Florida Child Support Guidelines

Child Support is a mathematical recipe with three ingredients:

1. Basic Obligation
2. Medical Insurance Cost for the Children
3. Child Care for the children

First, the parents net monthly income is determined according to Statute. The combined net monthly income is applied to a chart. The chart amount is selected. Then the parent's percentage of income to the combined net monthly income is applied to the chart amount to determine the basic child support obligation.

Second, the parent's percentage is applied to the cost of the medical insurance for the minor children alone.

Third, the payor pays their percentage of 75% of allowable child care. The total of these three numbers is the monthly child support obligation for each parent. There are circumstances to deviate from the calculated amount. For more information contact us.

To see a form child support worksheet:

1. Go to FLCourts.org
2. Click on Opinions and Rules
3. Under Court Rules click on Family Law Form

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Florida Financial Affidavits

A Financial Affidavit is a family budget. The affidavit contains your monthly income, monthly expenses, assets, liabilities, and contingencies. For more information contact us.

To see a form financial affidavit:

1. Go to FLCourts.org
2. Click Opinions and Rules
3. Under Court Rules click on Family Law Form

Florida Statutes

The Florida Statutes pertaining to family law related subjects are:

• Chapter 44- Mediation Alternatives to Judicial Action
• Chapter 61- Dissolution of Marriage; Support; Custody
• Chapter 63- Adoption
• Chapter 64- Partition of Property
• Chapter 88- Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
• Chapter 710-Transfers to Minors
• Chapter 741-Husband and Wife (Domestic Violence)
• Chapter 742- Paternity
• Chapter 743- Disability of Nonage of Minors Removed
• Chapter 751- Temporary Custody of Minor Children by Extended Family
• Chapter 784- Assault; Battery; Culpable Negligence
• Chapter 787- Kidnapping; False Imprisonment; Luring or Enticing a Child; Custody Offenses
• Chapter 827- Abuse of Children

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