Get Indigent Application

Federal Poverty Guidelines 2023 An applicant, including an applicant who is a minor or an adult tax-dependent person, is indigent if the applicant's income is equal to or below 200 percent of the prescribed for the size of the household of the applicant by the United States Department of Health and Human Services.

File your Application for Determination of Civil Indigent Status when you file for the first time in your case. You may file in person at one of our office locations, by mail or online using the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal. Free viewers are required for some of the attached documents.

57.081, based upon an inability to pay must apply to the clerk of the court for a determination of civil indigent status using an application form developed by the Florida Clerks of Court Operations Corporation with final approval by the Supreme Court.

What if I cannot afford to pay the court fees and costs? You can ask the court if you can file your case without paying court fees by filling out an Application For Determination Of Civil Indigent Status. You will still need to pay a $25 administrative fee and you may be enrolled in a payment plan with the Clerk.

$150 half case filing fee. $295 motion to intervene fee.

The Florida divorce court filing fee waiver is a form that's called Application for Determination of Indigent Status, the form was created by pro-se litigants that have no income or low income. The form can be downloaded from the link above and then submitted with the rest of the divorce documents.

What if I cannot afford to pay the court fees and costs? You can ask the court if you can file your case without paying court fees by filling out an Application For Determination Of Civil Indigent Status. You will still need to pay a $25 administrative fee and you may be enrolled in a payment plan with the Clerk.

Many are surprised to learn that Florida law directs the Clerk of the Court to waive the cost of filing their case if certain criteria are met. The rules governing the determination of civil indigent status is set forth in Florida Statute 57.082.