Filing for Divorce in Calhoun County, Florida

File a Calhoun County divorce with the Calhoun County Clerk of Court at the county courthouse, 20859 Central Ave E, Room 130, in Blountstown, the county seat in Florida's inland Panhandle. The filing fee for dissolution of marriage is reported at $408.

Calhoun is a small county within the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit, which also includes Bay, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, and Washington counties. It does not run its own family mediation program. Instead, it shares the circuit-wide program based in Bay County under Administrative Order 2007-00-03.

So a contested Calhoun divorce, one where the spouses disagree on property, support, or parenting, gets referred to mediation under the same income-based fee scale used across the circuit: $60 per person per session for combined household income up to $50,000, and $120 per person per session for income between $50,000 and $100,000. Fees are paid to the clerk before the session, and scheduling goes through mediation@jud14.flcourts.org.

Calhoun's clerk website describes the dissolution process and directs filers to buy forms in person or download them free from flcourts.org. The county also takes part in the statewide Florida Courts E-Filing Portal at myflcourtaccess.com.

Where you file in Calhoun County, FL

Divorce cases in Calhoun County, FL are handled by the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, Calhoun County. Because courthouse locations, hours, filing fees, and electronic filing options change over time and can differ between branches, use the Florida court clerk directory to confirm the current address and filing details for your case:

Find the Calhoun County, FL Clerk of Court (Florida court clerk directory)

The Florida divorce process, step by step

Florida calls divorce "dissolution of marriage," governed statewide by Florida Statutes chapter 61. At least one spouse generally must have lived in Florida for six months before filing (Fla. Stat. 61.021). The core steps are:

1. File a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage with the circuit court.
2. Serve your spouse, or, if you are filing together and agree on all terms, file jointly and skip service.
3. Exchange mandatory financial disclosure, including a Financial Affidavit (Florida Supreme Court approved family law form 12.902(b) or 12.902(c) depending on income).
4. Reach a Marital Settlement Agreement, or ask the court to decide contested issues.
5. Attend a mandatory parenting course if you have minor children and your circuit requires one, then submit your final paperwork for the judge to enter a Final Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage.

The clerk's filing fee to open a dissolution case is generally around $409, and an application for civil indigent status is available if you cannot afford it (Fla. Stat. 57.082). Florida does not use a fixed statewide waiting period from filing to final judgment the way some states do; timing depends on your circuit's calendar, whether the case is contested, and how quickly required steps like financial disclosure are completed. Couples who agree on every term, have no minor children, and meet certain conditions may qualify for Florida's simplified dissolution of marriage process, which is faster.

Local notes for Calhoun County, FL

Fla. Stat. 61.21's parenting course requirement applies in Calhoun just as it does statewide. Both parents in a case involving minor children must complete an approved course and file proof of completion before a judge enters a final judgment covering those children.

Since Calhoun shares the Fourteenth Circuit's mediation program instead of running its own local version, a filer referred to mediation should expect to schedule through the same circuit-wide email address and pay the same $60 to $120 per-person, per-session fee scale used in every county of the circuit, based on combined household income.

Calhoun's clerk directs filers to buy forms in person at the courthouse or download them free from flcourts.org. A self-represented filer without easy access to a printer may find it simpler to buy a packet directly at the Blountstown courthouse rather than download and print at home.

Official divorce resources in Calhoun County, FL

Calhoun County Courthouse handles divorce filings, located at 20859 Central Ave E, Room 130, Blountstown 32424.

The filing fee is $408. E-filing is available through https://www.myflcourtaccess.com. Florida Courts E-Filing Portal, statewide.

Calhoun Clerk Family Law (https://calhounclerk.com/court-services/family-law/) can help with procedure and paperwork. Provides general dissolution-of-marriage, domestic violence, and other family case information; links to purchasing forms in the Clerk's office or free forms via flcourts.org.

• Calhoun County Clerk of Court
• Family Law
• Fourteenth Circuit Family Mediation
• Florida Courts E-Filing Portal

Local details reviewed August 2026. Offices and locations can change, so confirm with the official sites above before you file.

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