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2022 Florida Statutes (including 2022C, 2022D, 2022A, and 2023B)
SECTION 001
Purpose of chapter.
Purpose of chapter.
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.