Child support obligations, on the one hand, and the failure to fulfill them, on the other, are among the biggest sources of conflict and resentment among divorced couples. Florida has laws to protect the rights of the parent ordered to pay child support and the one who receives child support payments on behalf of the…
Continue reading ›Supplemental security income or as more commonly known as a SSI benefits, are in fact included in your income when it comes time to calculating child support in Florida. Florida is, however, in the minority when it comes to utilizing SSI benefits for child support calculations. Most states exempt this type of income from an…
Continue reading ›The amount of child support paid has a direct correlation to the number of overnights that the child spends with each parent. Therefore, child support is not just based on the respective incomes of the parents, but must also include the number of overnights that the child spends with each of the parents. When you…
Continue reading ›Child support, under Florida law, is initially established by applying the Florida child support guidelines. The child support guidelines are applied to not only a final hearing in a dissolution of marriage action, but are also applicable in temporary support proceedings Florida Statute 61.30(1)(a) specifically states that the child support guideline amount is utilized to…
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