Alimony in Osceola County, Florida

Osceola County's Clerk doesn't run a dedicated self-help center like some neighboring counties do. If you're filing for alimony at the Jon B. Morgan Osceola County Courthouse in Kissimmee, start with a call to the Clerk's Domestic Relations Department. Ask what in-person help is available before you show up with forms.

Alimony isn't a separate case type. You request it inside a dissolution of marriage petition, filed on paper at the courthouse or through the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal. The filing fee is $408. Couples who qualify can use Osceola's simplified dissolution packet instead, which costs $8 separately at the Clerk's office.

Fla. Stat. 61.08 was rewritten effective July 1, 2023, and no Florida court can order permanent alimony anymore, including in Osceola. A judge now picks from four options: temporary support during the case, bridge-the-gap support capped at 2 years, rehabilitative support tied to a plan and capped at 5 years, or durational support scaled to the length of the marriage.

Both spouses must submit a financial affidavit before a judge takes up the alimony issue: Form 12.902(b) for income above $50,000 a year, or 12.902(c) below that. The Ninth Circuit's Family Court Case Management office at the courthouse can point self-represented parties to the right form and help track filing deadlines. It can't tell you what to write on it.

Where alimony cases are heard in Osceola County, FL

Alimony matters in Osceola County, FL are handled by the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, Osceola County, with the county seat in Kissimmee. 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 Osceola 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 Osceola County, FL

Osceola shares the Ninth Circuit with Orange County. Mediation for a contested alimony amount runs on the same sliding scale used in Orlando: $60 per party for combined household income under $50,000, rising to $120 per party between $50,000 and $100,000. Above that threshold, a private mediator is required. Reach Osceola's mediation program directly at osceolamediation@ocnjcc.org or 407-742-2451.

Osceola's Clerk doesn't publish a self-help center page. That makes the Family Court Case Management office at the courthouse the more reliable starting point for procedural questions about deadlines and forms on an alimony motion. It can't give legal advice or fill anything out for you.

If you can't afford the $408 filing fee, ask the Clerk's Domestic Relations Department about the fee waiver process before you file. Osceola's court paperwork points to the same statewide indigency application used elsewhere in Florida.

Official alimony resources in Osceola County, FL

Jon B. Morgan Osceola County Courthouse handles spousal-support filings, located at 2 Courthouse Square, Kissimmee 34741.

The filing fee is $408. E-filing is available through https://www.myflcourtaccess.com/. E-filing is mandatory for attorneys under Fla. R. Jud. Admin. 2.525. Self-represented parties requesting alimony may file on paper at the Clerk's office.

Ninth Circuit Family Court Case Management (https://www.ninthcircuit.org/programs-services/family-court-case-management) can help with procedure and paperwork. The Ninth Circuit lists a Family Court Case Management office at the Jon B. Morgan Osceola County Courthouse to help pro se litigants track deadlines and locate forms, including financial affidavits. Osceola's Clerk website does not publish a dedicated self-help center page; call the Clerk's Domestic Relations Department directly to ask what in-person help is available.

• Osceola Clerk - Dissolution of Marriage FAQ
• Ninth Circuit Family Court Case Management Program
• Florida Courts E-Filing Portal
• Fla. Stat. 61.08 - Alimony

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

Osceola County, FL Alimony FAQs