FL Family Law Board Cert study guide
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This page is an independent study resource for lawyers preparing for the Florida Bar's board certification in Marital and Family Law. Board certification is a specialization program administered by The Florida Bar; certified lawyers are recognized by The Florida Bar as specialists in their field. This site is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by The Florida Bar, and nothing here should be treated as an official statement of Bar rules, eligibility criteria, exam specifications, or deadlines. We are currently unable to publish verified exam specifics. The Florida Bar pages we rely on for the Marital and Family Law certification area and for certification exam information both returned "404 Not Found" when we retrieved them, so we have no confirmed details on the number of questions, exam duration, passing score, fee, format, retake policy, certification validity period, or content weights. Rather than fill those gaps from memory or rumor, we have left them blank and flagged this page for review. Topics on this exam: Marital and Family Law. The FL Family Law Board Cert study guide has 1 section and about 546 words.
01Marital and Family Law: Florida Dissolution, Support, and Time-Sharing
This domain tests Florida-specific dissolution practice: no-fault pleading, equitable distribution under § 61.075, alimony under § 61.08 as amended in 2023, child support under § 61.30, parental responsibility and time-sharing under § 61.13, relocation under § 61.13001, UCCJEA jurisdiction, and enforcement of marital and prenuptial agreements. Questions often combine classification with remedy, so identify the governing statute and the findings the court must make. Florida is a no-fault state. The petition must allege that the marriage is irretrievably broken (§ 61.052), and the court may deny dissolution if reconciliation remains possible.
546 words, about 3 minMore study resources for FL Family Law Board Cert
- Practice questionsUnder Florida Statutes chapter 61, which residency requirement must a petitioner satisfy before filing a petition for dissolution of marriage in a Florida circuit court?
- FlashcardsIrretrievably broken marriage. The no-fault ground for dissolution in Florida.
- Cheat sheetDissolution grounds: Florida is a no-fault state under Fla.
- Key termsEquitable Distribution. The court's division of marital property and debts upon divorce using statutory fairness factors rather than a strict equal split; separate property is generally excluded except as noted by statute.
- Study planMap the full Florida Bar marital and family law subject outline into a single weighted checklist, assigning each sub-area a priority tier based on tested frequency and your own baseline confidence.
- Common mistakesCandidates carry over habits from bar-exam property questions where distribution is the whole analysis; on the certification exam the classification step is where most points are earned, and skipping it makes every later step vulnerable even when the arithmetic is right.
- Exam-day guideBring the original, unexpired ID in the name on your registration.