Fla. Fam. L.R.P. 12.105

1995 Adoption. This rule provides that pleadings and motions are to be governed by Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.100. The cover sheets and disposition forms described in that rule shall be the same cover sheets and disposition forms used in family law proceedings. Court Commentary 2022 Amendments. This rule is amended to clarify that trial level nomenclature should be simple, clear, and constant even upon the filing of a post-judgment motion or supplemental action, unless there has been a judicial determination of good cause shown. RULE 12.105. SIMPLIFIED DISSOLUTION PROCEDURE (a) Requirements for Use. The parties to the dissolution may file a petition for simplified dissolution if they certify under oath that (1) the parties do not have any minor or dependent children together, the wife does not have any minor or dependent children who were born during the marriage, and the wife is not now pregnant; (2) the parties have made a satisfactory division of their property and have agreed as to payment of their joint obligations; and (3) the other facts set forth in Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.901(a) (Petition for Simplified Dissolution of Marriage) are true. (b) Consideration by Court. The clerk shall submit the petition to the court. The court shall consider the cause expeditiously. The parties shall appear before the court in every case and, if the court so directs, testify. The court, after examination of the petition and personal appearance of the parties, shall enter a judgment granting the dissolution (Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure Form 12.990(a)) if the requirements of this rule Family Law Rules of Procedure October 1, 2025 41