R. Regulating Fla. Bar 6-6.1 · 6-6. STANDARDS FOR BOARD CERTIFICATION IN MARITAL AND FAMILY LAW
GENERALLY
Text — October 1, 2026 edition
A lawyer who is a member in good standing of The Florida Bar and who meets the standards prescribed below may be issued an appropriate certificate identifying the lawyer as “Board Certified in Marital and Family Law.” The purpose of the standards is to identify those lawyers who practice marital and family law and have the special knowledge, skills, and proficiency, as well as the character, ethics, and reputation for professionalism to be properly identified to the public as board certified marital and family lawyers. The standards also contain provisions to allow judicial officers who regularly preside over marital and family law cases to achieve board certification in marital and family law.
Notes and commentary — not rule text
History
Amended Sept. 21, 1989, effective Oct. 1, 1989 (548 So.2d 1120); Feb. 11, 1999, by the Board of Governors of The Florida Bar.; Amended December 12, 2008 by the Board of Governors, effective December 12, 2008.
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