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Ch. 61 — Dissolution of Marriage; Support; Time-Sharing · Part I — General Provisions
61.001 Purpose of chapter.—
(1) This chapter shall be liberally construed and applied.
(2) Its purposes are:
(a) To preserve the integrity of marriage and to safeguard meaningful family relationships;
(b) To promote the amicable settlement of disputes that arise between parties to a marriage; and
(c) To mitigate the potential harm to the spouses and their children caused by the process of legal dissolution of marriage.
History.—s. 1, ch. 71-241; s. 111, ch. 86-220.
Source: Florida Senate 2025 Statutes (flsenate.gov) · retrieved July 7, 2026 · SHA-256 3ddcea13f7c1ff9421c2…
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