Florida’s statutory child support guidelines were developed to ensure uniform child support awards across the state based on the combined incomes of the parents. But is this basic premise of fairness actually accomplished by the current guidelines? Probably not. Once the court has determined the parents’ combined net income under the child support statute, the...
Federal law mandates all states to have child support guidelines to ensure some measure of consistency in child support awards across the states. Florida child support guidelines are based on the combined incomes of the parents, calculated in a way that parents share child support proportionate to their incomes. Section 61.30, Fla.Stat. allows certain deductions...
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