Filing for divorce? Download the Sarasota, Manatee and DeSoto divorce packets from the divorce page. The official court sources for them are listed below.
Courts and family forms
Approved forms and instructions
Family pro se forms: financial affidavits, motions, petitions, answers.
Open at the source →Family Self-Help (Pro Se) program
Court staff can answer procedure questions and help with approved forms.
Open at the source →Family law forms
Florida Supreme Court approved family law forms and instructions.
Open at the source →Disclosure from Nonlawyer
The form that must accompany family filings when a non-lawyer helped.
Open at the source →Family Division form packets
The court's own packets for dissolution of marriage, name change, paternity, modifications and more.
Open at the source →Before filing legal papers
Instructions for people representing themselves in Family Division cases.
Open at the source →Family Form A
Self-Help Referral Form, used to open a case with the Family Self-Help program (PDF).
Open at the source →Dissolution of marriage
How the four divorce packets work, filing fees, and where to file in Sarasota County.
Open at the source →Dissolution of marriage forms
The statewide approved forms and instructions for divorce.
Open at the source →Business filings
Filing fees are set and collected by the state.
Filing online
Florida courts accept filings online through the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal. People representing themselves can register and file there. E-filing available: $35 per filing plus the court's filing fee. We e-file your completed, signed documents. The prices below include both the court's filing fee and our $35 e-filing service. We do not prepare or review documents or give legal advice, and the clerk decides whether to accept a filing. Check each form for its own signing and notary instructions. Need a notary? Book a visit.
Filing without an attorney
The Authority's guide for people who file for themselves.
Open at the source →Plain-English guides from The Florida Bar
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