HB 7217

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to child support; amending s. 61.13, F.S.;
3	requiring either or both parents who owe support to secure
4	a child support award; amending s. 61.30, F.S.; providing
5	conditions for the imputation of income by the court under
6	certain circumstances; providing for the determination of
7	net income; providing the child support guidelines
8	schedule; revising amount of child care costs to be added
9	to the basic child support obligation; revising method for
10	calculating each parent's percentage share of the child
11	support need; revising method of calculating the total
12	minimum child support need; revising factors to be
13	considered by the court in adjusting child support awards;
14	providing for calculation of child support orders in cases
15	of split parenting arrangements; specifying the method for
16	determining a child support order amount; amending s.
17	409.2564, F.S.; providing a threshold for arrearages
18	before passport restrictions apply; amending s. 409.25641,
19	F.S.; requiring the Department of Revenue to employ
20	automated administrative enforcement of support orders in
21	interstate cases; authorizing the department to establish
22	a corresponding case under certain circumstances;
23	requiring the Office of Program Policy Analysis and
24	Government Accountability to evaluate state compliance
25	with federally required review of child support guidelines
26	and provide a report to the Governor and Legislature;
27	providing an effective date.
28
29	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
30
31	Section 1.  Paragraphs (a) and (c) of subsection (1) of
32	section 61.13, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
33	61.13  Custody and support of children; visitation rights;
34	power of court in making orders.--
35	(1)(a)  In a proceeding under this chapter, the court may
36	at any time order either or both parents who owe a duty of
37	support to a child to pay support in accordance with the child
38	support guidelines in s. 61.30. The court initially entering an
39	order requiring one or both parents to make child support
40	payments shall have continuing jurisdiction after the entry of
41	the initial order to modify the amount and terms and conditions
42	of the child support payments when the modification is found
43	necessary by the court in the best interests of the child, when
44	the child reaches majority, or when there is a substantial
45	change in the circumstances of the parties. The court initially
46	entering a child support order shall also have continuing
47	jurisdiction to require the obligee to report to the court on
48	terms prescribed by the court regarding the disposition of the
49	child support payments.
50	(c)  To the extent necessary to protect an award of child
51	support, the court may order either or both parents who owe a
52	duty of support to a child the obligor to purchase or maintain a
53	life insurance policy or a bond, or to otherwise secure the
54	child support award with any other assets which may be suitable
55	for that purpose, depending upon the equities of the cause.
56	Section 2.  Section 61.30, Florida Statutes, is amended to
57	read:
58	61.30  Child support guidelines; guidelines schedule;
59	retroactive child support.--
60	(1)(a)  The child support guideline amount as determined by
61	this section presumptively establishes the amount the trier of
62	fact shall order as child support in an initial proceeding for
63	such support or in a proceeding for modification of an existing
64	order for such support, whether the proceeding arises under this
65	or another chapter. The trier of fact may order payment of child
66	support which varies, plus or minus 5 percent, from the
67	guideline amount, after considering all relevant factors,
68	including the needs of the child or children, age, station in
69	life, standard of living, and the financial status and ability
70	of each parent. The trier of fact may order payment of child
71	support in an amount which varies more than 5 percent from such
72	guideline amount only upon a written finding explaining why
73	ordering payment of such guideline amount would be unjust or
74	inappropriate. Notwithstanding the variance limitations of this
75	section, the trier of fact shall order payment of child support
76	which varies from the guideline amount as provided in paragraph
77	(11)(b) whenever any of the children are required by court order
78	or mediation agreement to spend a substantial amount of time
79	with the primary and secondary residential parents. This
80	requirement applies to any living arrangement, whether temporary
81	or permanent.
82	(b)  The guidelines may provide the basis for proving a
83	substantial change in circumstances upon which a modification of
84	an existing order may be granted. However, the difference
85	between the existing monthly obligation and the amount provided
86	for under the guidelines shall be at least 15 percent or $50,
87	whichever amount is greater, before the court may find that the
88	guidelines provide a substantial change in circumstances.
89	(c)  For each support order reviewed by the department as
90	required by s. 409.2564(11), if the amount of the child support
91	award under the order differs by at least 10 percent but not
92	less than $25 from the amount that would be awarded under s.
93	61.30, the department shall seek to have the order modified and
94	any modification shall be made without a requirement for proof
95	or showing of a change in circumstances.
96	(2)  Income shall be determined on a monthly basis for each
97	parent the obligor and for the obligee as follows:
98	(a)  Gross income shall include, but is not limited to, the
99	following items:
100	1.  Salary or wages.
101	2.  Bonuses, commissions, allowances, overtime, tips, and
102	other similar payments.
103	3.  Business income from sources such as self-employment,
104	partnership, close corporations, and independent contracts.
105	"Business income" means gross receipts minus ordinary and
106	necessary expenses required to produce income.
107	4.  Disability benefits.
108	5.  All workers' compensation benefits and settlements.
109	6.  Unemployment compensation.
110	7.  Pension, retirement, or annuity payments.
111	8.  Social security benefits.
112	9.  Spousal support received from a previous marriage or
113	court ordered in the marriage before the court.
114	10.  Interest and dividends.
115	11.  Rental income, which is gross receipts minus ordinary
116	and necessary expenses required to produce the income.
117	12.  Income from royalties, trusts, or estates.
118	13.  Reimbursed expenses or in kind payments to the extent
119	that they reduce living expenses.
120	14.  Gains derived from dealings in property, unless the
121	gain is nonrecurring.
122	(b)1.  Income on a monthly basis shall be imputed to an
123	unemployed or underemployed parent when such employment or
124	underemployment is found by the court to be voluntary on that
125	parent's part, absent a finding of fact by the court of physical
126	or mental incapacity or other circumstances over which the
127	parent has no control. In the event of such voluntary
128	unemployment or underemployment, the employment potential and
129	probable earnings level of the parent shall be determined based
130	upon his or her recent work history, occupational
131	qualifications, and prevailing earnings level in the community
132	as provided in this paragraph; however, the court may refuse to
133	impute income to a primary residential parent if the court finds
134	it necessary for the parent to stay home with the child who is
135	the subject of the child support calculation to care for that
136	child.
137	2.  In order for the court to impute income under
138	subparagraph 1., the court must make specific findings of fact
139	consistent with the requirements of this paragraph. The party
140	seeking to impute income has the burden to present competent,
141	substantial evidence:
142	a.  That the unemployment or underemployment is voluntary;
143	and
144	b.  That identifies the amount and source of the imputed
145	income, through evidence of available income from employment for
146	which the party is suitably qualified by education, experience,
147	current licensure, or geographic location, with due
148	consideration being given to the parties' current existing
149	parental obligations and time-sharing plan and their historical
150	compliance with the plan.
151	3.  A rebuttable presumption shall exist, which entitles
152	the court to impute Florida minimum wage to a parent if no other
153	evidentiary basis or mechanism for establishing a parent's gross
154	income is available, absent a finding by the court that:
155	a.  The parent has a physical or mental incapacity that
156	renders the parent unemployable or underemployed;
157	b.  The parent needs to stay home with a child who is the
158	subject of the child support calculation proceedings and care
159	for that child, thereby preventing the parent's employment or
160	rendering the parent underemployed; or
161	c.  There are other circumstances over which the parent has
162	no control, except for penal incarceration, which prevents the
163	parent from earning an income.
164
165	If evidence is produced that demonstrates that the parent is a
166	resident of another state, the state minimum wage applicable to
167	the parent's state of residence shall apply if it is greater
168	than the Florida minimum wage. In the absence of a state minimum
169	wage or if the other state's minimum wage is lower than the
170	Florida minimum wage, the federal minimum wage as determined by
171	the United States Department of Labor shall apply.
172	4.  Income may not be imputed beyond minimum wage
173	requirements in subparagraph 3. based upon:
174	a.  Income records that are more than 5 years old at the
175	time of the hearing or trial at which imputation is sought.
176	b.  Income at a level that a party has not previously ever
177	earned in the past, unless recently degreed, licensed,
178	certified, relicensed, or recertified and thus qualified for,
179	subject to geographic location, with due consideration being
180	given to the parties' current existing parental obligations and
181	time-sharing plan and their historical compliance with the plan.
182	(c)  Public assistance as defined in s. 409.2554 shall be
183	excluded from gross income.
184	(3)  Net income is obtained by subtracting allowable
185	deductions from gross income. Allowable deductions shall
186	include:
187	(a)  Federal, state, and local income tax deductions,
188	adjusted for actual filing status and allowable dependents and
189	income tax liabilities.
190	(b)  Federal insurance contributions or self-employment
191	tax.
192	(c)  Mandatory union dues.
193	(d)  Mandatory retirement payments.
194	(e)  Health insurance payments, excluding payments for
195	coverage of the minor child.
196	(f)  Court-ordered support for other children which is
197	actually paid.
198	(g)  Spousal support paid pursuant to a court order from a
199	previous marriage or the marriage before the court.
200	(4)  Net income for each parent the obligor and net income
201	for the obligee shall be computed by subtracting allowable
202	deductions from gross income.
203	(5)  Net income for each parent the obligor and net income
204	for the obligee shall be added together for a combined net
205	income.
206	(6)  The following guidelines schedules shall be applied to
207	the combined net income to determine the minimum child support
208	need:
209
	Combined Monthly NetAvailable Income Child or Children
210
	One Two Three Four Five Six
211
	650.00 74 75 75 76 77 78
212
	700.00 119 120 121 123 124 125
213
	750.00 164 166 167 169 171 173
214
	800.00 190 211 213 216 218 220
215
	850.00 202 257 259 262 265 268
216
	900.00 213 302 305 309 312 315
217
	950.00 224 347 351 355 359 363
218
	1000.00 235 365 397 402 406 410
219
	1050.00 246 382 443 448 453 458
220
	1100.00 258 400 489 495 500 505
221
	1150.00 269 417 522 541 547 553
222
	1200.00 280 435 544 588 594 600
223
	1250.00 290 451 565 634 641 648
224
	1300.00 300 467 584 659 688 695
225
	1350.00 310 482 603 681 735 743
226
	1400.00 320 498 623 702 765 790
227
	1450.00 330 513 642 724 789 838
228
	1500.00 340 529 662 746 813 869
229
	1550.00 350 544 681 768 836 895
230
	1600.00 360 560 701 790 860 920
231
	1650.00 370 575 720 812 884 945
232
	1700.00 380 591 740 833 907 971
233
	1750.00 390 606 759 855 931 996
234
	1800.00 400 622 779 877 955 1022
235
	1850.00 410 638 798 900 979 1048
236
	1900.00 421 654 818 923 1004 1074
237
	1950.00 431 670 839 946 1029 1101
238
	2000.00 442 686 859 968 1054 1128
239
	2050.00 452 702 879 991 1079 1154
240
	2100.00 463 718 899 1014 1104 1181
241
	2150.00 473 734 919 1037 1129 1207
242
	2200.00 484 751 940 1060 1154 1234
243
	2250.00 494 767 960 1082 1179 1261
244
	2300.00 505 783 980 1105 1204 1287
245
	2350.00 515 799 1000 1128 1229 1314
246
	2400.00 526 815 1020 1151 1254 1340
247
	2450.00 536 831 1041 1174 1279 1367
248
	2500.00 547 847 1061 1196 1304 1394
249
	2550.00 557 864 1081 1219 1329 1420
250
	2600.00 568 880 1101 1242 1354 1447
251
	2650.00 578 896 1121 1265 1379 1473
252
	2700.00 588 912 1141 1287 1403 1500
253
	2750.00 597 927 1160 1308 1426 1524
254
	2800.00 607 941 1178 1328 1448 1549
255
	2850.00 616 956 1197 1349 1471 1573
256
	2900.00 626 971 1215 1370 1494 1598
257
	2950.00 635 986 1234 1391 1517 1622
258
	3000.00 644 1001 1252 1412 1540 1647
259
	3050.00 654 1016 1271 1433 1563 1671
260
	3100.00 663 1031 1289 1453 1586 1695
261
	3150.00 673 1045 1308 1474 1608 1720
262
	3200.00 682 1060 1327 1495 1631 1744
263
	3250.00 691 1075 1345 1516 1654 1769
264
	3300.00 701 1090 1364 1537 1677 1793
265
	3350.00 710 1105 1382 1558 1700 1818
266
	3400.00 720 1120 1401 1579 1723 1842
267
	3450.00 729 1135 1419 1599 1745 1867
268
	3500.00 738 1149 1438 1620 1768 1891
269
	3550.00 748 1164 1456 1641 1791 1915
270
	3600.00 757 1179 1475 1662 1814 1940
271
	3650.00 767 1194 1493 1683 1837 1964
272
	3700.00 776 1208 1503 1702 1857 1987
273
	3750.00 784 1221 1520 1721 1878 2009
274
	3800.00 793 1234 1536 1740 1899 2031
275
	3850.00 802 1248 1553 1759 1920 2053
276
	3900.00 811 1261 1570 1778 1940 2075
277
	3950.00 819 1275 1587 1797 1961 2097
278
	4000.00 828 1288 1603 1816 1982 2119
279
	4050.00 837 1302 1620 1835 2002 2141
280
	4100.00 846 1315 1637 1854 2023 2163
281
	4150.00 854 1329 1654 1873 2044 2185
282
	4200.00 863 1342 1670 1892 2064 2207
283
	4250.00 872 1355 1687 1911 2085 2229
284
	4300.00 881 1369 1704 1930 2106 2251
285
	4350.00 889 1382 1721 1949 2127 2273
286
	4400.00 898 1396 1737 1968 2147 2295
287
	4450.00 907 1409 1754 1987 2168 2317
288
	4500.00 916 1423 1771 2006 2189 2339
289
	4550.00 924 1436 1788 2024 2209 2361
290
	4600.00 933 1450 1804 2043 2230 2384
291
	4650.00 942 1463 1821 2062 2251 2406
292
	4700.00 951 1477 1838 2081 2271 2428
293
	4750.00 959 1490 1855 2100 2292 2450
294
	4800.00 968 1503 1871 2119 2313 2472
295
	4850.00 977 1517 1888 2138 2334 2494
296
	4900.00 986 1530 1905 2157 2354 2516
297
	4950.00 993 1542 1927 2174 2372 2535
298
	5000.00 1000 1551 1939 2188 2387 2551
299
	5050.00 1006 1561 1952 2202 2402 2567
300
	5100.00 1013 1571 1964 2215 2417 2583
301
	5150.00 1019 1580 1976 2229 2432 2599
302
	5200.00 1025 1590 1988 2243 2447 2615
303
	5250.00 1032 1599 2000 2256 2462 2631
304
	5300.00 1038 1609 2012 2270 2477 2647
305
	5350.00 1045 1619 2024 2283 2492 2663
306
	5400.00 1051 1628 2037 2297 2507 2679
307
	5450.00 1057 1638 2049 2311 2522 2695
308
	5500.00 1064 1647 2061 2324 2537 2711
309
	5550.00 1070 1657 2073 2338 2552 2727
310
	5600.00 1077 1667 2085 2352 2567 2743
311
	5650.00 1083 1676 2097 2365 2582 2759
312
	5700.00 1089 1686 2109 2379 2597 2775
313
	5750.00 1096 1695 2122 2393 2612 2791
314
	5800.00 1102 1705 2134 2406 2627 2807
315
	5850.00 1107 1713 2144 2418 2639 2820
316
	5900.00 1111 1721 2155 2429 2651 2833
317
	5950.00 1116 1729 2165 2440 2663 2847
318
	6000.00 1121 1737 2175 2451 2676 2860
319
	6050.00 1126 1746 2185 2462 2688 2874
320
	6100.00 1131 1754 2196 2473 2700 2887
321
	6150.00 1136 1762 2206 2484 2712 2900
322
	6200.00 1141 1770 2216 2495 2724 2914
323
	6250.00 1145 1778 2227 2506 2737 2927
324
	6300.00 1150 1786 2237 2517 2749 2941
325
	6350.00 1155 1795 2247 2529 2761 2954
326
	6400.00 1160 1803 2258 2540 2773 2967
327
	6450.00 1165 1811 2268 2551 2785 2981
328
	6500.00 1170 1819 2278 2562 2798 2994
329
	6550.00 1175 1827 2288 2573 2810 3008
330
	6600.00 1179 1835 2299 2584 2822 3021
331
	6650.00 1184 1843 2309 2595 2834 3034
332
	6700.00 1189 1850 2317 2604 2845 3045
333
	6750.00 1193 1856 2325 2613 2854 3055
334
	6800.00 1196 1862 2332 2621 2863 3064
335
	6850.00 1200 1868 2340 2630 2872 3074
336
	6900.00 1204 1873 2347 2639 2882 3084
337
	6950.00 1208 1879 2355 2647 2891 3094
338
	7000.00 1212 1885 2362 2656 2900 3103
339
	7050.00 1216 1891 2370 2664 2909 3113
340
	7100.00 1220 1897 2378 2673 2919 3123
341
	7150.00 1224 1903 2385 2681 2928 3133
342
	7200.00 1228 1909 2393 2690 2937 3142
343
	7250.00 1232 1915 2400 2698 2946 3152
344
	7300.00 1235 1921 2408 2707 2956 3162
345
	7350.00 1239 1927 2415 2716 2965 3172
346
	7400.00 1243 1933 2423 2724 2974 3181
347
	7450.00 1247 1939 2430 2733 2983 3191
348
	7500.00 1251 1945 2438 2741 2993 3201
349
	7550.00 1255 1951 2446 2750 3002 3211
350
	7600.00 1259 1957 2453 2758 3011 3220
351
	7650.00 1263 1963 2461 2767 3020 3230
352
	7700.00 1267 1969 2468 2775 3030 3240
353
	7750.00 1271 1975 2476 2784 3039 3250
354
	7800.00 1274 1981 2483 2792 3048 3259
355
	7850.00 1278 1987 2491 2801 3057 3269
356
	7900.00 1282 1992 2498 2810 3067 3279
357
	7950.00 1286 1998 2506 2818 3076 3289
358
	8000.00 1290 2004 2513 2827 3085 3298
359
	8050.00 1294 2010 2521 2835 3094 3308
360
	8100.00 1298 2016 2529 2844 3104 3318
361
	8150.00 1302 2022 2536 2852 3113 3328
362
	8200.00 1306 2028 2544 2861 3122 3337
363
	8250.00 1310 2034 2551 2869 3131 3347
364
	8300.00 1313 2040 2559 2878 3141 3357
365
	8350.00 1317 2046 2566 2887 3150 3367
366
	8400.00 1321 2052 2574 2895 3159 3376
367
	8450.00 1325 2058 2581 2904 3168 3386
368
	8500.00 1329 2064 2589 2912 3178 3396
369
	8550.00 1333 2070 2597 2921 3187 3406
370
	8600.00 1337 2076 2604 2929 3196 3415
371
	8650.00 1341 2082 2612 2938 3205 3425
372
	8700.00 1345 2088 2619 2946 3215 3435
373
	8750.00 1349 2094 2627 2955 3224 3445
374
	8800.00 1352 2100 2634 2963 3233 3454
375
	8850.00 1356 2106 2642 2972 3242 3464
376
	8900.00 1360 2111 2649 2981 3252 3474
377
	8950.00 1364 2117 2657 2989 3261 3484
378
	9000.00 1368 2123 2664 2998 3270 3493
379
	9050.00 1372 2129 2672 3006 3279 3503
380
	9100.00 1376 2135 2680 3015 3289 3513
381
	9150.00 1380 2141 2687 3023 3298 3523
382
	9200.00 1384 2147 2695 3032 3307 3532
383
	9250.00 1388 2153 2702 3040 3316 3542
384
	9300.00 1391 2159 2710 3049 3326 3552
385
	9350.00 1395 2165 2717 3058 3335 3562
386
	9400.00 1399 2171 2725 3066 3344 3571
387
	9450.00 1403 2177 2732 3075 3353 3581
388
	9500.00 1407 2183 2740 3083 3363 3591
389
	9550.00 1411 2189 2748 3092 3372 3601
390
	9600.00 1415 2195 2755 3100 3381 3610
391
	9650.00 1419 2201 2763 3109 3390 3620
392
	9700.00 1422 2206 2767 3115 3396 3628
393
	9750.00 1425 2210 2772 3121 3402 3634
394
	9800.00 1427 2213 2776 3126 3408 3641
395
	9850.00 1430 2217 2781 3132 3414 3647
396
	9900.00 1432 2221 2786 3137 3420 3653
397
	9950.00 1435 2225 2791 3143 3426 3659
398
	10000.00 1437 2228 2795 3148 3432 3666
399
400	For combined monthly available income less than the amount set
401	out on the above schedules, the parent should be ordered to pay
402	a child support amount, determined on a case-by-case basis, to
403	establish the principle of payment and lay the basis for
404	increased orders should the parent's income increase in the
405	future. For combined monthly available income greater than the
406	amount set out in the above schedules, the obligation shall be
407	the minimum amount of support provided by the guidelines
408	schedule plus the following percentages multiplied by the amount
409	of income over $10,000:
410
	Child or Children
411
	One Two Three Four Five Six
412
	5.0% 7.5% 9.5% 11.0% 12.0% 12.5%
413
414	(7)  Child care costs incurred on behalf of the children
415	due to employment, job search, or education calculated to result
416	in employment or to enhance income of current employment of
417	either parent shall be reduced by 25 percent and then shall be
418	added to the basic obligation. After the adjusted child care
419	costs are added to the basic obligation, any moneys prepaid by
420	the noncustodial parent for child care costs for the child or
421	children of this action shall be deducted from that noncustodial
422	parent's child support obligation for that child or those
423	children. Child care costs shall not exceed the level required
424	to provide quality care from a licensed source for the children.
425	(8)  Health insurance costs resulting from coverage ordered
426	pursuant to s. 61.13(1)(b), and any noncovered medical, dental,
427	and prescription medication expenses of the child, shall be
428	added to the basic obligation unless these expenses have been
429	ordered to be separately paid on a percentage basis. After the
430	health insurance costs are added to the basic obligation, any
431	moneys prepaid by the noncustodial parent for health-related
432	costs for the child or children of this action shall be deducted
433	from that noncustodial parent's child support obligation for
434	that child or those children.
435	(9)  Each parent's percentage share of the child support
436	need shall be determined by dividing each parent's net monthly
437	income by the combined net monthly income.
438	(10)  The total minimum child support need shall be
439	determined by adding child care costs and health insurance costs
440	to the minimum child support need. Each parent's actual dollar
441	share of the total minimum child support need shall be
442	determined by multiplying the minimum child support need by each
443	parent's percentage share of the combined monthly net income.
444	(11)(a)  The court may adjust the total minimum child
445	support award, or either or both parents' share of the total
446	minimum child support award, based upon the following deviation
447	factors considerations:
448	1.  Extraordinary medical, psychological, educational, or
449	dental expenses.
450	2.  Independent income of the child, not to include moneys
451	received by a child from supplemental security income.
452	3.  The payment of support for a parent which regularly has
453	been paid and for which there is a demonstrated need.
454	4.  Seasonal variations in one or both parents' incomes or
455	expenses.
456	5.  The age of the child, taking into account the greater
457	needs of older children.
458	6.  Special needs, such as costs that may be associated
459	with the disability of a child, that have traditionally been met
460	within the family budget even though the fulfilling of those
461	needs will cause the support to exceed the presumptive amount
462	established by the proposed guidelines.
463	7.  Total available assets of the obligee, obligor, and the
464	child.
465	8.  The impact of the Internal Revenue Service dependency
466	exemption and waiver of that exemption and the impact of any
467	federal child care tax credit. The court may order the primary
468	residential parent to execute a waiver of the Internal Revenue
469	Service dependency exemption if the noncustodial parent is
470	current in support payments.
471	9.  When application of the child support guidelines
472	requires a person to pay another person more than 55 percent of
473	his or her gross income for a child support obligation for
474	current support resulting from a single support order.
475	10.  The particular parenting shared parental arrangement,
476	such as where the child spends a significant amount of time, but
477	less than 20 40 percent of the overnights, with the noncustodial
478	parent, thereby reducing the financial expenditures incurred by
479	the primary residential parent; or the refusal of the
480	noncustodial parent to become involved in the activities of the
481	child.
482	11.  Any other adjustment which is needed to achieve an
483	equitable result which may include, but not be limited to, a
484	reasonable and necessary existing expense or debt. Such expense
485	or debt may include, but is not limited to, a reasonable and
486	necessary expense or debt which the parties jointly incurred
487	during the marriage.
488	(b)  Whenever a particular parenting shared parental
489	arrangement provides that each child spend a substantial amount
490	of time with each parent, the court shall adjust any award of
491	child support, as follows:
492	1.  In accordance with subsections (9) and (10), calculate
493	the amount of support obligation apportioned to the noncustodial
494	parent without including day care and health insurance costs in
495	the calculation and multiply the amount by 1.5.
496	2.  In accordance with subsections (9) and (10), calculate
497	the amount of support obligation apportioned to the custodial
498	parent without including day care and health insurance costs in
499	the calculation and multiply the amount by 1.5.
500	3.  Calculate the percentage of overnight stays the child
501	spends with each parent.
502	4.  Multiply the noncustodial parent's support obligation
503	as calculated in subparagraph 1. by the percentage of the
504	custodial parent's overnight stays with the child as calculated
505	in subparagraph 3.
506	5.  Multiply the custodial parent's support obligation as
507	calculated in subparagraph 2. by the percentage of the
508	noncustodial parent's overnight stays with the child as
509	calculated in subparagraph 3.
510	6.  The difference between the amounts calculated in
511	subparagraphs 4. and 5. shall be the monetary transfer necessary
512	between the custodial and noncustodial parents for the care of
513	the child, subject to an adjustment for day care and health
514	insurance expenses.
515	7.  Pursuant to subsections (7) and (8), calculate the net
516	amounts owed by the custodial and noncustodial parents for the
517	expenses incurred for day care and health insurance coverage for
518	the child. Day care shall be calculated without regard to the
519	25-percent reduction applied by subsection (7).
520	8.  Adjust the support obligation owed by the custodial or
521	noncustodial parent pursuant to subparagraph 6. by crediting or
522	debiting the amount calculated in subparagraph 7. This amount
523	represents the child support which must be exchanged between the
524	custodial and noncustodial parents.
525	9.  The court may deviate from the child support amount
526	calculated pursuant to subparagraph 8. based upon the deviation
527	factors considerations set forth in paragraph (a), as well as
528	the custodial parent's low income of either parent or the
529	inability of either parent and ability to maintain the basic
530	necessities of the home for the child, the likelihood that the
531	noncustodial parent will actually exercise the visitation
532	granted by the court, and whether all of the children are
533	exercising the same parenting shared parental arrangement.
534	10.  For purposes of adjusting any award of child support
535	under this paragraph, "substantial amount of time" means that
536	the noncustodial parent exercises visitation at least 20 40
537	percent of the overnights of the year.
538	(c)  A noncustodial parent's failure to regularly exercise
539	court-ordered or agreed visitation not caused by the custodial
540	parent which resulted in the adjustment of the amount of child
541	support pursuant to subparagraph (a)10. or paragraph (b) shall
542	be deemed a substantial change of circumstances for purposes of
543	modifying the child support award. A modification pursuant to
544	this paragraph shall be retroactive to the date the noncustodial
545	parent first failed to regularly exercise court-ordered or
546	agreed visitation.
547	(d)  A split parenting arrangement exists when there is
548	more than one child in common and each parent has the majority
549	of the overnight timesharing for at least one of the children.
550	In cases involving split parenting arrangements, the court shall
551	calculate and issue a separate child support order for each
552	parent based on the number of children for which that parent has
553	the majority of the overnight timesharing, and the difference
554	between the two calculations is the amount to be paid by the
555	parent with the higher child support order amount.
556	(12)(a)  A parent with a support obligation may have other
557	children living with him or her who were born or adopted after
558	the support obligation arose. If such subsequent children exist,
559	the court, when considering an upward modification of an
560	existing award, may disregard the income from secondary
561	employment obtained in addition to the parent's primary
562	employment if the court determines that the employment was
563	obtained primarily to support the subsequent children.
564	(b)  Except as provided in paragraph (a), the existence of
565	such subsequent children should not as a general rule be
566	considered by the court as a basis for disregarding the amount
567	provided in the guidelines schedule. The parent with a support
568	obligation for subsequent children may raise the existence of
569	such subsequent children as a justification for deviation from
570	the guidelines schedule. However, if the existence of such
571	subsequent children is raised, the income of the other parent of
572	the subsequent children shall be considered by the court in
573	determining whether or not there is a basis for deviation from
574	the guideline amount.
575	(c)  The issue of subsequent children under paragraph (a)
576	or paragraph (b) may only be raised in a proceeding for an
577	upward modification of an existing award and may not be applied
578	to justify a decrease in an existing award.
579	(13)  If the recurring income is not sufficient to meet the
580	needs of the child, the court may order child support to be paid
581	from nonrecurring income or assets.
582	(14)  Every petition for child support or for modification
583	of child support shall be accompanied by an affidavit which
584	shows the party's income, allowable deductions, and net income
585	computed in accordance with this section. The affidavit shall be
586	served at the same time that the petition is served. The
587	respondent, whether or not a stipulation is entered, shall make
588	an affidavit which shows the party's income, allowable
589	deductions, and net income computed in accordance with this
590	section. The respondent shall include his or her affidavit with
591	the answer to the petition or as soon thereafter as is
592	practicable, but in any case at least 72 hours prior to any
593	hearing on the finances of either party.
594	(15)  For purposes of establishing an obligation for
595	support in accordance with this section, if a person who is
596	receiving public assistance is found to be noncooperative as
597	defined in s. 409.2572, the IV-D agency is authorized to submit
598	to the court an affidavit attesting to the income of the
599	custodial parent based upon information available to the IV-D
600	agency.
601	(16)  The Legislature shall review the guidelines
602	established in this section at least every 4 years beginning in
603	1997.
604	(17)  In an initial determination of child support, whether
605	in a paternity action, dissolution of marriage action, or
606	petition for support during the marriage, the court has
607	discretion to award child support retroactive to the date when
608	the parents did not reside together in the same household with
609	the child, not to exceed a period of 24 months preceding the
610	filing of the petition, regardless of whether that date precedes
611	the filing of the petition. In determining the retroactive award
612	in such cases, the court shall consider the following:
613	(a)  The court shall apply the guidelines schedule in
614	effect at the time of the hearing subject to the obligor's
615	demonstration of his or her actual income, as defined by
616	subsection (2), during the retroactive period. Failure of the
617	obligor to so demonstrate shall result in the court using the
618	obligor's income at the time of the hearing in computing child
619	support for the retroactive period.
620	(b)  All actual payments made by the noncustodial parent to
621	the custodial parent or the child or third parties for the
622	benefit of the child throughout the proposed retroactive period.
623	(c)  The court should consider an installment payment plan
624	for the payment of retroactive child support.
625	Section 3.  Subsection (10) of section 409.2564, Florida
626	Statutes, is amended to read:
627	409.2564  Actions for support.--
628	(10)  For the purposes of denial, revocation, or limitation
629	of an individual's United States passport, consistent with 42
630	U.S.C. s. 652(k)(1), the Title IV-D agency shall have procedures
631	to certify to the Secretary of the United States Department of
632	Health and Human Services, in the format and accompanied by such
633	supporting documentation as the secretary may require, a
634	determination that an individual owes arrearages of support in
635	an amount exceeding $2,500 $5,000. Said procedures shall provide
636	that the individual be given notice of the determination and of
637	the consequence thereof and that the individual shall be given
638	an opportunity to contest the accuracy of the determination.
639	Section 4.  Section 409.25641, Florida Statutes, is amended
640	to read:
641	409.25641  Procedures for processing automated
642	administrative enforcement requests.--
643	(1)  The department Title IV-D agency shall use automated
644	administrative enforcement, as defined in Title IV-D of the
645	Social Security Act, in response to a request from another state
646	to enforce a support order and shall promptly report the results
647	of enforcement action to the requesting state.
648	(2)  This request:
649	(a)  May be transmitted from the other state by electronic
650	or other means.;
651	(b)  Shall contain sufficient identifying information to
652	allow comparison with the databases within the state which are
653	available to the department. Title IV-D agency; and
654	(c)  Shall constitute a certification by the requesting
655	state:
656	1.  Of the amount of arrearage accrued under the order; and
657	2.  That the requesting state has complied with all
658	procedural due process requirements applicable to the case.
659	(3)  If assistance is provided by the department Title IV-D
660	agency to another state as prescribed above, the department may
661	not neither state shall consider the case to be transferred from
662	the caseload of the other state to the caseload of the
663	department, but the department may establish a corresponding
664	case based on the other state's request for assistance Title IV-
665	D agency.
666	(4)  The department Title IV-D agency shall maintain a
667	record of:
668	(a)  The number of requests received;
669	(b)  The number of cases for which the department Title IV-
670	D agency collected support in response to such a request; and
671	(c)  The amount of such collected support.
672	(5)  The department shall have authority to adopt rules to
673	implement this section.
674	Section 5.  Every 4 years, the Office of Program Policy
675	Analysis and Government Accountability shall evaluate the
676	effectiveness of the system currently used for complying with
677	the federally required review of the state's child support
678	guidelines. The evaluation shall include a comparison of all
679	available methodologies being utilized by other states in
680	conducting their reviews of their child support guidelines and
681	include recommendations for either maintaining the current
682	review process with the Legislature or transferring the
683	responsibility to another entity. A report shall be submitted to
684	the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of
685	the House of Representatives by January 31, 2007.
686	Section 6.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2006.

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