Instructions for Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.901(b)(1), Petition for Dissolution of
Marriage with Dependent or Minor Child(ren) (02/18)
To serve and receive documents by e-mail, you must designate your e-mail addresses by using the
Designation of Current Mailing and E-mail Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form
12.915, and you must provide your e-mail address on each form on which your signature appears. Please
CAREFULLY read the rules and instructions for: Certificate of Service (General), Florida Supreme Court
Approved Family Law Form 12.914; Designation of Current Mailing and E-mail Address, Florida Supreme
Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915; and Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.516.
Special notes...
If you do not have the money to pay the filing fee, you may obtain an Application for Determination of
Civil Indigent Status from the clerk, fill it out, and the clerk will determine whether you are eligible to have
filing fees deferred.
If you want to keep your address confidential because you are the victim of sexual battery, aggravated
child abuse, aggravated stalking, harassment, aggravated battery, or domestic violence, do not enter the
address, telephone, and fax information at the bottom of this form. Instead, file a Request for Confidential
Filing of Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.980(h).
With this form, you must also file the following:
Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) Affidavit, Florida Supreme
Court Approved Family Law Form 12.902(d).
Child Support Guidelines Worksheet, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.902(e), if
you are asking that child support be ordered in the final judgment. (If you do not know your
spouse’s income, you may file this worksheet after your spouse’s financial affidavit has been
served on you.)
Affidavit of Corroborating Witness, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.902(i)
OR photocopy of current Florida driver’s license, Florida identification card, or voter’s registration
card (issue date of copied document must be at least six months before date case is actually filed
with the clerk of the circuit court).
Marital Settlement Agreement for Dissolution of Marriage with Dependent or Minor Child(ren),
Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.902(f)(1), if you and your spouse have
reached an agreement on any or all of the issues.
Notice of Social Security Number, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.902(j).
Family Law Financial Affidavit, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.902(b) or (c). (This
must be filed with the petition if the petitioner seeks to establish child support. Otherwise, it
must be filed within 45 days of service of the petition on the respondent.)
Certificate of Compliance with Mandatory Disclosure, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure
Form 12.932. (This must be filed within 45 days of service of the petition on the respondent, if not
filed at the time of the petition, unless you and your spouse have agreed not to exchange these
documents.)
Parenting Plan, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.995(a), (b), or (c). If the
parents have reached an agreement, a signed and notarized Parenting Plan should be attached.
If the parents have not reached an agreement, a proposed Parenting Plan may be filed.
Parenting Plan and Time-Sharing. If you and your spouse are unable to agree on parenting arrangements
and a time-sharing schedule, a judge will decide for you as part of establishing a Parenting Plan. The judge