Fla. Fam. L. R. P. 12.105

RULE 12.105

SIMPLIFIED DISSOLUTION PROCEDURE

(a) Requirements for Use. The parties to the dissolution

may file a petition for simplified dissolution if they certify under

oath that

(1) the parties do not have any minor or dependent

children together, the wife does not have any minor or dependent

children who were born during the marriage, and the wife is not

now pregnant;

(2) the parties have made a satisfactory division of their

property and have agreed as to payment of their joint obligations;

and

(3) the other facts set forth in Florida Family Law Rules

of Procedure Form 12.901(a) (Petition for Simplified Dissolution of

Marriage) are true.

(b) Consideration by Court. The clerk shall submit the

petition to the court. The court shall consider the cause

expeditiously. The parties shall appear before the court in every

case and, if the court so directs, testify. The court, after

examination of the petition and personal appearance of the parties,

shall enter a judgment granting the dissolution (Florida Family Law

Rules of Procedure Form 12.990(a)) if the requirements of this rule

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have been established and there has been compliance with the

waiting period required by statute.

(c) Final Judgment. Upon the entry of the judgment, the

clerk shall furnish to each party a certified copy of the final

judgment of dissolution, which shall be in substantially the form

provided in Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.990(a).

(d) Forms. The clerk or family law intake personnel shall

provide forms for the parties whose circumstances meet the

requirements of this rule and shall assist in the preparation of the

petition for dissolution and other papers to be filed in the action.

1995 Adoption. This rule was previously contained in Florida

Rule of Civil Procedure 1.611, which included several unrelated

issues. Those issues are now governed by separate family law rules

for automatic disclosure, central governmental depository, and this

rule for simplified dissolution procedure. Under this rule, the

parties must file a financial affidavit (Florida Family Law Rules of

Procedure Form 12.902(b) or 12.902(c)), depending on their income

and expenses) and a marital settlement agreement (Florida Family

Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.902(f)(3)).