Florida Divorce Laws Frequently Asked Questions

Under the Florida divorce law you are required to be a resident of Florida for at least either 6 months or 180 days (whichever is longer) at the time of filing of divorce.

Yes, you can still file for divorce even if your spouse doesn't reside in the same state but, there will be complications due to this.

The divorce process gets complicated due to two different reasons. Firstly, the spouse you are filing a divorce against doesn't reside in the same state which causes an added expense. Secondly, under the Florida divorce law you must serve divorce papers to your spouse. This adds more time to the divorces process.

That really depends on your spouse and what issues need to be settled by the court. Simple cases simply take a few months but the more complex divorce cases take more time.

The filing fee is dependent on the county of Florida that you have residence of.

Florida divorce lawyers nominally charge their clients on a per hour basis.

That really depends on the per hour rate that you are able to settle with the Florida divorce lawyer and the time it takes for the divorce to be granted. You could negotiate a fair set fee as well if you have exceptional negotiating skills.

Most probably not, you will end up with an unreasonable divorce settlement that will burden you for many years to come.

No, you can't share the same Florida divorce lawyer in court and must be separately represented in court. The same Florida divorce lawyer can prepare your divorce papers.

No, the State of Florida doesn't legally recognize common laws.

Yes, Florida is a no fault State. In the State of Florida you only need to file a petition claiming that the marriage has been irretrievably broken.