Online Divorce St. Petersburg FL: File for $750 (2026)

You can file an online divorce in St. Petersburg through Florida's statewide e-filing portal at myflcourtaccess.com, without stepping into a Pinellas County courthouse to submit paperwork. Our firm prepares your uncontested dissolution for a $750 flat attorney fee (court costs of roughly $408-$410 and notary are separate). Under F.S. 61.021, at least one spouse must have lived in Florida for 6 months before filing.

What Does "Online Divorce" Actually Mean in St. Petersburg?

An "online divorce" in St. Petersburg is not a separate legal process. It is the ordinary uncontested dissolution of marriage under Florida Statutes Chapter 61, prepared and filed electronically instead of on paper. Every Florida circuit court, including the 6th Judicial Circuit that serves Pinellas County, accepts filings through the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal at myflcourtaccess.com. That means the petition, the Marital Settlement Agreement, financial affidavits, and the final judgment can move through the Pinellas County Clerk of the Circuit Court digitally.

What you cannot do online is skip the substance. Florida is a no-fault state under F.S. 61.052, so the only ground is that the marriage is "irretrievably broken." You still need the 6-month residency under F.S. 61.021, a complete agreement on every issue, and, in most cases, a notarized signature. The word "online" describes the delivery method, not a shortcut around the law. For a full walkthrough of the filing steps, see our guide on how to file an uncontested divorce in St. Petersburg.

Can You File a Virtual Divorce in St. Petersburg Without Going to Court?

Often, yes. In Pinellas County, uncontested cases frequently resolve without a traditional in-person trial, and many hearings are conducted by video. Here is how a remote divorce in St. Petersburg typically works:

• The petition for dissolution is e-filed with the Pinellas County Clerk of the Circuit Court through myflcourtaccess.com.
• Documents are signed electronically or notarized using a remote online notary, which Florida authorizes under F.S. 117.201.
• The 6th Judicial Circuit may set a brief final hearing, and in uncontested matters that hearing is short and can sometimes be held by Zoom or waived depending on the judge and the path you choose.

The key limit: a Simplified Dissolution under F.S. 61.052(2) requires both spouses to appear at the final hearing. A regular uncontested dissolution resolved by written agreement can often avoid that requirement, which is one reason the regular path is frequently better for a fully virtual divorce in St. Petersburg. The court, not the parties, controls the final schedule. For details on where your case lands, read our St. Petersburg divorce court guide.

Where Do You File an Online Divorce in St. Petersburg?

St. Petersburg sits in Pinellas County, which is part of Florida's 6th Judicial Circuit (Pinellas and Pasco counties). Your dissolution is filed with the Pinellas County Clerk of the Circuit Court, and cases are handled at the circuit's family law divisions. The Pinellas County court system operates locations in both Clearwater and St. Petersburg, including the St. Petersburg Judicial Building, and self-represented litigants can access family law self-help resources through the Clerk and the circuit's website.

Under F.S. 61.043, a proceeding for dissolution begins when the petition is filed in the circuit court of the county where either spouse resides. For a St. Petersburg resident, that is Pinellas County. Because filing is electronic, you upload documents from anywhere through myflcourtaccess.com; you do not have to physically deliver them to the clerk's counter.

The Pinellas County filing fee for a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage is set by the local clerk and is typically about $408-$410. 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. If you cannot afford it, you may request a waiver by filing a Motion to Defer Filing Fees (Form 12.902(a)).

What Are the Two Online Uncontested Divorce Paths in Florida?

Florida offers two uncontested routes, and choosing the right one determines which forms you e-file and whether both spouses must appear. Both are available to St. Petersburg residents through the same e-filing portal.

A Simplified Dissolution is faster but demands that both spouses show up together and give up the right to the other side's financial disclosure. The regular uncontested path uses a written Marital Settlement Agreement and is more flexible for a truly remote divorce. Our overview of uncontested divorce in St. Petersburg explains which fits common situations.

What Forms Do You Need to File Divorce Online in St. Petersburg?

Florida uses standardized family law forms, all available free at flcourts.gov and all e-fileable through myflcourtaccess.com. The core documents for an online uncontested divorce in St. Petersburg include:

• Petition for Dissolution: Form 12.901(a) for Simplified, or Form 12.901(b)(1)/(b)(2) for regular uncontested.
• Marital Settlement Agreement: Form 12.902(f)(3) for Simplified. Every uncontested case needs an MSA that resolves property, debts, time-sharing, child support, and alimony.
• Family Law Financial Affidavit: Form 12.902(b) short form (under $50,000 gross annual income) or Form 12.902(c) long form, generally due within 45 days of service under Florida Family Law Rule 12.285.
• Notice of Joint Verified Waiver of Filing Financial Affidavits: Form 12.902(k), if both spouses agree to waive filing the affidavits.
• Parenting Plan and Child Support Guidelines Worksheet (Form 12.902(e)) if there are minor children under F.S. 61.13.

Because our firm handles cases with or without minor children at the same $750 flat fee, a case with children simply adds the parenting plan, child support worksheet, and a UCCJEA affidavit to the package.

What Does an Online Divorce Cost in St. Petersburg?

Here is a transparent breakdown of what a St. Petersburg online uncontested divorce typically costs when our firm prepares it:

The $750 is a flat attorney fee, the same in all 67 Florida counties, and it covers preparing and reviewing your documents. Court costs and notary fees are separate and paid by you. Older third-party sites may quote a different attorney price; the current flat fee is $750. For a deeper look at the numbers, see our St. Petersburg uncontested divorce cost guide.

How Long Does an Online Divorce Take in St. Petersburg?

Florida imposes no mandatory waiting period after filing, unlike many states. Under F.S. 61.19, the court generally may not enter a final judgment until 20 days after the petition is filed, though a judge may act sooner for good cause. In practice, a well-prepared uncontested St. Petersburg divorce commonly finalizes within a few weeks of filing, often in the range of about 4 to 8 weeks, depending on the 6th Judicial Circuit's hearing calendar and how quickly both spouses sign.

The biggest delays are almost never the court and almost always the paperwork: an incomplete Marital Settlement Agreement, a missing financial affidavit, or a spouse who is slow to sign. Because timing depends on the court's schedule, no honest attorney can guarantee an exact date. What an attorney-prepared, complete filing does is remove the avoidable back-and-forth that stretches DIY cases out for months.

Online Divorce Service vs. an Attorney-Prepared Online Divorce

Many "online divorce" websites are non-lawyer document-preparation or typing services. They can fill in blanks, but under Florida law they cannot give legal advice, cannot tell you whether your MSA is complete, and cannot catch a substantive error that a judge later rejects. That difference matters most in the two places uncontested cases go wrong: an MSA that fails to divide a retirement account or debt, and a parenting plan that omits a required time-sharing schedule under F.S. 61.13.

With our firm, a licensed Florida attorney prepares and reviews your documents, confirms your case actually qualifies as uncontested, and answers your legal questions, all for a flat $750 fee. This is not about telling you that you cannot represent yourself; Florida self-help resources exist for a reason. It is about getting attorney judgment on the substance at a transparent, flat price. If your spouse will not agree on every issue, the case is contested and the flat fee does not apply, but our guide on converting a contested divorce to uncontested explains how many couples still get there.

An author note: I have practiced Florida family law since 2006, and the uncontested cases that fall apart are rarely complicated ones. They are simple cases with one overlooked clause. A second set of trained eyes on the agreement is the entire value.

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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.