Florida's Family Law Financial Affidavit comes in two versions, and which one you file depends entirely on your own individual gross annual income.
Quick Answer: File the short form, Form 12.902(b), if your individual gross income is under $50,000 a year. File the long form, Form 12.902(c), if it is $50,000 or more. Either version discloses your income, expenses, assets, and liabilities, and is generally due within 45 days of the other party being served, if not filed with your initial papers.
What Is the Family Law Financial Affidavit?
The Family Law Financial Affidavit is a Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure form that discloses your finances in a family law case: divorce, support, or paternity matters that involve money. It exists in two versions that ask for the same categories of information at different levels of detail.
Short Form (b) vs. Long Form (c): Which One Do You File?
The dividing line is your own individual gross annual income, not your household income or your spouse's income:
- Form 12.902(b), Family Law Financial Affidavit (Short Form): individual gross income under $50,000 a year. Download Form 12.902(b) (PDF, Florida Courts)
- Form 12.902(c), Family Law Financial Affidavit (Long Form): individual gross income $50,000 a year or more. Download Form 12.902(c) (PDF, Florida Courts)
The long form asks for more detail across more categories, since it is built for cases with more complex finances, but both versions cover the same core areas: income, expenses, assets, and liabilities.
When You Can Skip Filing an Affidavit
You do not need to file either version of the Financial Affidavit if:
- You are filing a simplified dissolution of marriage under Rule 12.105, and both spouses have signed a Notice of Joint Verified Waiver of Filing Financial Affidavits (Form 12.902(k))
- You have no minor children, no support issues, and have filed a written settlement agreement disposing of all financial issues
- The court lacks jurisdiction to determine any financial issues in your case
If you are using the Joint Petition for Simplified Dissolution of Marriage (Form 12.901(a)), you check on that petition itself whether you are filing Financial Affidavits or relying on a signed waiver instead. See our guide to Florida Form 12.901(a).
What the Financial Affidavit Asks For
Both versions ask you to disclose, using monthly figures:
- Income, from employment and any other source
- Monthly expenses, your regular living costs
- Assets, everything you own
- Liabilities, everything you owe
If your income or bills are not paid monthly (weekly wages, quarterly bonuses, and so on), you convert those amounts to a monthly figure to complete the form. The long form (12.902(c)) breaks these categories down further, which matters more once income and assets get more complex.
Filing and the 45 Day Service Deadline
File the completed affidavit with the clerk of the circuit court in the county where the petition was filed, and keep a copy for your records. If a copy is not served on the other party with your initial papers, it generally must be filed with the court and served on the other party (or their attorney) within 45 days of that party being served with the petition. Service can be by mail, e-mail, or hand delivery, consistent with Florida's rules for service.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Filing the short form when your individual income is actually $50,000 or more
- Reporting household or combined income instead of your own individual income
- Forgetting to convert non-monthly income or expenses into monthly figures
- Missing the 45 day deadline to file and serve the affidavit if it was not filed with your initial papers
- Assuming you can skip the affidavit without meeting one of the specific waiver conditions
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Florida Form 12.902(b) or 12.902(c)?
Both are versions of the Family Law Financial Affidavit, a Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure form that discloses your income, expenses, assets, and liabilities in a family law case. Form 12.902(b) is the short form, for individual gross income under $50,000 a year. Form 12.902(c) is the long form, for individual gross income of $50,000 or more a year.
How do I know whether to use the short form or the long form?
It depends on your own individual gross annual income, not your household or combined income. Under $50,000 a year, use the short form (12.902(b)). $50,000 a year or more, use the long form (12.902(c)).
Do I always have to file a financial affidavit in a Florida family law case?
No. You can skip it if you are filing a simplified dissolution of marriage and both spouses have waived the affidavit requirement (Form 12.902(k)), if you have no minor children, no support issues, and a written settlement agreement disposing of all financial issues, or if the court lacks jurisdiction over financial issues in your case.
When is the Financial Affidavit due?
If it is not served with your initial papers, a copy must be filed with the court and served on the other party within 45 days of that party being served with the petition.
What information does the Financial Affidavit ask for?
Your monthly income from all sources, your monthly living expenses, and a full list of your assets (what you own) and liabilities (what you owe). If your pay or bills are not on a monthly schedule, you convert those amounts to a monthly figure on the form.
Can Virdix help me complete the Financial Affidavit?
Yes. Virdix asks about your income, expenses, assets, and debts in plain language and prepares the matching Family Law Financial Affidavit, short or long form, based on your individual income. Virdix is a document preparation service, not a law firm, and does not provide legal or financial advice.
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This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal or financial advice. Virdix is a document preparation service, not a law firm, and does not provide legal advice. Forms and procedures can change; always confirm current information with the Florida Courts or your circuit court clerk. For advice about your specific situation, consult a licensed Florida attorney.
Sources: Florida Courts (flcourts.gov), Instructions for Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.902(b) (10/21) and 12.902(c) (06/25), Chapter 61, Florida Statutes