Alimony in Volusia County, Florida

Volusia County has two full Family Law Division locations, both open Monday through Friday, 8am to 4pm: the main Volusia County Courthouse in DeLand and the Daytona Beach Branch Courthouse. An alimony request filed as part of a dissolution case can generally be handled at either one. Both feed into the same Seventh Circuit family docket.

Volusia's own fee schedule lists $408.00 for dissolution of marriage, with a separate $411.50 figure for simplified dissolution. That's more precise than what some neighboring Seventh Circuit counties publish. Once the case is filed, a judge's alimony award follows Fla. Stat. 61.08, reformed effective July 1, 2023. That reform eliminated permanent alimony statewide. Judges can still award temporary support (paid while the case is pending), bridge-the-gap support (capped at two years), rehabilitative support (built around a specific plan, capped at five years), and durational support (capped as a percentage of the marriage's length).

Durational alimony has a further cap: the lesser of demonstrated need or 35 percent of the income gap between the spouses. It's not available for marriages under three years. Both spouses must file a Financial Affidavit, Form 12.902(b) or 12.902(c) depending on income. For procedural guidance beyond the forms, the Clerk directs self-represented litigants to Florida Courts Help at help.flcourts.org or its mobile app.

Volusia participates in the statewide Florida Courts E-Filing Portal. Its site also offers a separate online tool for preparing and e-filing domestic violence injunction forms. That's a different process from the dissolution and alimony filings covered here.

Where alimony cases are heard in Volusia County, FL

Alimony matters in Volusia County, FL are handled by the Seventh Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, Volusia County, with the county seat in DeLand. 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 Volusia 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 Volusia County, FL

Volusia runs two Family Law Division locations, DeLand and Daytona Beach, on identical hours. Filers should confirm with the Clerk's office at (386) 736-5908 or (386) 257-6083 which location fits a specific hearing, rather than assuming only DeLand handles family cases.

Contested alimony matters in the Seventh Circuit, which covers Volusia along with Flagler, Putnam, and St. Johns counties, generally go to mediation under Fla. Stat. 61.183. Fees are meant to follow the statewide sliding scale in Fla. Stat. 44.108. The Clerk's site does not publish a Volusia-specific fee table, so call the Clerk's office to confirm current cost.

Volusia's separate $411.50 simplified dissolution fee is distinct from the $408.00 standard fee. Double-check which one applies to a specific case, since a simplified dissolution by definition excludes a contested alimony claim.

Official alimony resources in Volusia County, FL

Volusia County Courthouse handles spousal-support filings, located at 101 N. Alabama Avenue, DeLand 32724. Phone: (386) 736-5908. Daytona Beach Branch Courthouse at 251 N. Ridgewood Ave. handles Family Law Division, Monday-Friday 8am-4pm.

The filing fee is $408. E-filing is available through https://www.myflcourtaccess.com. Confirmed on clerk.org's own fee schedule: Dissolution of Marriage is $408.00 (Simplified Dissolution listed separately at $411.50). The Clerk's site also offers an online tool for preparing and e-filing domestic violence injunction forms.

Volusia Clerk Family Law page (https://www.clerk.org/family-law.aspx) can help with procedure and paperwork. Provides Supreme Court-approved forms and directs self-represented litigants to Florida Courts Help (help.flcourts.org / mobile app) for procedural guidance. Family Law Division reachable Mon-Fri 8am-4pm at the DeLand courthouse (386-736-5908) and Daytona Beach branch (386-257-6083).

• Volusia Clerk Family Law page
• Florida Courts E-Filing Portal
• Florida Statutes Section 61.08, Alimony
• FloridaLawHelp.org

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

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