Use this template/form as an Affidavit of Corroborating Witness in the State of Florida
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Text version of this Form
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR FLORIDA SUPREME COURT APPROVED FAMILY LAW FORM 12.902(i),
AFFIDAVIT OF CORROBORATING WITNESS
When should this form be used?
This form may be used to prove residency in a dissolution of marriage proceeding. To get a divorce in
Florida, either the husband or the wife must have lived in Florida for at least 6 months before filing the
petition. Residency may be proved by a valid Florida’s driver’s license, Florida identification card, or
voter’s registration card (issue date of document must be at least 6 months before the date the case is
actually filed with the clerk of the circuit court), or the testimony or affidavit of someone other than you
or your spouse. This form is used to prove residency by affidavit. The person signing this form must
know that you have lived in the State of Florida for at least 6 months before the date you filed your
petition for dissolution of marriage.
This form should be typed or printed in black ink, and signed in the presence of a notary public or
deputy clerk. After completing this form, you should file the original with the clerk of the circuit court
in the county where the petition was filed and keep a copy for you records.
What should I do next?
A copy of this form must be mailed or hand delivered to the other party in your case, if it is not served on
him or her with your initial papers.
Where can I look for more information?
Before proceeding, you should read “General Information for Self-Represented Litigants” found at
the beginning of these forms. The words that are in “bold underline” in these instructions are defined
there. For further information, see section 61.021, Florida Statutes or section 61.052(2), Florida Statutes.
Special notes…
Remember, a person who is NOT an attorney is called a nonlawyer. If a nonlawyer helps you fill out
these forms, that person must give you a copy of a Disclosure from Nonlawyer, Florida Family Law
Rules of Procedure Form 12.900(a), before he or she helps you. A nonlawyer helping you fill out these
forms also must put his or her name, address, and telephone number on the bottom of the last page of
every form he or she helps you complete.
Instructions for Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.902(i), Affidavit of Corroborating Witness (09/06)
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,
IN AND FOR COUNTY, FLORIDA
Case No.:
Division:
,
Petitioner,
and
,
Respondent.
AFFIDAVIT OF CORROBORATING WITNESS
I, {full legal name} , being sworn, certify that the
following statements are true: I have known {name} since
{approximate date} ; to the best of my understanding the petition in this action was
filed on {date} ; and I know of my own personal knowledge that this person has resided
in the State of Florida for at least 6 months immediately before {date} .
I understand that I am swearing or affirming under oath to the truthfulness of the claims
made in this affidavit and that the punishment for knowingly making a false statement includes
fines and/or imprisonment.
Dated:
Signature of Corroborating Witness
Printed Name:
Address:
City, State, Zip:
Telephone Number:
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF
Sworn to or affirmed and signed before me on by .
NOTARY PUBLIC or DEPUTY CLERK
[Print, type, or stamp commissioned name of notary or clerk.]
____ Personally known
____ Produced identification
Type of identification produced
IF A NONLAWYER HELPED YOU FILL OUT THIS FORM, HE/SHE MUST FILL IN THE
BLANKS BELOW:[fill in all blanks]
I, {full legal name and trade name of nonlawyer} ,
a nonlawyer, located at {street} , {city} ,
{state} , {phone} , helped {name} ,
who is the affiant, fill out this form.
Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.902(i), Affidavit of Corroborating Witness (09/06)