{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-61.001","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 61.001","heading":"Purpose of chapter.","body":"(1) This chapter shall be liberally construed and applied.\n(2) Its purposes are:\n(a) To preserve the integrity of marriage and to safeguard meaningful family relationships;\n(b) To promote the amicable settlement of disputes that arise between parties to a marriage; and\n(c) To mitigate the potential harm to the spouses and their children caused by the process of legal dissolution of marriage.\nHistory.—s. 1, ch. 71-241; s. 111, ch. 86-220.","path":["CHAPTER 61 DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE; SUPPORT; TIME-SHARING"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0000-0099/0061/0061.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:57:57Z","sha256":"63c9c60ae342cc6fa6ef3d1639c5eee56f20b2495d55a002ad861962246062e7","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-60.08","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-61.011"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}