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Fla. Stat. § 61.001

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**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.

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