Florida Statute 61.043 - 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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F.S. 61.043

61.043 Commencement of a proceeding for dissolution of marriage or for alimony and child support; dissolution questionnaire.—

(1) A proceeding for dissolution of marriage or a proceeding under s. 61.09 shall be commenced by filing in the circuit court a petition entitled “In re the marriage of , husband, and , wife.” A copy of the petition together with a copy of a summons shall be served upon the other party to the marriage in the same manner as service of papers in civil actions generally.

(2) Upon filing for dissolution of marriage, the petitioner must complete and file with the clerk of the circuit court an unsigned anonymous informational questionnaire. For purposes of anonymity, completed questionnaires must be kept in a separate file for later distribution by the clerk to researchers from the Florida State University Center for Marriage and Family. These questionnaires must be made available to researchers from the Florida State University Center for Marriage and Family at their request. The actual questionnaire shall be formulated by researchers from Florida State University who shall distribute them to the clerk of the circuit court in each county.

History.—s. 5, ch. 71-241; s. 11, ch. 98-403.

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Total Results: 6

Glades Flying Club v. Americas Aviation & M. Ins. Co.

235 So. 2d 18, 1970 Fla. App. LEXIS 6345

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 5, 1970 | Docket: 1721770

Cited 16 times | Published

certificate * * *." [Emphasis added.] * * * * * * "Section 61.43 MEDICAL CERTIFICATES: Duration. "(a) A first-class

Td v. Kd

747 So. 2d 456, 1999 Fla. App. LEXIS 16864, 1999 WL 1191521

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 15, 1999 | Docket: 1738883

Cited 9 times | Published

STONE and POLEN, JJ., concur. NOTES [1] See § 61.043(1) Fla. Stat. (1997) ("A proceeding for dissolution

T.D. v. K.D.

747 So. 2d 456

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 15, 1999 | Docket: 64793303

Cited 5 times | Published

minor child. STONE and POLEN, JJ., concur. . See § 61.043(1) Fla. Stat. (1997) ("A proceeding for dissolution

Stockdale v. Stockdale

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 9, 2025 | Docket: 69864370

Published

also to those that are still pending. * Section 61.043(1), Florida Statutes, requires that a proceeding

Walter Bradshaw v. Federal Aviation Administration

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Aug 12, 2021 | Docket: 60178052

Published

Standards (FAA-S-ACS-8B) as required by 14 CFR § 61.43(a) and FAA Order 8900.2B, Chapter 5, Paragraph

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

Published

interésts of the child. I. Access to Courts Section 61.043, Florida Statutes (2013), expressly places