Florida Statute 61.031 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Chapter 61
DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE; SUPPORT; TIME-SHARING

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61.031 Dissolution of marriage to be a vinculo.—No dissolution of marriage is from bed and board, but is from bonds of matrimony.

History.—s. 3, Feb. 14, 1835; RS 1479; GS 1927; RGS 3190; CGL 4982; s. 16, ch. 67-254; s. 4, ch. 71-241.

Note.—Former s. 65.03.

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Cases Citing Statute 61.031

Total Results: 2

Brandon-Thomas v. Brandon-Thomas

163 So. 3d 644, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 6051, 2015 WL 1874457

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 24, 2015 | Docket: 2652144

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means in Florida for obtaining a divorce. See § 61.031 (“No dissolution of marriage is from bed and board

Hilderbran v. Hilderbran

357 So. 2d 788, 1978 Fla. App. LEXIS 15783

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 28, 1978 | Docket: 64564006

Published

some states, but not in Florida. Florida Statute § 61.031 provides: “No divorce is from bed and board, but

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