{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-61.021","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 61.021","heading":"Residence requirements.","body":"To obtain a dissolution of marriage, one of the parties to the marriage must reside 6 months in the state before the filing of the petition.\nHistory.—s. 1, ch. 522, 1853; RS 1478; s. 1, ch. 4726, 1899; GS 1926; RGS 3189; CGL 4981; s. 1, ch. 16009, 1933; s. 1, ch. 16975, 1935; s. 1, ch. 57-44; s. 1, ch. 57-1974; s. 16, ch. 67-254; s. 3, ch. 71-241; s. 112, 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":"b21bfec55d5ca0bb8d4de8c91de5c2b6c95f0d160cfc653ee8cb96d989b4a007","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-61.011","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-61.031"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}