Florida divorce filing fees by county.
What the Clerk of the Circuit Court lists to file a petition for dissolution of marriage in Alachua, Brevard, Broward, Collier, Duval, Hillsborough, Leon, Marion, Miami-Dade, Orange, Osceola, Pasco, Polk, Seminole, St. Johns and Volusia counties, read from each clerk’s own published page or schedule and linked to it.
Each Florida clerk publishes its own fee schedule. Across the 16 counties below, the lowest amount any clerk prints is $397.50 (Leon and Osceola) and the highest is $409.00 (Brevard, Broward, Duval and Miami-Dade); ten counties print $408.00. The clerks do not print the same thing, though, and the next section explains how. Summons, card and service charges are shown apart from the filing fee, and we do not add components together unless the clerk prints the total.
For how the statewide charges are built up and what a Florida divorce costs beyond filing, see Florida divorce costs.
Three numbers, and what each one is
$397.50 is the amount Leon prints as its dissolution filing fee, with a separate line of $10.50 for “Recording Final Judgment of Dissolution.” Osceola prints the same two amounts for a simplified divorce: $397.50 “collected at the time of filing” and $10.50 “collected upon the entry of the final judgment.” Our Florida divorce costs guide treats $397.50 as due at filing and $10.50 as charged at final judgment.
$408.00 is what ten clerks print as a single dissolution figure. Only Orange says what it includes: “includes the final judgment recording fee (does not include summons).” The other nine do not say. $409.00 is what four clerks print, $1.00 more; none of the pages we read explains the difference. The statewide guide discusses a likely reason. A clerk printing one figure is not printing a different fee from a clerk printing two, and we do not split or add the figures on any county’s behalf, so compare the numbers in the table as printed, not as a ranking of what you will pay.
Filing fee by county
| County | Fee as printed | What it covers | Source and date on it | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alachua | Marriage Dissolution Action FS 28.241, 28.101 $408.00 | Listed with “Marriage Dissolution Counterpetition $295.00” and “Issue Summons, per summons, per defendant, incl. alias, pluries summonses $10.00.” The page cites the statutes on the line and does not break the $408.00 into parts. | Alachua County Clerk of the Circuit Court, filing and other court feesPage prints “Charges current as of January 1, 2026” | 17 October 2026 |
| Brevard | Dissolution of Marriage $409.00 | From the “Family Law – Circuit Court” table of the clerk’s Schedule of Fees Reference Chart (PDF), which cites “28.241(1)(a)1.b & c.” The same table prints “Simplified Dissolution of Marriage $417.00,” and the chart’s circuit civil table prints “Issuing Summons, per summons $10.00.” The $409.00 is not itemized. | Brevard County Clerk, Schedule of Fees Reference Chart (PDF)No date printed. Linked from the clerk’s Fees and Charges page, which itself prints no amounts | 17 October 2026 |
| Broward | Dissolution/Annulment Marriage $409.00 | Listed under “Family Filing Fees” with “For the filing of any counter petition/domestic relations $392.50” and “Issuance of a summons, per summons $10.00.” The $409.00 is not itemized. | Broward County Clerk, fees and costsNo date printed | 17 October 2026 |
| Collier | Dissolution of Marriage $408.00 | From the clerk’s Divorce Fees table, which also prints “Issuance of A Summons $10.00,” “Oath administered by Deputy Clerk (per person / per oath) $3.50” and “Counter Petitions for Dissolution Filed in Other Domestic Relations Cases $392.50.” The $408.00 is not itemized. | Collier County Clerk, divorce feesNo date printed on the fee table. The page footer reads “Last Updated: October 05, 2026,” the same footer that appears on other pages of the site, so we do not treat it as a fee date | 17 October 2026 |
| Duval | Dissolution of Marriage $409.00 | Printed with “Simplified Dissolution of Marriage $409.00” and “Counter-Petition – Dissolution of Marriage $295.00.” The same list prints an “Administrative Fee (including Indigent) $12.00,” marked “Required for all cases where a party is not represented by an attorney,” and the page lists “Issuing a summons (each summons) $10.00.” We do not add the $12.00 to the $409.00. | Duval County Clerk, fee schedulesNo date printed | 17 October 2026 |
| Hillsborough | Dissolution of Marriage $408.00 | Listed in the family law fees with “Counter Petition $295.00.” The page also lists “Issuing a Summons (Initial, Alias, and Pluries) $10.00.” The $408.00 is not itemized. | Hillsborough County Clerk, fees and finesNo date printed for this fee (the page dates only a notary fee, “effective June 1, 2009”) | 17 October 2026 |
| Leon | a. Dissolution of marriage & annulment $397.50 | Printed under “Family Law (FS 28.24 & 28.241), 1. Filing Fees.” A separate line, “2. Recording Final Judgment of Dissolution,” prints $10.50. The schedule also lists “e. In addition to the above, issuing summons $10.00” and a counter claim or counter petition that seeks dissolution at $392.50. | Leon County Clerk, feesNo date printed | 17 October 2026 |
| Marion | Dissolution of Marriage $408.00 | Listed under “FAMILY ACTIONS – CIRCUIT COURT” with “Counter Petition seeking Dissolution of Marriage $403.00” and, in the civil sections, “Issuing Summons – each $10.00.” The schedule says card payments carry a “non-refundable charge of 3.5%” that the clerk’s office does not receive. The $408.00 is not itemized. | Marion County Clerk, Schedule of Service Charges (PDF)No effective date stated; each page footer reads “ADM_ScheduleofServiceCharges_2023-01-20_WEB” | 17 October 2026 |
| Miami-Dade | Dissolution of marriage – $409 | Listed under “Family Court Related Fees” with no breakdown. The page prints no summons, service or e-filing amount in that list. | Miami-Dade Clerk of the Court and Comptroller, family courtNo date printed for this fee | 17 October 2026 |
| Orange | Divorce – includes the final judgment recording fee (does not include summons) $408.00 | The clerk states what the $408.00 includes and excludes. A separate line prints “Issuance of summons on new and existing cases $10.00,” and another prints “Counter petition for a dissolution in a non-dissolution case $392.50.” | Orange County Clerk of Courts, family law, fees and forms of paymentNo date printed | 17 October 2026 |
| Osceola | The current fee is $397.50, which is collected at the time of filing. | This sentence answers “What does it cost to file for a simplified divorce?” It continues: “An additional fee of $10.50 for Vital Statistics is collected upon the entry of the final judgment granting the divorce.” The page prints no filing fee for a contested dissolution and no summons fee. | Osceola County Clerk, dissolution of marriageNo date printed; page says “Fees subject to change” | 17 October 2026 |
| Pasco | Dissolution/Annulment of Marriage $408.00 | Under “Initial Filing Fees,” with “Simplified Dissolution of Marriage $408.00.” The schedule prints “Issuing Summons (sign and seal only) $10.00” and “Prepare and Issue Summons (includes signing and sealing) $17.00.” The $408.00 is not itemized. | Pasco County Clerk & Comptroller, fee schedule (PDF)Printed “Revised 070114” | 17 October 2026 |
| Polk | Dissolution of marriage, divorce (including simplified) $408.00 | Listed with “Issuing a summons $10.00” and “For counter-claim seeking a dissolution, divorce, where dissolution is not already sought $403.00.” The page also sells self-help books at $20.00 or $25.00 by case type; those are not filing fees. The $408.00 is not itemized. | Polk County Clerk, feesNo date printed. The older polkcountyclerk.net address redirects here | 17 October 2026 |
| Seminole | The filing fee for a Dissolution of Marriage is $408.00 plus $10.00 per summons issued. | The sentence sits in the page’s section on the simplified dissolution (no marital assets, liabilities or dependent children), and the page prints no separate amount for a contested case. It adds “an additional 3.5% transaction fee on all credit card transactions.” | Seminole County Clerk, divorceNo date printed | 17 October 2026 |
| St. Johns | DISSOLUTION: $408.00 | Listed with “Counter Petition for Dissolution of Marriage $392.50” and “Each Summons Issued $10.00.” The $408.00 is not itemized. | St. Johns County Clerk, clerk’s feesNo date printed | 17 October 2026 |
| Volusia | Dissolution of Marriage 408.00 | Under “Family Law – Circuit Court Filing Fees,” with “Simplified Dissolution of Marriage 411.50” and “Summons Issuance, per summons 10.00.” The “effective 01/01/2023” note on the page applies to the county civil fees, not this line. The 408.00 is not itemized. | Volusia County Clerk of the Circuit Court, fees and finesNo date printed for this fee | 17 October 2026 |
Each figure was read from the linked clerk page or document on 17 October 2026. Counties are listed alphabetically. This is not a ranking by population. None of the pages we read prints a different dissolution filing fee for a petition with minor children than for one without.
Other amounts printed
These are listed on their own, only where a clerk’s page prints the amount, and none is added to a county figure above.
| Item | Amount as printed | What it is | Source and date on it | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summons | $10.00 per summons where printed | Alachua, Brevard, Broward, Collier, Duval, Hillsborough, Leon, Marion, Orange, Polk, St. Johns, Seminole and Volusia print $10.00 for issuing a summons. Pasco prints $10.00 to sign and seal and $17.00 to prepare and issue. Miami-Dade and Osceola print no summons amount on the pages we read. Orange states its $408.00 does not include summons. Several print the charge per summons, and we have not confirmed how each clerk charges when more than one person is served. | See the county sources in the table above | 17 October 2026 |
| Simplified dissolution | As printed: Brevard $417.00; Volusia 411.50; Duval, Pasco and Polk print the same figure as for dissolution | Brevard and Volusia print a higher figure for a simplified dissolution than for a dissolution. Duval ($409.00), Pasco ($408.00) and Polk (“including simplified” $408.00) print the same figure for both. Osceola and Seminole print their figure in the simplified-dissolution context only. | See the county sources in the table above | 17 October 2026 |
| Administrative fee, unrepresented filers | Duval $12.00 | Duval’s list prints “Administrative Fee (including Indigent)” of $12.00, marked “Required for all cases where a party is not represented by an attorney.” No other county page we read prints this line. | Duval County Clerk, fee schedulesNo date printed | 17 October 2026 |
| Card charge | 3.5% where printed | Seminole prints “an additional 3.5% transaction fee on all credit card transactions.” Marion prints a “non-refundable charge of 3.5%” on card payments that the clerk’s office does not receive. We did not look for card or e-filing charges on every page, so a county not named here may charge one. | See the Seminole and Marion sources in the table above | 17 October 2026 |
How to read this table
- Fee as printed is what the clerk’s own page or schedule lists for a petition for dissolution of marriage. It is not the cost of a divorce. Serving the papers, a parenting course if there are minor children, mediation, copies and lawyers are separate.
- Check the date. Alachua prints “current as of January 1, 2026,” Pasco prints “Revised 070114,” and most other clerks print no date for the fee. A clerk may have changed an amount since its page was last updated. Confirm the current amount with the clerk before you pay.
- Cost waiver. If you cannot afford the fee, Florida has a process for asking the court to waive or defer it. See Florida divorce costs.
Counties not yet checked
We have confirmed the dissolution filing fee for 16 Florida counties and show no figure here, and make no estimate, for any other. Several larger counties could not be read on 17 October 2026: the Palm Beach, Lee and Sarasota clerks’ pages returned “Access Denied” to our research tool, the Pinellas and Manatee pages returned a browser-check page, and the Escambia fee schedule returned an access error. We did not work around those blocks, and we show none of their figures on this page. Check the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s own site for Palm Beach, Pinellas, Lee, Sarasota, Manatee and Escambia, and for every Florida county not listed in the table above.
The full cost of a Florida divorce
Where the money goes, what the fee does not cover, and the cost waiver.
How the other 49 states compare
Our study of divorce filing fees across all 50 states.
Not legal advice. The Cusp is not a law firm and does not give legal advice. Court fees change and clerks update their schedules; confirm the amount with the Clerk of the Circuit Court in the county where you will file, and talk to a licensed Florida attorney about your own situation. Corrections: thecusp.app/corrections.