Alimony in Holmes County, Florida

The Holmes County Clerk of Court explains the dissolution process on its Family Law page and directs filers to the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit's Family Law Forms page. The clerk's site does not publish a dissolution filing fee anywhere. You file an alimony request at the Holmes County Courthouse in Bonifay as part of a dissolution case, and Fourteenth Circuit family judges hear it.

State law, not county law, governs the alimony a Holmes judge can award. Fla. Stat. 61.08 was reformed effective July 1, 2023, and it removed permanent alimony from Florida law. 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 as a percentage of the marriage's length.

Durational alimony has its own ceiling: the lesser of demonstrated need or 35 percent of the income gap between the spouses. It is not available for marriages under three years. Holmes has no fee page of its own, so call the Clerk's office at (850) 547-1100 to confirm the current dissolution filing fee before filing a case that includes an alimony claim.

Both spouses must complete a Financial Affidavit, Form 12.902(b) or 12.902(c) depending on income. Holmes also participates in the statewide Florida Courts E-Filing Portal, so self-represented filers have an electronic option alongside the circuit-wide forms page.

Where alimony cases are heard in Holmes County, FL

Alimony matters in Holmes County, FL are handled by the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, Holmes County, with the county seat in Bonifay. 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 Holmes 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 Holmes County, FL

Holmes shares the Fourteenth Circuit's Family Law Forms page with Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Jackson, and Washington counties. Treat that circuit-wide resource as your primary forms library instead of searching holmesclerk.com for county-specific packets.

The Fourteenth Circuit generally refers contested alimony matters to mediation under Fla. Stat. 61.183. Fees are meant to follow the statewide sliding scale in Fla. Stat. 44.108, but no Holmes-specific fee table exists, so confirm current cost with the Clerk's office at (850) 547-1100.

Because the fee schedule is missing, Holmes filers planning an alimony case should budget conservatively and call ahead instead of relying on a figure from a neighboring county. Fourteenth Circuit filing fees run between $397.50 and $408 depending on the specific county.

Official alimony resources in Holmes County, FL

Holmes County Courthouse handles spousal-support filings, located at 201 N Oklahoma St, Bonifay 32425. Phone: (850) 547-1100.

E-filing is available through https://www.myflcourtaccess.com. Statewide portal covers Holmes County as part of the Fourteenth Circuit.

Fourteenth Judicial Circuit Family Law Forms (https://jud14.flcourts.org/family-law/family-law-forms) can help with procedure and paperwork. Holmes County Clerk's own Family Law page states forms may be purchased in the Clerk's Office or found via flcourts.org, but lists no direct self-help portal or fee schedule of its own, so this page cites the circuit-wide resource.

• Fourteenth Judicial Circuit Family Law Forms
• Holmes Clerk of Court
• 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.

Holmes County, FL Alimony FAQs