Uncontested Divorce Lawyer Port St. Lucie: $750 Flat Fee

An uncontested divorce lawyer in Port St. Lucie can prepare your entire case for a $750 flat attorney fee (court costs of about $408-$410 and notary are separate). If you and your spouse agree on property, debts, time-sharing, child support, and alimony, the Law Office of Antonio G. Jimenez prepares and reviews your documents under Florida Statutes Chapter 61 and files in the 19th Judicial Circuit for St. Lucie County.

What Does an Uncontested Divorce Lawyer in Port St. Lucie Do?

An uncontested divorce is a dissolution of marriage where both spouses agree on every issue: division of marital property and debts, time-sharing and parental responsibility for any minor children, child support, and alimony. When there is genuine agreement on all of these, a Florida-licensed attorney can prepare, review, and file the complete document package for a predictable flat fee instead of an hourly retainer.

Working with an uncontested divorce lawyer in Port St. Lucie means your paperwork is prepared by an attorney who practices Florida family law, not a non-lawyer typing service. Our firm drafts the Petition for Dissolution of Marriage, the Marital Settlement Agreement, the required financial disclosures, and — when children are involved — the Parenting Plan. We confirm your case actually qualifies as uncontested before you pay, and we answer your legal questions along the way.

Our firm represents clients in all 67 Florida counties. The $750 flat attorney fee is the same statewide, whether you file in St. Lucie County or anywhere else in Florida. Court filing fees are set by each county clerk and are separate from that attorney fee.

How Much Does an Uncontested Divorce Cost in Port St. Lucie?

The attorney fee for an uncontested divorce with our firm is a $750 flat fee. That amount does not change based on your county, and it covers preparation and review of your documents by a licensed Florida attorney. Two costs are separate and paid by you directly:

• The St. Lucie County court filing fee for a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage, typically about $408-$410, set by the St. Lucie County Clerk of the Circuit Court.
• Notary fees, roughly $50 per signing session, since Florida family law forms must be signed under oath before a notary.

Other possible costs include a process server fee of about $40-$75 if your spouse must be formally served, though many uncontested cases avoid this because the responding spouse signs a waiver or answer voluntarily. Court filing fees are set by each county clerk and are separate from our flat attorney fee. As of August 2026, verify the current amount with your local clerk.

Compare this to a traditional contested divorce. A contested case in Florida commonly runs $5,000 to $7,500 or more in attorney fees once hourly billing, depositions, and hearings are added. A flat, transparent attorney fee exists because an uncontested case has no litigation — the work is preparing correct documents and shepherding an agreed case through the court. For a detailed breakdown, see our guide on uncontested divorce cost in Port St. Lucie.

Do I Qualify for an Uncontested Divorce in Florida?

Florida is a no-fault divorce state. Under Florida Statute 61.052, the only ground for dissolution is that the marriage is "irretrievably broken" — you do not prove adultery, abandonment, or cruelty, and you do not need your spouse's permission to end the marriage. That no-fault standard is what makes an agreed, uncontested divorce possible.

To file in Florida, at least one spouse must satisfy the residency requirement in Florida Statute 61.021: living in Florida for at least six months before filing. You prove residency with a Florida driver's license, voter registration, or a corroborating witness. Florida has no mandatory waiting period after filing, so the timeline is driven mostly by the court's scheduling.

Your case is a good fit for the flat-fee uncontested process when you and your spouse agree on all of the following:

• How to divide marital property and marital debts under equitable distribution (Florida Statute 61.075).
• Time-sharing and parental responsibility for any minor children, with a Parenting Plan (Florida Statute 61.13).
• Child support, calculated under the Florida guidelines in Florida Statute 61.30.
• Whether either spouse will receive alimony, or whether both waive it (Florida Statute 61.08).

If you cannot agree on even one of these issues, the case is contested and the flat fee does not apply. Complex assets, a business valuation dispute, or a disagreement over time-sharing usually signal a case that needs a different approach. We confirm eligibility before you commit.

Which Court Handles Divorce in Port St. Lucie?

Port St. Lucie sits in St. Lucie County, which is part of Florida's 19th Judicial Circuit (the circuit also includes Indian River, Martin, and Okeechobee counties). Dissolution of marriage petitions are filed in the circuit court and processed by the St. Lucie County Clerk of the Circuit Court. The main St. Lucie County Courthouse is in Fort Pierce, and the clerk also operates a Port St. Lucie branch office for many services.

Nearly all Florida divorce documents are filed electronically through the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal at myflcourtaccess.com. When our firm prepares your case, we handle the e-filing so you do not have to navigate the portal yourself. Self-represented residents can also find family law forms and self-help information through the 19th Judicial Circuit and at flcourts.gov.

For uncontested cases in the 19th Circuit, the court generally sets a brief final hearing to enter the Final Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage. In a simplified dissolution, both spouses must appear at that hearing; in a regular uncontested case, sometimes only the petitioner appears. Scheduling is controlled by the court, so no attorney can promise a specific date. For a fuller walkthrough, read our guide on how to file an uncontested divorce in Port St. Lucie.

Simplified Dissolution vs. Regular Uncontested Divorce: Which Path?

Florida offers two uncontested routes, and choosing the right one matters. A simplified dissolution under Florida Statute 61.052(2) uses Form 12.901(a) and is faster, but it is only available in narrow circumstances and requires giving up certain rights. A regular uncontested dissolution uses Form 12.901(b)(1) or 12.901(b)(2) and is resolved through a written Marital Settlement Agreement.

Simplified dissolution can be efficient for spouses with no minor children, no alimony claim, and full agreement on property and debts who are both willing to appear in court. But because it waives financial disclosure and the right to trial, it is not right for everyone. A regular uncontested dissolution keeps more protections in place and handles children and alimony. Part of what an uncontested divorce attorney in Port St. Lucie does is match you to the correct path so nothing is waived by accident.

What Documents Are Required for an Uncontested Divorce?

The Marital Settlement Agreement (MSA) is the centerpiece of most uncontested Florida divorces. It is the written contract that resolves your marriage. A complete MSA covers division of marital property, allocation of marital debts, time-sharing and parental responsibility, child support consistent with the Florida guidelines, and alimony (including a mutual waiver if neither spouse will receive it). For simplified cases, Form 12.902(f)(3) is the standard settlement agreement form.

Florida also requires financial transparency. Each spouse generally must complete a Family Law Financial Affidavit — Form 12.902(b) (short form) if annual gross income is under the statutory threshold, or Form 12.902(c) (long form) above it — usually within 45 days. Under Florida Family Law Rule 12.285, spouses in an uncontested case may agree to waive filing these affidavits by signing Form 12.902(k), the Notice of Joint Verified Waiver of Filing Financial Affidavits.

A typical Port St. Lucie uncontested package includes:

• The Petition for Dissolution of Marriage (the correct 12.901 form for your situation).
• The Marital Settlement Agreement.
• Family Law Financial Affidavits, or a Form 12.902(k) waiver.
• A Parenting Plan and Child Support Guidelines Worksheet if you have minor children (Florida Statute 61.13 and 61.30).
• The Final Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage for the judge's signature.

All of these are standardized Florida Supreme Court family law forms available at flcourts.gov. Our firm prepares them, checks them for internal consistency, and files them through the E-Filing Portal.

How Long Does an Uncontested Divorce Take in Port St. Lucie?

Florida imposes no mandatory waiting period after filing, so an uncontested case moves as quickly as the paperwork is completed and the court's calendar allows. In practice, many uncontested cases in the 19th Judicial Circuit reach a final hearing within roughly a few weeks to a couple of months, depending on how promptly both spouses sign and how full the court's docket is. The responding spouse has 20 days to answer once served, though in a cooperative uncontested case that step is often satisfied immediately by a signed answer or waiver.

The biggest variables are how fast you and your spouse return signed, notarized documents and when the court schedules the final hearing. Because judges control scheduling, no attorney can promise an exact date. What a flat-fee uncontested divorce lawyer in Port St. Lucie can do is prepare accurate documents the first time, which avoids the rejections and refilings that stretch a simple case into months.

Online Divorce Services vs. a Licensed Florida Attorney

Many "online divorce" and document-preparation services are not law firms. Non-lawyer typing services can fill in blanks, but they cannot give legal advice, cannot tell you whether simplified dissolution waives a right you should keep, and cannot catch a substantive error in your Marital Settlement Agreement or Parenting Plan. If your MSA is incomplete or your child support figure is wrong, the court can reject the filing or, worse, you live with a flawed final judgment.

A flat-fee uncontested divorce with a licensed Florida attorney closes that gap. You get attorney-prepared documents, a review for completeness and consistency with Chapter 61, and answers to your legal questions — for the same predictable $750. This is not about whether you are allowed to represent yourself in Florida; you are. It is about the value of having a Florida attorney stand behind the accuracy of your paperwork. For an overview of the whole process, see our main guide to uncontested divorce in Port St. Lucie.

Frequently Asked Questions

Antonio G. Jimenez has practiced Florida family law since 2006 and prepares uncontested divorces for clients across all 67 Florida counties. The questions below are the ones Port St. Lucie clients ask most often.

Ready to Move Forward?

If you and your spouse agree on the terms of your divorce, an uncontested case may be the most straightforward and cost-effective path available. Our firm can confirm whether your situation qualifies as uncontested, prepare your complete document package, and file it in the 19th Judicial Circuit for St. Lucie County — for a flat $750 attorney fee, with court costs and notary disclosed separately up front. Contact the Law Office of Antonio G. Jimenez to schedule a consultation, or ask a question through our online assistant at /ask-victoria.

This article provides general information about Florida divorce law and does not constitute legal advice. Every case is unique. The Law Office of Antonio G. Jimenez can prepare your uncontested divorce for a $750 flat attorney fee (court costs and notary separate); contact our office to confirm whether your case qualifies as uncontested.