Family Court Fees & Costs

Initial Filing Fees

All fees are subject to legislative changes.
     
  Adoption Arising out of Chapter 39
  $300
  Adoption Arising out of Chapter 63
$400
  Dissolution of Marriage/Annulment
$408
  Domestic Relations Exception Cases (Pursuant to F.S. 28.241(1)(a)(1)(b))
$300
  General Domestic Relations
$400
  Name Change
$400
  Paternity
$300
  Simplified Dissolution of Marriage
$408

Other Fees

All fees are subject to legislative changes.
Fee Type
Cost
Additional Defendant(s) more than five, per defendant
$2.50
Attorney Pro Hac Vice
$100
Bond Approval Fee
$8.50
Counterclaim/Cross Claim/Third Party Claim for Dissolution of Marriage (filed on a non-Dissolution of Marriage case)
$403
Domestic Relations Counterclaim/Cross Claim/Third Party Claim
$395
Domestic Relations Exception Cases Counterclaim/Cross Claim/Third Party Claim (Pursuant to F.S. 28.241(1)(a)(1)(b))
$295
Enforcement of Foreign Judgment Service Fee (in addition to filing fee and recording fees)
$42
Payment Plan Contract Fee
$25
Recording Fee - first page
$10
Recording Fee - each additional page, per page
$8.50
Reopen Fee
    Reopen Fee Exemptions
$50
Severance Fee, per severance granted
$18
Subpoena Issuance (sign and seal only) per subpoena
$2
Subpoena Preparation and Issuance (prepare, sign, and seal), per subpoena
$7
Summons Issuance (sign and seal only) per summons
$10
Summons Preparation and Issuance (prepare, sign, and seal), per summons
$17
Support Payments - Receiving and Disbursing Fee 
    (Minimum fee of $0.25, Maximum fee of $5.25)
4%

Payments Options:

Acceptable forms of payment for fees and costs are:

  • Bank check
  • Cash
  • Credit/Debit Card - All debit/credit transactions will incur a 3.5% transaction fee charged by MyFloridaCounty.
    • American Express
    • Discover
    • MasterCard
    • Visa
  • In-state business check
  • Money order
  • Personal in-state check with proper identification

All payments for fees and costs must be remitted in U.S. currency. Do not send cash through the mail.

Payments by check or money order:

Payments submitted by check or money order must be made payable to:
Nikki Alvarez-Sowles, Clerk & Comptroller