For remarriage abroad, foreign registration of divorce, and name restoration. $250 per document, 5 business days. Serving Wilton Manors from our Fort Lauderdale office, by appointment.
In Wilton Manors — home to about 11,500 residents — the need for a divorce decree apostille usually arrives with a deadline attached: a consulate appointment, a visa window, a foreign closing date. A Florida divorce doesn't automatically count abroad. To remarry in another country, register the divorce with a foreign civil registry, restore a maiden name on a foreign passport, or resolve property matters overseas, most countries require the Florida divorce decree — apostilled.
Divorce records live with the Clerk of Court in the county where the divorce was finalized. For Broward divorces, that's the Broward County Clerk of Courts, and only a certified copy of the Final Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage — with the clerk's certification — can be apostilled. We confirm your copy qualifies, file in person at the Florida Department of State, and return the apostilled decree in 5 business days. For Wilton Manors residents, that means one handoff — at your door or at our office — and the apostilled original back in your hands on a defined timeline.
Enforcing or registering custody terms internationally begins with the apostilled Final Judgment containing those provisions.
Foreign marriage registries require apostilled proof that a prior marriage legally ended before issuing a new marriage license.
Many countries require citizens to register a U.S. divorce at home — Italy, Spain, Colombia, and Brazil among them — starting from the apostilled decree.
Restoring a pre-marriage name on a foreign passport or national ID requires the apostilled decree showing the name provision.
Wilton Manors is home to roughly 11,500 residents. Wilton Manors sits just north of our Fort Lauderdale office — a ten-minute drive down Federal Highway or Andrews Avenue. The Island City's dense, internationally connected population keeps a steady flow of vital records, powers of attorney, and citizenship paperwork moving through our office.
We serve clients throughout Wilton Manors's neighborhoods including the Wilton Drive Arts & Entertainment District, Middle River Terrace's borders, Westside, and East Wilton Manors, as well as nearby communities such as Fort Lauderdale, Oakland Park, and Lauderdale-by-the-Sea. Landmarks like Wilton Drive, Richardson Historic Park, and Colohatchee Park put us on familiar ground — this is home-turf service, not a mail-order processor.
From Wilton Manors, our Fort Lauderdale office is about 5 minutes away — visits by appointment — and appointments are usually available same day or next day. Also serving divorce decree apostille clients in nearby Fort Lauderdale, and Hollywood.
The rules are specific, and they are where Wilton Manors filings most often go wrong: The document that gets apostilled is a certified copy of the Final Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage, issued by the Clerk of Court of the county where the divorce was granted — complete with the clerk's certification stamp and signature. Your attorney's conformed copy, the file-stamped copy you kept, and photocopies cannot be apostilled.
For long decrees, note that certification fees are per page and foreign registries often accept a certified copy of the judgment's key pages — but some (Italy notably) want the full judgment. Also useful: Florida offers a separate short Report of Divorce from the Bureau of Vital Statistics, which some countries accept in place of the full decree. We'll help you order the version your destination actually requires. When your divorce decree is ready, bring it to our office — about 10 minutes from Wilton Manors — appointments usually available same day or next day.
Book your handoff: a scheduled appointment at the office, usually available same day or next day. Times are confirmed within the hour.
We review each document against the state’s checklist — certified copy, valid notarization, correct destination country — before it ever travels.
Filing happens face to face at the Florida Department of State, not by envelope. That is what keeps the timeline fixed at five business days.
When the apostilled originals come back, we call. Pick them up at the office or we return them to you locally — whichever is easier.
No hourly rates, no hidden charges, no surprise add-ons. The price you see is the price you pay — including the Florida Department of State filing fee.
All prices include the Florida Department of State filing fee ($10 per document), in-person filing at the Department of State, and full document handling. Notarization available as a separate service when your documents require it.
Download the Florida Department of State Apostille and Notarial Certificate Request Form. We can fill it out for you at your appointment — no need to complete it in advance.
Because Wilton Manors is the Island City, a dense and internationally connected community just north of our office, the divorce decrees we apostille here are most often bound for the United Kingdom, Canada, Brazil, and Spain. That matters practically: each destination has its own quirks — whether a certified translation is required, whether the receiving registry wants a recently issued copy, and whether the apostille needs to be translated along with the document.
We handle those details as part of the job rather than leaving you to discover them at a consulate window. Tell us the destination country when you call and we’ll confirm exactly what your divorce decree needs before anything is filed — including whether a translation should be ordered before or after the apostille, which is the sequencing mistake that costs Wilton Manors clients the most time.
Yes — we serve every city in Broward County, Wilton Manors included. Service is by appointment at our Fort Lauderdale office at 6750 N Andrews Ave, Ste 288E; requests before 2 PM are routinely scheduled the same day, and every request gets a confirmed time within one business hour.
We're at 6750 N Andrews Ave, Ste 288E in Fort Lauderdale — about 5 minutes from Wilton Manors. Office visits are by appointment, and same-day slots are usually available.
5 business days, drop-off to return — the same in-person filing timeline countywide. Rush handling is available when your deadline is tighter; call us and we'll tell you honestly what's achievable.
Depends on the destination. Many registries accept a certified copy of the final judgment pages; Italy and some others require the full decree. Tell us the country and we'll confirm before you pay for unnecessary pages.
Sometimes — Florida's Bureau of Vital Statistics issues a Report of Divorce (a one-page vital record) that several countries accept for remarriage purposes. We can advise whether your destination is one of them.
Yes — a certified copy of a divorce judgment is a court record either party (or their representative) can order. No cooperation or signature from your ex-spouse is needed.
For non-English-speaking destinations, almost always. Divorce decrees are long, so translation is quoted by page count — we coordinate certified translation and apostille together.
From the Broward County Clerk of Courts records division — online, by mail, or in person at the courthouse in Fort Lauderdale. Ask specifically for a certified copy of the Final Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage.
