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.
Section: 61.001 61.011 61.021 61.031 61.0401 61.043 61.044 61.046 61.052 61.061 61.071 61.075 61.076 61.077 61.079 NextLast modified: September 23, 2016