The State of Florida has created child support guidelines used to establish child support. The child support guideline amount presumptively establishes the amount the Court shall order as child support in a proceeding to establish or modify child support. Under Florida Statute 61.29, the following principles establish the public policy of the State of Florida in the creation of the child support guidelines:
Child Support can be established through a dissolution of marriage action, a paternity action, a petition for injunction against domestic violence, a petition for support unconnected with dissolution of marriage, an interstate petition for support, through the administrative process by the Florida Department of Revenue, and a petition to establish support for a dependent adult child.
The amount of child support will be based primarily on the parents’ income, custodial rights, and how many children are involved. In most cases, the Court will strictly enforce Florida’s Child Support Guidelines, but occasionally the Judge can deviate from the guidelines. For purposes of child support, “income” means any form of payment to an individual, regardless of source, including but not limited to: wages, salary, commissions and bonuses, compensation as an independent contractor, worker’s compensation, disability benefits, annuity and retirement benefits, pensions, dividends, interest, royalties, trusts, any any other payments, made by any person, private entity, federal or state government,or any unit of local government.
At our firm, we help clients with a wide range of child support issues. A multitude of issues can arise such as a parent attempting to conceal income, a parent voluntarily becoming unemployed or underemployed, or a parent is not being truthful when disclosing their income. To help our clients when facing these issues, we have access to a network of forensic accountants, vocational experts, and private investigators who will be able to help us obtain the information we need to assist in preparing your case.
For most cases in Florida, child support ends when a child is 18. However, in some cases, such as a child still in highschool between the ages of 18 and 19 and is reasonably expected to graduate before turning 19 or a dependent adult child, child support may be extended. Sometimes, even though a parent has been ordered to pay child support, that parent still fails to do so.
Mrs. Estefano has been practicing law for over 15 years in the areas of family and marital law, intellectual property law, and real estate. Delaila is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediator, member of the Florida Bar, and Federal Bar for the Southern District of Florida. She is the managing partner of a boutique law firm located in Miami, Florida that provides legal representation in a dedicated and personalized manner.
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