Supporting Your Children

Beaches Family Law, P.A is here to support you and your family through difficult times. We dedicate ourselves to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of your child while also providing a child support solution that works for both parties.

Providing Child Support

Florida law provides that both parents have a duty to provide financial support for their child. Child support makes both parties responsible for contributing to the financial responsibilities of child-rearing. The obligation generally lasts until a child turns 18 years old. However, it can extend longer if the parents agree or have special needs. The commitment to support a child can also end earlier than 18 years old under the circumstances such as the child becoming emancipated, married, or joining the armed services.

Florida Statute, Section 61.30, contains the child support guidelines that are the foundation of the Court’s decision on child support.

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The pertinent facts the Court considers in determining child support are the following:

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The parents’ respective incomes

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Whether the child has any special needs

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The child’s age

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Whether one parent provides insurance for the child

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Each parents’ overnight timesharing with the child

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Medical, dental, education, or psychological expenses for the child

Verifying Parent Income

Often, the most disputed element of the child support calculation is a parent’s income. For example, a parent may be self-employed, and their income is not readily determined. Alternatively, a parent may be voluntarily underemployed or unemployed. In these instances, Beaches Family Law, P.A. will assist you with ascertaining the appropriate amount of income to calculate the correct child support amount.

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