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12.903(b)

Answer to Petition for Dissolution of Marriage

Florida · Florida Supreme Court · Effective February 1, 2018

This form is used to respond to a court filing asking for the end of a marriage. It asks the person filling it out to admit or deny the facts listed in the original filing, but it is not used to ask the court for anything else.

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Where this fits in a case

Respond

Stage: Respond

This form is used when a person is responding to a court filing for divorce and does not plan to file a separate request asking for other things. The person must file this within 20 days of receiving the original filing.

Usually filed by the person responding.

Common questions

Who should file this form?
This form is used when you are responding to a petition for dissolution of marriage. You must sign it before a notary public or deputy clerk.
What happens after I file this answer?
If you agree with everything in the petition, the case might proceed as uncontested. If you disagree with anything, the case might proceed as contested.

Revision history

No changes recorded since we started tracking this form on October 9, 2026. The current version took effect February 1, 2018.

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