Filing for Divorce in Dixie County, Florida

File Dixie County divorce paperwork with the Dixie County Clerk of Court at the county courthouse, 214 NE Highway 351 in Cross City, one of Florida's smaller, more rural Gulf-coast counties. The clerk's website does not list a dissolution of marriage filing fee anywhere. Call the Clerk's office directly to confirm the current amount before you submit paperwork or payment.

The Online Services section includes a Fee Calculators tool, but it covers deed and mortgage documentary stamp tax, not court filing fees. It won't answer a divorce filer's cost question. The clerk's site links out to a third-party DIY-forms vendor for divorce and injunction filings instead. This guide does not cite that vendor, since it isn't an official government or court page.

Self-represented Dixie filers can use the statewide Florida Courts Family Law Self-Help Information page for the standard Form 12.901 series packets. No Dixie-specific self-help page exists on the current official sites.

Dixie belongs to the statewide Florida Courts E-Filing Portal at myflcourtaccess.com, so filers have an electronic option even though the clerk's own website publishes limited detail.

Where you file in Dixie County, FL

Divorce cases in Dixie County, FL are handled by the Third Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, Dixie 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 Dixie 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 Dixie County, FL

Fla. Stat. 61.21's parenting course requirement applies in Dixie 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.

Contested Dixie divorces generally fall under Florida's mediation referral rule, Fla. Stat. 61.183, with fees set on the state's income-based scale in Fla. Stat. 44.108. No Dixie- or Third Circuit-specific fee table appears on the current official sites, including the Third Judicial Circuit's own website. Ask the clerk's office for the current mediation cost once a case is referred.

Both the filing fee and a dedicated self-help page are missing from dixieclerk.com. A direct phone call to the Cross City courthouse is the safer, more reliable source for current, Dixie-specific information than the site's Fee Calculators tool or its third-party forms link.

Official divorce resources in Dixie County, FL

Dixie County Courthouse handles divorce filings, located at 214 NE Highway 351, Cross City 32628.

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

Florida Courts Family Law Self-Help Information (https://www.flcourts.gov/Resources-Services/Family-Courts/Family-Law-Self-Help-Information) can help with procedure and paperwork. Dixieclerk.com's Online Services section lists only a deed/mortgage stamp-tax Fee Calculator, not a court fee schedule, and links a third-party DIY-forms vendor for divorce filings rather than hosting its own self-help page.

• Dixie County Clerk of Court
• Court Information
• Florida Courts Family Law Self-Help Information
• 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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