INSTRUCTIONS FOR FLORIDA FAMILY LAW RULES OF PROCEDURE

FORM 12.902(b)
FAMILY LAW FINANCIAL AFFIDAVIT (SHORT FORM)
(10/21)
When should this form be used?

This form should be used when you are involved in a family law case which requires a financial affidavit
and your individual gross income is UNDER $50,000 per year unless:

(1) You are filing a simplified dissolution of marriage under rule 12.105 and both parties have waived
the filing of a financial affidavit;
(2) You have no minor children, no support issues, and have filed a written settlement agreement
disposing of all financial issues; or
(3) The court lacks jurisdiction to determine any financial issues.

This form should be typed or printed in black ink. You should file this document with the clerk of the
circuit court in the county where the petition was filed and keep a copy for your records.

What should I do next?

A copy of this form must be filed with the court and served on the other party or his or her attorney in
your case within 45 days of being served with the petition, if it is not served on him or her with your initial
papers. The copy you are serving to the other party must be either mailed, e-mailed, or hand-delivered to
the opposing party or his or her attorney on the same day indicated on the certificate of service. If it is
mailed, it must be postmarked on the date indicated in the certificate of service. Service must be in
accordance with Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.516.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING E-FILING

The Florida Rules of General Practice and Judicial Administration now require that all petitions, pleadings,
and documents be filed electronically except in certain circumstances. Self-represented litigants may file
petitions or other pleadings or documents electronically; however, they are not required to do so. If
you choose to file your pleadings or other documents electronically, you must do so in accordance with
Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.525, and you must follow the procedures of
the judicial circuit in which you file. The rules and procedures should be carefully read and followed.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING E-SERVICE ELECTION

After the initial service of process of the petition or supplemental petition by the Sheriff or certified
process server, the Florida Rules of General Practice and Judicial Administration now require that all
documents required or permitted to be served on the other party must be served by electronic mail (e-
mail) except in certain circumstances. You must strictly comply with the format requirements set forth
in the Florida Rules of General Practice and Judicial Administration. If you elect to participate in

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electronic service, which means serving or receiving pleadings by electronic mail (e-mail), or through the
Florida Courts E-Filing Portal, you must review Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial
Administration 2.516. You may find this rule at www.flcourts.org through the link to the Rules of General
Practice and Judicial Administration provided under either Family Law Forms: Getting Started, or Rules
of Court in the A-Z Topical Index.

SELF-REPRESENTED LITIGANTS MAY SERVE DOCUMENTS BY E-MAIL; HOWEVER, THEY ARE NOT
REQUIRED TO DO SO. If a self-represented litigant elects to serve and receive documents by email, the
procedures must always be followed once the initial election is made.

To serve and receive documents by e-mail, you must designate your e-mail addresses by using the
Designation of Current Mailing and E-mail Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form
12.915, and you must provide your e-mail address on each form on which your signature appears.
Please CAREFULLY read the rules and instructions for: Certificate of Service (General), Florida Supreme
Court Approved Family Law Form 12.914; Designation of Current Mailing and E-mail Address, Florida
Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915; and Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial
Administration 2.516.
Where can I look for more information?

Before proceeding, you should read “General Information for Self-Represented Litigants” found at the
beginning of these forms. The words that are in “bold underline” in these instructions are defined there.
For further information, see Florida Family Law Rule of Procedure 12.285.

Special notes . . .

If you want to keep your address confidential because you have been found by a judge to be the victim of
sexual battery, aggravated child abuse, aggravated stalking, harassment, aggravated battery, or domestic
violence, do not enter the address, telephone, and fax information at the bottom of this form. Instead,
file Request for Confidential Filing of Address, Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form
12.980(h).

The affidavit must be completed using monthly income and expense amounts. If you are paid or your
bills are due on a schedule which is not monthly, you must convert those amounts. Hints are provided
below for making these conversions.

Hourly - If you are paid by the hour, you may convert your income to monthly as follows:
Hourly amount x Hours worked per week = Weekly amount
Weekly amount x 52 Weeks per year = Yearly amount
Yearly amount ÷ 12 Months per year = Monthly Amount
Daily - If you are paid by the day, you may convert your income to monthly as follows:
Daily amount x Days worked per week = Weekly amount
Weekly amount x 52 Weeks per year = Yearly amount
Yearly amount ÷ 12 Months per year = Monthly Amount
Weekly - If you are paid by the week, you may convert your income to monthly as follows:
Weekly amount x 52 Weeks per year = Yearly amount

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Yearly amount ÷ 12 Months per year = Monthly Amount
Bi-weekly - If you are paid every two weeks, you may convert your income to monthly as follows:
Bi-weekly amount x 26 = Yearly amount
Yearly amount ÷ 12 Months per year = Monthly Amount
Semi-monthly - If you are paid twice per month, you may convert your income to monthly as follows:
Semi-monthly amount x 2 = Monthly Amount

Expenses may be converted in the same manner.

Remember, a person who is NOT an attorney is called a nonlawyer. If a nonlawyer helps you fill out these
forms, that person must give you a copy of a Disclosure from Nonlawyer, Florida Family Law Rules of
Procedure Form 12.900(a), before he or she helps you. A nonlawyer helping you fill out these forms also
must put his or her name, address, and telephone number on the bottom of the last page of every form
he or she helps you complete.

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 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,
IN AND FOR COUNTY, FLORIDA

Case No.:
Division:
,
Petitioner,
and

,
Respondent.

FAMILY LAW FINANCIAL AFFIDAVIT (SHORT FORM)

(Under $50,000 Individual Gross Annual Income)

I, {full legal name} , being sworn, certify that the following

information is true:
My Occupation: Employed by: ___________________________
Business Address: _______________________________________________________________
Pay rate: $ ( ) every week ( ) every other week ( ) twice a month ( ) monthly
( ) other: ____________

___ Check here if unemployed and explain on a separate sheet your efforts to find employment.

SECTION I. PRESENT MONTHLY GROSS INCOME:

All amounts must be MONTHLY. See the instructions with this form to figure out money amounts for
anything that is NOT paid monthly. Attach more paper, if needed. Items included under “other” should
be listed separately with separate dollar amounts.
1. $______ Monthly gross salary or wages
2. ______ Monthly bonuses, commissions, allowances, overtime, tips, and similar payments
3. _______ Monthly business income from sources such as self-employment, partnerships, close
corporations, and/or independent contracts (gross receipts minus ordinary and necessary
expenses required to produce income) (Attach sheet itemizing such income and expenses.)
4. _______ Monthly disability benefits/SSI
5. _______ Monthly Workers’ Compensation
6. _______ Monthly Unemployment Compensation
7. _______ Monthly pension, retirement, or annuity payments
8. _______ Monthly Social Security benefits
9. _______ Monthly alimony actually received (Add 9a and 9b)
9a. From this case: $ _______
9b. From other case(s): $ _______

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10. _______ Monthly interest and dividends
11. _______ Monthly rental income (gross receipts minus ordinary and necessary expenses
required to produce income) (Attach sheet itemizing such income and expense items.)
12. _______ Monthly income from royalties, trusts, or estates
13. _______ Monthly reimbursed expenses and in-kind payments to the extent that they
reduce personal living expenses
14. _______ Monthly gains derived from dealing in property (not including nonrecurring gains)
15. _______ Any other income of a recurring nature (list source) _________________________
16. __________________________________________________________________________
17. $ _______ TOTAL PRESENT MONTHLY GROSS INCOME (Add lines 1–16)

PRESENT MONTHLY DEDUCTIONS:

18. $______ Monthly federal, state, and local income tax (corrected for filing status and allowable
dependents and income tax liabilities)
a. Filing Status ____________
b. Number of dependents claimed _______
19. _______ Monthly FICA or self-employment taxes
20. _______ Monthly Medicare payments
21. _______ Monthly mandatory union dues
22. _______ Monthly mandatory retirement payments
23. _______ Monthly health insurance payments (including dental insurance), excluding portion
paid for any minor children of this relationship
24. _______ Monthly court-ordered child support actually paid for children from another
relationship
25. _______ Monthly court-ordered alimony actually paid (Add 25a and 25b)
25a. from this case: $ _______
25b. from other case(s): $ _______
26. $_______ TOTAL DEDUCTIONS ALLOWABLE UNDER SECTION 61.30, FLORIDA STATUTES
(Add lines 18 through 25)
27. $_______ PRESENT NET MONTHLY INCOME (Subtract line 26 from line 17)

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SECTION II. AVERAGE MONTHLY EXPENSES
Proposed/Estimated Expenses. If this is a dissolution of marriage case and your expenses as listed
below do not reflect what you actually pay currently, you should write “estimate” next to each amount
that is estimated.

A. HOUSEHOLD: E. OTHER EXPENSES NOT LISTED ABOVE

Mortgage or rent $ _ Clothing $ _
Property taxes $ _ Medical/Dental (uninsured) $ _
Utilities $ _ Grooming $ _
Telephone $ _ Entertainment $ _
Food $ _ Gifts $ _
Meals outside home $ _ Religious organizations $ _
Maintenance/Repairs $ _ Miscellaneous $ _
Other: __________ $ _ Other: ______________ $ _
____________________ $ _
B. AUTOMOBILE ____________________ $ _
Gasoline $ _ ____________________ $ _
Repairs $ _ ____________________ $ _
Insurance $ _ ____________________ $ _

C. CHILD(REN)’S EXPENSES
Day care $ _ F. PAYMENTS TO CREDITORS
Lunch money $ _ CREDITOR: MONTHLY
Clothing $ _ PAYMENT
Grooming $ _ ____________________ $ _
Gifts for holidays $ _ ____________________ $ _
Medical/Dental (uninsured) $ _ ____________________ $_ _
Other: ______________ $ _ ____________________ $ _
____________________ $ _
D. INSURANCE ____________________ $ _
Medical/Dental (if not listed on ____________________ $ _
lines 23 or 45) $ _ ____________________ $ _
Child(ren)’s medical/dental $ _ ____________________ $ _
Life $ _ ____________________ $ _
Other: $ _ ____________________ $ _

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28. $_______ TOTAL MONTHLY EXPENSES (add ALL monthly amounts in A through F above)

SUMMARY
29. $_______ TOTAL PRESENT MONTHLY NET INCOME (from line 27 of SECTION I. INCOME)
30. $_______ TOTAL MONTHLY EXPENSES (from line 28 above)
31. $_______ SURPLUS (If line 29 is more than line 30, subtract line 30 from line 29. This is the amount
of your surplus. Enter that amount here.)
32. ($_______) (DEFICIT) (If line 30 is more than line 29, subtract line 29 from line 30. This is the amount
of your deficit. Enter that amount here.)

SECTION III. ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

Use the nonmarital column only if this is a petition for dissolution of marriage and you believe an item
is “nonmarital,” meaning it belongs to only one of you and should not be divided. You should indicate
to whom you believe the item(s) or debt belongs. (Typically, you will only use this column if property/debt
was owned/owed by one spouse before the marriage. See the “General Information for Self-
Represented Litigants” found at the beginning of these forms and section 61.075(1), Florida Statutes, for
definitions of “marital” and “nonmarital” assets and liabilities.)

A. ASSETS:
DESCRIPTION OF ITEM(S). List a description of each separate Nonmarital
item owned by you (and/or your spouse, if this is a petition Current (check correct column)
for dissolution of marriage). LIST ONLY LAST 4 DIGITS OF Fair
ACCOUNT NUMBERS. Check the line next to any asset(s) Market
Value Petitioner Respondent
which you are requesting the judge award to you.
Cash (on hand) $
Cash (in banks or credit unions)
Stocks, Bonds, Notes
Real estate: (Home)
(Other)
Automobiles
Other personal property
Retirement plans (Profit Sharing, Pension, IRA, 401(k)s, etc.)
Other

____Check here if additional pages are attached.

Total Assets (add next column) $

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B. LIABILITIES:
DESCRIPTION OF ITEM(S). List a description of each separate Current Nonmarital
debt owed by you (and/or your spouse, if this is a petition for Amount (check correct column)
dissolution of marriage). LIST ONLY LAST 4 DIGITS OF Owed
ACCOUNT NUMBERS. Check the line next to any debt(s) for
which you believe you should be responsible. Petitioner Respondent
Mortgages on real estate: First mortgage on home $
Second mortgage on home
Other mortgages

Auto loans

Charge/credit card accounts

Other

____Check here if additional pages are attached.

Total Debts (add next column) $

C. CONTINGENT ASSETS AND LIABILITIES:

INSTRUCTIONS: If you have any POSSIBLE assets (income potential, accrued vacation or sick leave, bonus,
inheritance, etc.) or POSSIBLE liabilities (possible lawsuits, future unpaid taxes, contingent tax liabilities,
debts assumed by another), you must list them here.

Contingent Assets Nonmarital

Possible (check correct column)
Check the line next to any contingent asset(s) which you Value
are requesting the judge award to you. Petitioner Respondent
$

Total Contingent Assets $

Contingent Liabilities Nonmarital

Possible (check correct column)
Check the line next to any contingent debt(s) for which Amount
you believe you should be responsible. Owed Petitioner Respondent
$

Total Contingent Liabilities $

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SECTION IV. CHILD SUPPORT GUIDELINES WORKSHEET
(Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.902(e), Child Support Guidelines Worksheet, MUST be
filed with the court at or prior to a hearing to establish or modify child support. This requirement cannot
be waived by the parties.)

[Check one only]

____ A Child Support Guidelines Worksheet IS or WILL BE filed in this case. This case involves the
establishment or modification of child support.
____ A Child Support Guidelines Worksheet IS NOT being filed in this case. The establishment or
modification of child support is not an issue in this case.

I certify that a copy of this document was [check all used]: ( ) e-mailed ( ) mailed ( ) faxed
( ) hand delivered to the person(s) listed below on {date} ________________________________.

Other party or his/her attorney:

Name:
Address:
City, State, Zip:
Telephone Number:
Fax Number:
E-mail Address(es):

Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have read this document and the facts stated in it are true.

Dated:
Signature of Party
Printed Name:
Address:
City, State, Zip:
Telephone Number:
Fax Number:
E-mail Address(es):

IF A NONLAWYER HELPED YOU FILL OUT THIS FORM, HE/SHE MUST FILL IN THE BLANKS BELOW:
[fill in all blanks] This form was prepared for the: {choose only one} ( ) Petitioner ( ) Respondent
This form was completed with the assistance of:
{name of individual} ,
{name of business} ,
{address} ,
{city} __________________, {state} ____, {zip code} ______, {telephone number} .

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