Alimony in Calhoun County, Florida

Calhoun County spouses seeking alimony have two options for forms. They can buy self-represented forms from the Clerk's office in Blountstown, or download the same statewide Form 12.901 series free from flcourts.org. The Calhoun Clerk's Family Law page describes both routes; it does not host its own downloadable packet. The dissolution case that carries the alimony request is filed at the Calhoun County Courthouse and heard by Fourteenth Circuit family judges.

Fla. Stat. 61.08 governs what a Calhoun judge can award. The statute was reformed effective July 1, 2023, and that reform eliminated permanent alimony across Florida. Four categories remain: temporary support paid while a case is pending; bridge-the-gap support, capped at two years; rehabilitative support, built around a specific plan and capped at five years; and durational support, capped by a percentage of the marriage's length.

Durational alimony has a further ceiling: the lesser of demonstrated need or 35 percent of the income gap between the spouses. It is not available for marriages shorter than three years. Calhoun's dissolution filing fee is $408. Both spouses must also complete a Financial Affidavit, Form 12.902(b) or 12.902(c) depending on income, before a judge can decide the alimony claim.

Calhoun participates in the statewide Florida Courts E-Filing Portal. The Fourteenth Circuit's own Family Law Forms page adds a circuit-wide resource, useful alongside the Calhoun Clerk's more general description of the filing process.

Where alimony cases are heard in Calhoun County, FL

Alimony matters in Calhoun County, FL are handled by the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, Calhoun County, with the county seat in Blountstown. Because courthouse locations, hours, and local procedures change over time, use the Florida court clerk directory to confirm current details for your case:

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

How alimony works in Florida

Florida ended permanent alimony in a 2023 reform to Florida Statutes chapter 61 (section 61.08). Today a judge can order bridge-the-gap alimony (short-term, to help a spouse transition, capped at two years), rehabilitative alimony (tied to a specific plan to become self-supporting), durational alimony (a set period, generally not longer than the length of the marriage, except in exceptional circumstances), or temporary alimony while the case is pending. There is no formula the way there is for child support; a judge weighs each spouse's need and ability to pay, the standard of living during the marriage, the length of the marriage, and the factors listed in section 61.08.

Alimony is requested inside a dissolution of marriage case, using each spouse's Financial Affidavit (Florida Supreme Court approved family law form 12.902(b) or 12.902(c) depending on income), and can be resolved by agreement or decided at trial. Temporary alimony while the case is pending is requested by motion; your circuit's procedures determine how that motion gets set for hearing.

Local notes for Calhoun County, FL

Calhoun's Clerk page describes the dissolution process but does not host a downloadable packet. Self-represented filers should plan to either visit the Clerk's office in Blountstown to buy forms, or use the free statewide flcourts.org library instead.

Contested alimony matters in the Fourteenth Circuit, which covers Calhoun along with Bay, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, and Washington counties, are generally sent to mediation under Fla. Stat. 61.183. Fees are meant to follow the statewide sliding scale in Fla. Stat. 44.108. Calhoun does not publish its own fee table on an official page, so confirm the current cost with the Clerk's office.

Because Calhoun is a small county, filers may find the Fourteenth Circuit's own Family Law Forms page useful. It explicitly serves all six circuit counties and supplements the more limited information on Calhoun's own site.

Official alimony resources in Calhoun County, FL

Calhoun County Courthouse handles spousal-support 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. Statewide portal covers Calhoun County as part of the Fourteenth Circuit.

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 and links to purchasing forms in the Clerk's office or free forms via the Florida Courts forms page.

• Calhoun Clerk Family Law
• Fourteenth Judicial Circuit Family Law Forms
• Florida Courts E-Filing Portal
• Florida Statutes Section 61.08, Alimony

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

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