An Uncontested Divorce with a Minor Child, Finalized the Same Day It Was Filed

Cases involving a minor child often take longer than childless uncontested divorces, since the court has to review and approve a parenting plan and a child support calculation on top of everything else. This case is a useful example of how quickly that can still move when the parents agree on the terms up front.

As with the firm's other uncontested cases, the case was filed under a written venue agreement both parents signed, in a county where uncontested cases are routinely resolved without a hearing regardless of where the parents actually live. The couple had one minor child together. Their parenting plan established shared parental responsibility and a defined time-sharing schedule, and it included a relocation clause addressing what would happen if either parent needed to move a meaningful distance in the future — a provision worth having in place before it's ever actually needed, rather than negotiating it under pressure later. The settlement agreement also included a period of durational alimony, agreed to directly between the spouses rather than contested.

Once the couple's documents were signed and notarized, the case was filed with the court. A judge was assigned that same day, and — because the paperwork was complete and consistent, with the parenting plan, child support worksheet, and settlement agreement all pointing to the same numbers and terms — the Final Judgment was entered that same afternoon. From the day the couple hired the firm to the day their divorce was final took 11 days.

The lesson from cases like this one isn't that every case with children moves this fast — plenty don't, especially when there's disagreement over time-sharing or support. It's that Florida's uncontested process doesn't inherently slow down just because children are involved. What slows a case down is inconsistency or incompleteness in the paperwork, not the presence of a parenting plan itself.