Section 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.s. 1, ch. 71-241; s. 111, ch. 86-220.