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Florida court costs guide

Filing for divorce in Florida costs County-set in court filing fees. This guide covers the verified filing fees for divorce, name change, general civil cases, and probate in Florida — every figure from the official schedule or statute named at the foot of the page.

Florida at a glanceFigure
CourtCircuit Court
Divorce filing feeCounty-set — Florida clerk totals vary by county. Example: Miami-Dade County charges $409 to file for divorce.
Name change filing feeCounty-set. Example: Miami-Dade County charges $401 for an adult (or minor) name change.
Name-change publicationNot required — Not required — Fla. Stat. §68.07 sets a fingerprint-based background check and a hearing, with no publication step.
General civil filing feeThe statutory framework (Fla. Stat. §28.241) puts circuit civil filing at up to $395 (up to 5 defendants), plus county add-ons — the total you pay is set by your county clerk.
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Divorce filing fees

County-set — Florida clerk totals vary by county. Example: Miami-Dade County charges $409 to file for divorce.

See the national picture — including the states where the fee is set county by county — in our divorce filing cost guide.

Name change: fee and publication

County-set. Example: Miami-Dade County charges $401 for an adult (or minor) name change.

Publication: Not required — Fla. Stat. §68.07 sets a fingerprint-based background check and a hearing, with no publication step.

Publication is the step readers most often get wrong, because the rule changed recently in several states. The full state-by-state picture is in our name change cost guide.

General civil filing fees

The statutory framework (Fla. Stat. §28.241) puts circuit civil filing at up to $395 (up to 5 defendants), plus county add-ons — the total you pay is set by your county clerk.

Probate court costs

No probate filing figure for Florida appears on the official schedules we read — in many states probate fees are set at county level (a register of wills or probate court fee schedule) rather than statewide. Confirm the current fee with the probate court where the estate will be filed. Our probate cost guide explains the cost layers every estate pays.

How filing works in Florida

  1. Prepare the petition or complaint for the Circuit Court — most Florida courts publish the forms on their self-help pages.
  2. File with the clerk and pay the filing fee above. Keep the stamped copy; it is your proof of filing.
  3. Arrange service of process on the other party where the case requires it (divorce and general civil cases do; a name change usually does not).
  4. Complete any publication the rules require — for a Florida name change: not required.
  5. Attend the hearing or, in uncontested matters, submit the proposed decree for the judge's signature.

Worked total: what a divorce filing costs

Because the filing fee itself is not a single statewide figure in Florida, a worked total would be a made-up number — we don't publish those. Budget the county filing fee from the note above, plus $50–$100 for service of process if the other party must be served, and confirm the filing fee with the clerk before you file.

Sources: Miami-Dade Clerk — Family Court Self-Help fees · Fla. Stat. §68.07 — Online Sunshine. Researched October 2026 — confirm current figures with the court clerk.

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