sworn petition for an injunction for protection against repeat violence.

This means violence between individuals who have had or still have a continuing and significant relationship of a romantic or intimate nature. The term does not include violence in a casual acquaintanceship or violence between individuals who have only engaged in ordinary fraternization in a business or social context. The existence of a continuing and significant relationship shall be determined based on the consideration of the following factors:

• A dating relationship must have existed within the past six (6) months
• The nature of the relationship must have been characterized by the expectation of affection or sexual involvement between the parties
• The frequency and type of interaction between the persons involved in the relationship must have included that the persons have been involved over time and continuously during the relationship

Any person who is the victim of dating violence and has reasonable cause to believe he or she is in imminent danger of becoming the victim of another act of dating violence, or any person who has reasonable cause to believe he or she is in imminent danger of becoming the victim of another act of dating violence, or the parent or legal guardian of any minor child who is living at home and who seeks an injunction for protection against dating violence on behalf of that minor child, has standing in circuit court to file a sworn petition for an injunction for protection against dating violence.

This cause of action for an injunction shall not require that the petitioner be represented by an attorney. The Clerk of the Court shall provide a copy of this section, simplified forms, and clerical assistance for the preparation and filing of such a petition by any person who is not represented by counsel.