Alimony in Wakulla County, Florida

Wakulla County's Clerk of Circuit Court and Comptroller runs a combined Family Law and Domestic Relations page that covers both dissolution of marriage and domestic violence injunctions, along with clerical filing assistance. Staff there cannot give legal advice about a case. An alimony request here is filed at the Clerk's office in Crawfordville as part of a dissolution case and heard by Second Circuit family judges.

Since July 1, 2023, Florida no longer permits permanent alimony, so a Wakulla judge weighs the same four categories every other Florida county uses under Fla. Stat. 61.08: temporary support paid while the 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.

Wakulla's dissolution filing fee is $408, matching the figure most common across Florida. Durational alimony carries its own separate ceiling on top of the length-of-marriage cap: the lesser of demonstrated need or 35 percent of the income gap between the spouses, and no durational award at all for marriages under three years.

Both spouses must complete a Financial Affidavit, Form 12.902(b) or 12.902(c) depending on income. Wakulla also participates in the statewide Florida Courts E-Filing Portal, giving self-represented filers an alternative to the in-person counter at the Crawfordville Clerk's office.

Where alimony cases are heard in Wakulla County, FL

Alimony matters in Wakulla County, FL are handled by the Second Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, Wakulla County, with the county seat in Crawfordville. 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 Wakulla 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 Wakulla County, FL

Wakulla's clerical filing assistance is limited by design: staff can help with the mechanics of getting paperwork filed correctly but are careful not to cross into legal advice. Questions about how much alimony a specific case might produce fall outside what the Clerk's office can answer.

Contested alimony issues in the Second Circuit, which covers Wakulla along with Franklin, Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, and Liberty counties, are generally referred to mediation under Fla. Stat. 61.183, with fees meant to follow the statewide sliding scale in Fla. Stat. 44.108. No Wakulla-specific fee table appears on a verifiable official page, so confirm current cost with the Clerk's office.

Wakulla's family law page also covers domestic violence injunctions on the same page as dissolution and alimony. Filers dealing with both issues in one relationship should note those are separate case types with separate forms, even though the Clerk's site groups the general information together.

Official alimony resources in Wakulla County, FL

Wakulla County Clerk of Circuit Court and Comptroller handles spousal-support filings, located at 3056 Crawfordville Hwy, Crawfordville 32327.

The filing fee is $408. E-filing is available through https://www.myflcourtaccess.com. Statewide portal covers Wakulla County as part of the Second Circuit.

Wakulla Clerk Family Law / Domestic Relations (https://wakullaclerk.org/courts/family_law_domestic_relations.php) can help with procedure and paperwork. Covers dissolution of marriage and domestic violence injunctions and provides clerical, non-legal-advice filing assistance; the site also has a general Court DIY Forms section.

• Wakulla Clerk Family Law / Domestic Relations
• 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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