According to Florida case law, child support modifications are generally retroactive to the date of the supplemental petition:
Next, the court needed to determine a starting date for the retroactive child-support obligation. The father correctly notes that modifications are generally retroactive to the date of the supplemental petition. See Miles v. Champlin, 805 So. 2d 1085, 1087 (Fla. 1st DCA 2002). But section 61.30(11)(c) provides an exception to that general rule, allowing retroactivity “to the date the noncustodial parent first failed to regularly exercise the court-ordered or agreed time-sharing schedule.” In this case, the court determined that the father never regularly exercised his timesharing. The parties’ testimony supported this determination.
See: Smith v. Smith, 273 So. 3d 1168
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- How to Successfully Modify Child Support in Florida
- Calculating Child Support in Florida and Receiving the Support Your Child Needs
- How an Experienced Child Support Lawyer Can Help Your Family
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