Florida Divorce Cost Calculator

Florida divorce filing fee

Florida divorce filing fees are set county by county. In Miami-Dade County, the fee is $409. (source)

The statewide part of that fee is made up of:

• Circuit court filing fee for a chapter 61 case (statutory maximum; clerk sets the amount): $295
• Additional filing fee (court education): $4
• Dissolution charge, Child Welfare Training Trust Fund: $5
• Dissolution charge, Domestic Violence Trust Fund: $55
• Dissolution charge, fine and forfeiture fund: $37.50

The statute sets the filing fee at up to $295 plus fixed state charges; clerks add local items, so Miami-Dade County charges $409.

The case is filed in the Florida Circuit Court (county clerk of court, family division).

Serving divorce papers in Florida

If your spouse is willing, ask the clerk about a form your spouse can sign to accept the papers, which avoids a service fee.

Service by the sheriff costs $40 (Statewide sheriff fee per summons served (Fla. Stat. 30.231)). (source)

Required parenting class

All parties to a dissolution of marriage with minor children must complete the Parent Education and Family Stabilization Course before the final judgment. A reasonable fee may be charged by the approved course provider; the statute sets no amount. (source)

Fee deferral in Florida

If you cannot afford the fees, file the Application for Determination of Civil Indigent Status (filed with the clerk) (Fla. Stat. 57.082). You are indigent if your income is at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines for your household size. The clerk decides; an indigent filer is enrolled in a payment plan rather than having the fees forgiven. (source)

In Florida, an approved request defers the fees or puts them on a payment plan rather than forgiving them. The court or clerk decides whether to grant it and which fees it covers; filing the form does not guarantee a waiver.

Lawyer fees in Florida

Clio reports an average billed family-law rate of $375 an hour in Florida for 2025. (source) It is an average across lawyers, not a quote. Enter a lawyer's estimated hours above to price them, or enter the rate you were quoted.

Without a lawyer, court costs in Miami-Dade County run from about $409 on the cheapest route to $449 or more on a contested case with sheriff service; other counties in Florida charge different amounts.