Florida Family Law Self-Help Resources
If you’re handling a family law matter without a lawyer, these are the official starting points — and it helps to know what each one can and can’t do for you.
Florida Courts Self-Help
The Florida Courts maintain a self-help section for people representing themselves: flcourts.gov self-help. It explains court procedures, family law form categories, and where your circuit’s self-help information lives. What it isn’t: legal advice. Court self-help staff can explain process; they can’t tell you what to do in your case.
Approved Family Law Forms
Every Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form — the financial affidavits, the parenting plan, the guidelines worksheet — is published at flcourts.gov forms. Most are fillable. If a form asks for something you don’t understand, that’s a good moment for a limited-scope consultation with a lawyer rather than a guess.
Legal Aid Referral
FloridaLawHelp.org helps people find civil legal aid in their area — free or low-cost help for those who qualify, including family law matters for survivors of abuse. Availability varies by county and funding.
What a Mediator Adds
These resources help you handle the process. Mediation is where the decisions themselves get made — with both parties, on your own terms. The mediator keeps the process fair and informed but doesn’t take sides, fill your forms, or give legal advice. For how that works in practice — including what an unrepresented party can expect and when a limited-scope lawyer is worth it — see mediating without a lawyer.
Sun State Mediator is not affiliated with the resources linked above and links them as a courtesy. Listing is not endorsement of suitability for any particular case, and none of this is legal advice.