Mar 19, 2024 | Child Support, Modifications
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...
Mar 12, 2024 | Child Support, Modifications
According to Florida statutory law, the court that initially enters an order requiring child support payments can order to modify the amount, terms and conditions of the child support payments if: the modification is found by the court to be in the best interests of...
Feb 20, 2024 | Child Support
According to Florida law, the court can order a paternity test on its own motion. The court may require the child, mother, and alleged father to submit to scientific tests to show paternity. However, it’s not always necessary for the court to order a test. If no...
Feb 6, 2024 | Child Support
According to Florida law, a substantial change in the paying parent’s income is itself sufficient to constitute a change in circumstances warranting an increase in child support without a demonstration of increased need: Schou argues that requiring the financial...
Jan 26, 2024 | Child Support
According to Florida law, health insurance is presumed to be reasonable in cost if the incremental cost of adding health insurance for the child or children does not exceed 5 percent of the gross income of the parent responsible for providing health insurance: b) Each...
Mar 28, 2023 | Alimony, Child Support
According to Florida case law, if bonus income is regular and continuous then it should be included in making alimony and child support awards: In addition to the equitable distribution concerns, Ingrid has raised some support-related issues, most notably the trial...
