Discovery
Discovery is the formal, pre-trial process where each spouse exchanges information and documents relevant to the divorce. In Florida, this commonly includes mandatory financial disclosure plus tools like interrogatories (written questions), requests for production (document demands), and depositions (recorded testimony under oath). In a typical uncontested divorce where both spouses agree and disclose openly, extensive discovery is usually unnecessary—it's most often used in contested cases.
Last updated June 21, 2026
Legal Definition
The pre-trial procedure under the Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure by which parties obtain facts, documents, and testimony from each other through interrogatories, requests for production, requests for admission, and depositions, in addition to mandatory financial disclosure under Rule 12.285.
Example
Because her husband refused to share account statements, she used discovery to compel production of his bank records.
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