12.902: The Money Mirror
12.902(b) and 12.902(c) are Florida's family law financial affidavits. They disclose income, expenses, assets, and debts so the court can rule on child support, attorney fees, and related money issues while your timesharing story lives elsewhere. Treating this like optional homework burns credibility. Parenting plan craft is a different job: see Florida 12.995 parenting plan.
Disclosure lane
- Income tied to pay evidence and tax logic
- Monthly expenses that match statements when possible
- Assets and debts with real balances
- Required attachments your circuit expects
- Redact sensitive identifiers on public copies when rules expect truncation
Not a narrative lane
- No multi-page character essay in margin notes
- No numbers that fight your own exhibits
- No skipping attachments because you are tired
Related guides
More Florida forms
State guides (overview)
General support (not Florida-specific)
Official source
Florida Courts (12.902(b) and (c)): https://www.flcourts.gov/Resources-Services/Court-Improvement/Family-Courts/Family-Law-Forms/Financial-Affidavit-12.902-b-and-c
12.902 questions
Why is 12.902 treated like a side form when it is not?
Because parents focus on timesharing fights first. Florida practice still expects a complete financial picture for support, fees, and other money orders. A weak affidavit makes every other filing look careless.
What is the difference between short form and long form?
12.902(b) is the short form for qualifying incomes; 12.902(c) is the long form when income exceeds the threshold on the form instructions. Pick the wrong one and you are redoing work under deadline pressure.
Where should custody arguments go instead of 12.902?
In motions, parenting plans, and factual affidavits tied to timesharing. Keep 12.902 for money facts and attachments that match the numbers.
Last reviewed: 2026-06-03
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