In a divorce proceeding, the Court may, at any time, order a parent who owes a duty to support his or her children to pay child support in accordance with the Florida Child Support Guidelines. Child support is calculated based on the income of the Parties. Furthermore, if the Parties have daycare, afterschool care and health insurance payments, those items are calculated in the child support guidelines.

The Florida Child support guidelines are found at Florida Statute section 61.30. The obligation to pay child support arises from common law which required parents to provide for the necessities of the children. The obligation to support children falls on both parents, although not often equally. The payment of child support by one parent to another is intended to meet the children needs.

There are adjustments made to child support based on time sharing reasons. If the non-custodial parent has time sharing with the minor children for more than 40% of the overnights, then that parent is entitled to an adjustment to the child support. The court may also depart plus or minus 5% from the statutory child support guidelines but the court must make findings of fact to support its ruling.
Our attorneys are well versed in the mathematics of child support calculation, from the beginning point of determining true monthly income through the process to determine the final and correct figure.