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Florida Law and Statutes on Divorce, Child Support, and Custody
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Florida Statutes

Chapter 61 - Dissolution of Marriage; Support; Time Sharing


Section 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.


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