Make Florida your legal home. Miss no deadline.
Your Declaration of Domicile, a planner that dates every step from your move-in day, the complete checklist, and email reminders before each deadline. One flat fee, done in an afternoon.
Single $49 Couple $69 With estate documents and review from $149.95
I'm moving on my own →We're moving as a couple →
From Richard Granat, founder of Peoples-Law.org, now Maryland's official public legal information site.
Florida insurance, title and registrationFla. Stat. § 320.38
Florida driver license, in personFla. Stat. § 322.031
Residency cutoff if Amendment 3 passes Nov 3HJR 1F (2026)
Homestead exemption filing deadlineFla. Stat. § 196.031
Florida rewards new residents who get the details right. It doesn't warn the ones who don't.
Moving here is a hundred decisions. The legal ones come with dates nobody mails you.
A lost year of homestead
Own and live in your home on January 1, file by March 1. Miss it and Florida law treats the exemption as waived for that whole year.
Your old state keeps taxing you
High-tax states audit people who leave. Without a clear paper trail of your Florida domicile, you can end up owing income tax to the state you moved away from.
Fines and a car you can't register
Ten days for Florida insurance and registration, thirty for a license. Late means penalties and a trip back to the tax collector.
The real problem is scattered rules. Your deadlines live with four different offices: the tax collector, the driver license office, the clerk of court and the property appraiser. Each one explains only its own piece.
You shouldn't need a lawyer on the clock to find out what day something is due.
Everything you need to become a Floridian on paper
Four tools that work together, built on the same plain-language approach behind Peoples-Law.org.
Declaration of Domicile, prepared for you
The sworn statement under Fla. Stat. § 222.17 that Florida is your permanent home. Answer a few questions and we assemble it, ready to sign before a notary and record with your county clerk.
- Couple edition prepares one for each spouse
- Signing and recording instructions for your county
Your Florida move-in planner
Enter the day you became a resident. Every legal deadline turns into your own calendar date, with a countdown to the next one and a check-off for each step.
- Shows whether you beat the Dec 31, 2026 cutoff
- Adjusts if you own, are buying or rent
The New Florida Resident Checklist
The fillable PDF version: vehicles, license, domicile, homestead and family documents, with the statute behind each step and a place to record when you finished.
- Single and couple editions
- Doubles as your proof-of-residency record
Deadline emails and calendar alerts
About eight short emails over your first year, each timed to your own dates, plus a calendar file that alerts you three days before every deadline.
- A heads-up before your homestead window opens
- Unsubscribe anytime
We've spent 25 years putting the law in plain language
A move is stressful enough without decoding statutes. We built this kit so you can handle the legal side yourself, correctly, without paying by the hour.
JusticeXpress Florida is a legal information and document preparation service. We don't mark up government fees, we don't sell subscriptions, and when a form is already free and automated somewhere else, we tell you where.
- Founder of Peoples-Law.orgThe legal information site now run by the Maryland court system for the state's residents.
- ABA Legal RebelRecognized by the American Bar Association for innovation in legal services.
- Louis M. Brown Lifetime Achievement AwardHonoring a career spent making legal help affordable.
- Public Benefit CorporationJusticeXpress, Inc. is chartered to close the civil justice gap.
Three steps to Florida residency, on time
Choose your kit
The automated kit, Single $49 or Couple $69, or add your Florida estate documents with a Legal Document Review. One flat fee, no subscription.
Answer plain questions
Tell us your move-in date and situation. We prepare your Declaration of Domicile and build your dated plan.
Follow your dates
Check off each step as you go. We email you before every deadline, through your first March 1.
One flat fee. Pick the help you want.
Government fees, like your license and recording fees, are paid directly to the state or county. We never mark them up.
New Florida Resident Kit
Automated. You answer the questions, we assemble everything.
- Declaration of Domicile, prepared for you (one per spouse for couples)
- Interactive move-in planner with your own dates
- New Florida Resident Checklist, single or couple edition
- Deadline emails and calendar alerts
- Instant delivery to your JusticeXpress Vault
Kit + Estate Planning Documents + Document Review
Everything in the kit, the Four Documents Every Floridian Needs, and a Legal Document Preparer review before delivery.
- Everything in the New Florida Resident Kit
- Florida Last Will and Testament
- Florida Durable Power of Attorney
- Designation of Health Care Surrogate and Living Will
- Legal Document Review of your completed documents. What's included
Savings compared with buying the kit and the Four Documents with review separately ($49 + $119.95 single; $69 + $235 couple). Prices current as of October 2026.
A trained Legal Document Preparer checks your documents before you sign
You complete the guided questions. A Legal Document Preparer then reviews the finished documents and sends them back to your Vault, ready to sign.
What the review includes
- A check of every document for completeness and internal consistency
- A check against current Florida statutes and form requirements
- Notes on any fields that need your attention
- Signing, witnessing and notary instructions, plus county-specific recording guidance
- Assigned within one business day of purchase, returned within 1–2 business days
What it does not include
- Legal advice, or an attorney-client relationship
- An evaluation of your legal situation or your options
- Review of documents you prepared elsewhere
The review is limited to the documents in your package. For advice about your situation, talk with a Florida-licensed attorney.
Read the full description of the review service
See also the scope and limits of document review.
Same move. Very different paperwork.
Without a plan
- You learn about the 10-day registration rule after day 10
- March 1 passes and a year of homestead savings goes with it
- Your old state sends a residency audit letter
- Your out-of-state power of attorney is refused when it matters
With the kit
- Every deadline on your calendar before it arrives
- A recorded Declaration of Domicile and a dated paper trail
- Homestead filed early, Save Our Homes protection in place
- Florida documents your family can actually use
You stop being someone who moved to Florida. You become a Floridian, on paper and in every way that counts.
How to establish Florida residency
Florida has no state income tax and no 183-day rule. You become a Florida resident through your actions and your intent to make Florida your permanent home. The state measures that intent by the records you create: a Florida driver license, Florida vehicle registration, voter registration at your Florida address, and, for many people, a recorded Declaration of Domicile.
Some of those steps carry firm deadlines. New residents must register their vehicles within 10 days and get a Florida driver license within 30 days. Homeowners who live in their home on January 1 can claim the homestead exemption by filing with the county property appraiser by March 1, which also starts the Save Our Homes cap on assessment increases.
In November 2026, Florida voters decide Amendment 3. If at least 60% approve, the homestead exemption on non-school property taxes grows to as much as $150,000 in 2027 and $250,000 in 2028, and people who establish residency after December 31, 2026 would wait about five years for the larger amount. The New Florida Resident Kit organizes every one of these steps around your own move-in date, so you finish each one on time and keep a record of when you did.
Before you buy
Is this legal advice?
No. JusticeXpress Florida provides legal information and prepares documents from the answers you give. We aren't a law firm. If your situation is complicated, for example you keep homes in two states, talk with a Florida-licensed attorney.
Do I have to file a Declaration of Domicile?
No, it's optional under Florida law. It's a sworn record of your intent to make Florida your permanent home, which is strong evidence if your former state ever questions your move. You sign it before a notary and record it with your county clerk, who charges a recording fee.
What's different about the Couple Kit?
It prepares a Declaration of Domicile for each spouse, puts both spouses' license and voter steps on one plan, includes the homestead steps for both owners, and sends reminders to both of you.
I moved months ago. Is it too late?
No. The planner shows anything past due so you can catch up first, and the homestead and Declaration of Domicile steps still matter long after your first month.
Do I need the estate planning documents too?
They're optional. Most new residents should at least review their will and replace an out-of-state power of attorney and health care surrogate with Florida versions. The package with Document Review costs less than buying the kit and the documents separately.
What does Document Review involve?
A trained Legal Document Preparer checks your completed documents for completeness and consistency with Florida requirements, notes anything that needs your attention, and returns them with signing instructions, usually within 1–2 business days. See what's included.
What if I'm not satisfied?
Our guarantee applies to the kit, and the guarantee FAQ explains how it works.
Your clock is already running.
Get your Declaration of Domicile, your dated plan and your reminders today, for less than an hour of a lawyer's time.
JusticeXpressFlorida.com is an online legal forms provider and a document preparation service, not a law firm. We do not provide legal advice. The legal information on this site is for general educational purposes only and does not create an attorney-client relationship. Document preparation services are subject to Florida law.
Deadlines and fees described here are current as of October 2026 and can change. Amendment 3 is a proposed constitutional amendment on the November 3, 2026 ballot and takes effect only if approved by at least 60% of voters.