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Florida Divorce Guide:
Divorce information and resources for families in divorce situations

Parent Education and Family Stabilization Course (Online Class)
Florida Divorce Class


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Chapter 61 (Florida Statutes)
Dissolution of Marriage; Support; Custody

Includes the following and additional topics:

  • General Provisions
  • Residence Requirements
  • Alimony
  • Child Support
  • Definitions
  • Dissolution of Marriage
  • Equitable distribution of marital assets and liabilities
  • Distribution of retirement plans
  • Sale of marital home
  • Child custody, primary residence, visitation
  • Parenting course attendance

Florida Divorce Requirements:
Parent Education and Family Stabilization Course


Florida Parenting Class Online (Click Here to Register)

The Florida Department of Children and Families approved this course
for statewide delivery on August 11, 2003.

Duval County

Regardless of this statewide approval, this online course is not currently accepted for divorces in Duval County.



You may take this course if you are a resident of Florida or if you are an out-of-state resident getting your divorce in Florida.

Florida Parenting Class Online is provided in association with the University of Continuing Education.

If you are going through a dissolution of marriage and you have minor children (under the age of 18), Florida law requires you to complete an approved 4-hour Parent Education and Family Stabilization course. This course is designed to educate, train and assist parents in ways to minimize the emotional impact on you and your children. Each parent must independently take and complete the course before the Court will grant the dissolution of marriage.

You may take this required course over the Internet from the comfort of your own home, or anywhere that you have access to the Internet. It is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Our Internet system will permit you to take the 4-hour course in shorter increments at your own pace, avoiding the need to block out a half day at one time. This will free you from having to worry about child care, or having to fight traffic after a busy day at work to travel to a live class.

Florida Parenting Class Online
Course Registration Information




Related Information:

Child Support/Make a Payment (Click Here)

Child Support Services
Guidelines, payment status, brochures, frequently asked questions
Child Support Enforcement
Florida (Toll Free) 1-800-622-KIDS (5437)
(Click Here) for additional phone numbers and local office contacts.

See Above Also: Florida Statutes, Chapter 61


In addition, the State of Florida Disbursement Unit provides one central address for the collection and disbursement of child support payments in cases enforced by the Department of Revenue. Payments can be mailed to:

State of Florida Disbursement Unit
P. O. Box 8500
Tallahassee, FL 32314-8515
(Phone Toll Free): 1-877-769-0251 or locally at 201-0140 if you are calling from Tallahassee.


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