Let's get your divorce paperwork started

We'll ask about you, your spouse, your children and your finances, one short step at a time. Your answers save as you go, so you can stop and come back. If a question is hard to answer, skip it. Your attorney will help with anything you leave blank.

Which Florida county do you live in?

This tells your attorney which court your case will most likely be filed in.

County

Used on Florida forms: 12.901(b)(1), 12.928

Has either of you lived in Florida for the last 6 months?

Florida courts can only grant a divorce if at least one spouse has lived here for 6 months before filing.

Who has lived in Florida for at least 6 months? I have My spouse has We both have Neither of us

When did you start living in Florida?

A month and year is fine.

That's okay to tell us. Your attorney will talk with you about when and where you can file.

Used on Florida form: 12.901(b)(1)

Are you worried about your safety or your children's safety?

Your answer goes only to your attorney. If you are in danger right now, call 911. The Florida Domestic Violence Hotline is 1-800-500-1119.

Do you have safety concerns? Yes No

Should your home address be kept private from your spouse? Yes No

What is your full legal name?

Use your name exactly as it appears on your driver's license or ID.

First name

Middle name optional

Last name

Suffix optional

Used on Florida form: All forms

Do you want to go back to a former name?

Many people return to the last name they used before the marriage. The court can order this as part of the divorce.

Restore a former name? Yes No

Former full legal name

Used on Florida form: 12.901(b)(1)

How can your attorney reach you?

Date of birth

Mobile phone

Email

Used on Florida form: All forms

What is your home address?

Home address

Street address

Apt or unit optional

City

State

ZIP

Used on Florida form: All forms

A couple of quick questions about you

Are you on active duty in the military? Yes No

Is either of you pregnant right now? No I am My spouse is

Due date

Used on Florida form: 12.901(b)(1)

Are you working right now?

Work status I work for an employer I'm self-employed I'm not working I'm retired

Job title

Employer or business name

When did you last work, and why aren't you working now?

Used on Florida forms: 12.902(b), 12.902(c)

What is your spouse's full legal name?

First name

Middle name optional

Last name

Date of birth optional

Used on Florida form: All forms

Do you know where your spouse lives now?

Your spouse has to be formally notified of the case. If you don't know the address, your attorney will use another legal method.

Do you know their address? Yes No

Spouse's address

Street address

Apt or unit optional

City

State

ZIP

Spouse's phone optional

Spouse's email optional

Used on Florida forms: 12.995(a), Service of process

Does your spouse have a lawyer?

Spouse's lawyer Yes No I'm not sure

Lawyer's name

Lawyer's email optional

Used on Florida forms: 12.914, Certificates of service

What does your spouse do for work?

A rough idea is fine. Your attorney will get exact numbers from your spouse's financial affidavit.

Is your spouse on active military duty? No Yes I'm not sure

Spouse's employer optional

About how much does your spouse earn before taxes? optional

Used on Florida form: 12.902(e)

When did you get married and separate?

If you aren't sure of the exact separation date, give your best guess and tick the box.

Date of marriage

Date you separated

The separation date is approximate

Length of marriageFill in the answers above

Used on Florida forms: 12.901(b)(1), 12.902(f)(1)

Where were you married?

City

County optional

State or province

Country

Used on Florida form: 12.901(b)(1)

Did you sign a prenuptial or postnuptial agreement?

Signed agreement Yes No

Used on Florida form: 12.932

Tell us about each of your children under 18

Include every child you and your spouse have together, and any child born during the marriage.

Used on Florida forms: 12.901(b)(1), 12.902(d), 12.995(a), 12.902(j)

Have your children lived anywhere else in the last 5 years?

The court needs every address the children have lived at for the last 5 years. Start with the most recent move and work back.

Addresses in the last 5 years No, they've lived at my current address the whole time Yes, they've lived somewhere else

Used on Florida form: 12.902(d)

Have any of these ever happened?

Tick everything that applies. If none apply, just continue.

Court history A court case about custody or visitation of these children A child support order for any of these children A protection order or injunction between you and your spouse Someone else (like a grandparent) has the children or claims custody rights Another case about these children is going on now

Tell us what you remember (court, county or state, year, case number if you have it)

Used on Florida forms: 12.902(d), 12.900(h)

Do you and your spouse agree on a parenting plan?

Agreement We agree on most things We agree on some things We don't agree

Used on Florida forms: 12.901(b)(1), 12.995(a)

Who should make big decisions about the children?

Big decisions include school, non-emergency health care and religion. Florida courts usually order shared decision-making unless that would hurt the children.

Decision-making We decide together Shared parental responsibility We share, but one of us has the final say on some things I should decide alone Your attorney will ask why

Used on Florida form: 12.995(a) section IV

Which weekly schedule sounds closest to what you want?

Pick the closest one. Your attorney can adjust the details.

Schedule Week on, week off 2-2-3 rotation 5-2-2-5 Every other weekend with the other parent I'm not sure yet

In that schedule, who would the children be with most of the time? Me My spouse

Used on Florida forms: 12.995(a) section VII, 12.902(e) line 12

Which holidays matter most to your family?

Usually parents alternate holidays every other year. Your attorney will turn this into the holiday schedule.

Used on Florida form: 12.995(a) section VII.2

Which kinds of income do you have?

Tick everything you received in the last year. We'll ask for amounts next.

Used on Florida forms: 12.902(b), 12.902(c)

How much do you receive?

Enter amounts before taxes, the way they show up on your pay stub or statement. We'll convert everything to monthly.

Paycheck from a job

Bonuses, commissions, overtime or tips

Self-employment or business income

Social Security

Disability or SSI

Unemployment

Pension or retirement payments

Rent from property you own

Alimony from a past marriage

Other income

Total monthly income before taxesFill in the answers above

Used on Florida forms: 12.902(b) lines 1-16, 12.902(e) line 1

About how much do you spend each month?

Round numbers are fine. Your attorney will go through the full expense list with you later.

Rent or mortgage

Electric, water, phone and internet

Groceries and eating out

Car payment, gas and insurance

Child care or daycare

Children's health insurance

Children's medical costs not covered by insurance

Children's school costs and activities

Used on Florida forms: 12.902(b) section II, 12.902(e) lines 5 and 14

What do you and your spouse own?

Include things in your name, your spouse's name, or both. Only the last 4 digits of any account number.

Used on Florida forms: 12.902(b) section III, 12.902(f)(1) section I

What do you and your spouse owe?

Mortgages, car loans, credit cards, student loans, medical bills, personal loans.

Used on Florida forms: 12.902(b) section III, 12.902(f)(1) section I

Are you asking for alimony?

Alimony is support paid by one spouse to the other after the divorce. Your attorney will explain whether it fits your situation.

Alimony I want to ask for alimony I don't want alimony I'd like to talk to my attorney about it

Used on Florida form: 12.901(b)(1) section II

Is there anything else you want your attorney to know?

For example, the house you want to keep, a pet, concerns about your spouse's spending, or something about the children.

Anything else optional

Used on Florida form: 12.901(b)(1) section V

Which of these documents can you get?

Florida requires both spouses to share these financial documents early in the case. Tick the ones you have or can get. You'll upload them in a later version of this form.

Documents Tax returns for the last 3 years Pay stubs for the last 6 months Bank statements for the last 12 months Retirement and investment statements for the last 12 months Credit card and loan statements for the last 24 months Deeds, leases and loan papers for property Life insurance policies and health insurance cards Business tax returns for the last 3 years Prenuptial or other written agreements

Used on Florida form: 12.932

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