Florida Statute 61.021 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Chapter 61
DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE; SUPPORT; TIME-SHARING

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F.S. 61.021

61.021 Residence requirements.—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.

History.—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.

Note.—Former s. 65.02.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 61.021

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 61.021.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 61.021

Total Results: 20

ROCHESTER SOUTHWELL v. MARY SOUTHWELL

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-03-22

Snippet: error, we affirm the final judgment. Section 61.21(4)(a), Florida Statutes (2021), mandates that each

JACQUES JUNIOR ARMAND v. GINOU ARMAND AMISY

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2021-02-10

Snippet: Florida residency requirement pursuant to section 61.021, Florida Statutes. He claimed that he was a citizen

JAMES P. MEJIA v. ROSA B. MEJIA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2020-04-29

Snippet: “chief seat” of affairs was in Florida. Section 61.021, Florida Statutes, requires one of the parties

KRISTA CARLTON v. VICTOR CARL ZANAZZI

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-03-06

Citation: 266 So. 3d 243

Snippet: filed by the former wife in December 2016. See §§ 61.021, 61.052, Fla. Stat. (2016); Marshall v. Marshall

McNeil v. Jenkins-McNeil

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-07-23

Citation: 252 So. 3d 354

Snippet: the state before the filing of the petition. § 61.021, Fla. Stat. (2015). Residency for this statutory

Scudder v. Scudder

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-10-20

Citation: 228 So. 3d 703, 2017 WL 4700100

Snippet: for the parties or their children under sections 61.021, 61.503(4), and 61.514. Therefore, the Collier

Carson v. Carson

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-09-18

Citation: 226 So. 3d 374, 2017 WL 4103217, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 13197

Snippet: plan or modification of a timesharing schedule. § 61.21, Fla. Stat. (2016). There had been a previous

Minda v. Minda

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-04-29

Citation: 190 So. 3d 1126, 2016 WL 1718854, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 6621

Snippet: residents of Florida within the meaning of section 61.021, Florida Statutes (2014), that the former husband

Vinsand v. Vinsand

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-10-28

Citation: 179 So. 3d 366, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 19727, 2015 WL 6503442

Snippet: obtaining a divorce in this state. See § 61.021, Fla. Stat. (2012) (“To obtain a dissolution of

Padilla v. Vindel

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-02-12

Citation: 132 So. 3d 378, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 1835, 2014 WL 537512

Snippet: the filing of the petition as required by section 61.021, Florida Statutes (2012). See Rudel v. Rudel, 111

Rudel v. Rudel

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2013-04-17

Citation: 111 So. 3d 285, 2013 WL 1629167, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 6059

Snippet: not satisfy the residency requirement of section 61.021, Florida Statutes. The court’s determination of

Franks v. Franks

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2012-05-04

Citation: 86 So. 3d 1252, 2012 WL 1559696, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 6997

Snippet: before the petition for dissolution was filed. See § 61.021, Fla. Stat. (2010). In addition, although the Former

Gray v. Bresler

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2011-03-02

Citation: 82 So. 3d 821, 2011 WL 710160, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 2651

Snippet: the counterpetition, the requirements of section 61.021, Florida Statutes, were fulfilled.1 See Gilbert

Mikulec v. Mikulec

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2010-10-13

Citation: 47 So. 3d 851, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 15551, 2010 WL 3984746

Snippet: matter jurisdiction in a divorce proceeding, section 61.021, Florida Statutes, provides that "one of the parties

D.A. v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2009-04-29

Citation: 10 So. 3d 674, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 3853

Snippet: ”), superseded by statute, Wash. Rev. Code. § 46.61.021 (1997). Our jurisprudence holds these additional

DA v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2009-04-29

Citation: 10 So. 3d 674, 2009 WL 1139204

Snippet: "), superseded by statute, Wash. Rev. Code. § 46.61.021 (1997). Our jurisprudence holds these additional

Lande v. Lande

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2008-12-24

Citation: 2 So. 3d 378, 2008 Fla. App. LEXIS 19360, 2008 WL 5352144

Snippet: jurisdiction over a marriage, pursuant to sections 61.021 and 61.052, Florida Statutes, then it can dissolve

Grey v. Grey

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2008-12-12

Citation: 995 So. 2d 623, 2008 Fla. App. LEXIS 18612, 2008 WL 5191670

Snippet: evidence of residency in Florida. We reverse. Section 61.021, Florida Statutes (2007), provides that “[t]o obtain

Marshall v. Marshall

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2008-08-27

Citation: 988 So. 2d 644

Snippet: jurisdiction over a marriage, pursuant to sections 61.021 and 61.052, Florida Statutes, then it can dissolve

Snyder v. McLeod

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2007-12-28

Citation: 971 So. 2d 166, 2007 WL 4547394

Snippet: often arises in divorce cases, because section 61.021, Florida Statutes, requires that one of the parties