61.001 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.