Florida Senate - 2009 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 2166
Barcode 613968
LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
Comm: RCS .
04/06/2009 .
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The Committee on Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Hill)
recommended the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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4 Delete everything after the enacting clause
5 and insert:
6 Section 1. Subsection (10) of section 61.075, Florida
7 Statutes, is amended to read:
8 61.075 Equitable distribution of marital assets and
9 liabilities.—
10 (10) To do equity between the parties, the court may, in
11 lieu of or to supplement, facilitate, or effectuate the
12 equitable division of marital assets and liabilities, order a
13 monetary payment in a lump sum or in installments paid over a
14 fixed period of time. If deferred payment is ordered, the court
15 shall require security and a reasonable rate of interest, or
16 otherwise recognize the time value of money, in any such
17 deferred distribution scheme, absent good cause. The court shall
18 make written findings of fact relating to any deferred payment,
19 security or lack thereof, and interest or lack thereof. Nothing
20 in this section shall preclude application of any provision of
21 chapter 55 to any subsequent default.
22 Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
23 61.13, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
24 61.13 Support of children; parenting and time-sharing;
25 powers of court.—
26 (1)(a) In a proceeding under this chapter, the court may at
27 any time order either or both parents who owe a duty of support
28 to a child to pay support to the other parent or, in the case of
29 both parents, to the person with custody in accordance with the
30 child support guidelines schedule in s. 61.30.
31 1. All child support orders and income deduction orders
32 entered on or after October 1, 2009, shall provide for the
33 following:
34 a. Termination of child support upon a child’s 18th
35 birthday, unless the court finds or has previously found that s.
36 743.07(2) applies or unless otherwise agreed to by the parties.
37 b. A schedule, based upon the record existing at the time
38 of the order, stating the amount of the monthly child support
39 obligation for all the minor children at the time of the order
40 and the amount of child support that will be owed for the
41 remaining children for whom child support will continue when any
42 child is no longer entitled to receive child support under this
43 subparagraph.
44 c. The month and year that the reduction or termination of
45 child support becomes effective.
46 2. Notwithstanding subparagraph 1., the court initially
47 entering an order requiring one or both parents to make child
48 support payments has continuing jurisdiction after the entry of
49 the initial order to modify the amount and terms and conditions
50 of the child support payments when the modification is found
51 necessary by the court in the best interests of the child, when
52 the child reaches majority, when there is a substantial change
53 in the circumstances of the parties, when s. 743.07(2) applies,
54 or when a child is emancipated, marries, joins the armed
55 services, or dies. The court initially entering a child support
56 order has continuing jurisdiction to require the obligee to
57 report to the court on terms prescribed by the court regarding
58 the disposition of the child support payments.
59 Section 3. Paragraph (d) of subsection (6) of section
60 61.14, Florida Statutes, is amended, and subsection (12) is
61 added to that section, to read:
62 61.14 Enforcement and modification of support, maintenance,
63 or alimony agreements or orders.—
64 (6)
65 (d) The court shall hear the obligor’s motion to contest
66 the impending judgment within 15 days after the date of filing
67 of the motion. Upon the court’s denial of the obligor’s motion,
68 the amount of the delinquency and all other amounts that become
69 due, together with costs and a service charge of up to $25,
70 become a final judgment by operation of law against the obligor.
71 The depository shall charge interest at the rate established in
72 s. 55.03 on all judgments for support. Payments on judgments
73 shall be applied first to the current child support due, then to
74 any delinquent principal, and then to interest on the support
75 judgment. Payments on alimony or spousal support judgments shall
76 be applied first to the current alimony or spousal support due,
77 then to any delinquent principal, and then to interest on the
78 alimony or spousal support judgment.
79 (12) Interest on child support and alimony or spousal
80 support judgments shall be enforceable through all of the
81 methods available to enforce the underlying support order,
82 including contempt. Interest shall not accrue on postjudgment
83 interest.
84 Section 4. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1), paragraph (b)
85 of subsection (2), paragraph (a) of subsection (3), and
86 subsections (6), (7), (10), and (11) of section 61.30, Florida
87 Statutes, are amended, and subsection (18) is added to that
88 section, to read:
89 61.30 Child support guidelines; retroactive child support.—
90 (1)(a) The child support guideline amount as determined by
91 this section presumptively establishes the amount the trier of
92 fact shall order as child support in an initial proceeding for
93 such support or in a proceeding for modification of an existing
94 order for such support, whether the proceeding arises under this
95 or another chapter. The trier of fact may order payment of child
96 support which varies, plus or minus 5 percent, from the
97 guideline amount, after considering all relevant factors,
98 including the needs of the child or children, age, station in
99 life, standard of living, and the financial status and ability
100 of each parent. The trier of fact may order payment of child
101 support in an amount which varies more than 5 percent from such
102 guideline amount only upon a written finding explaining why
103 ordering payment of such guideline amount would be unjust or
104 inappropriate. Notwithstanding the variance limitations of this
105 section, the trier of fact shall order payment of child support
106 which varies from the guideline amount as provided in paragraph
107 (11)(b) whenever any of the children are required by court order
108 or mediation agreement to spend a substantial amount of time
109 with either parent as defined by subparagraph (11)(b)8. This
110 requirement applies to any living arrangement, whether temporary
111 or permanent.
112 (2) Income shall be determined on a monthly basis for each
113 parent as follows:
114
115 (b)1. Income on a monthly basis shall be imputed to an
116 unemployed or underemployed parent when such employment or
117 underemployment is found by the court to be voluntary on that
118 parent’s part, absent a finding of fact by the court of physical
119 or mental incapacity or other circumstances over which the
120 parent has no control. In the event of such voluntary
121 unemployment or underemployment, the employment potential and
122 probable earnings level of the parent shall be determined based
123 upon his or her recent work history, occupational
124 qualifications, and prevailing earnings level in the community
125 as provided in this paragraph; however, the court may refuse to
126 impute income to a parent if the court finds it necessary for
127 the parent to stay home with the child who is the subject of a
128 child support calculation.
129 2. In order for the court to impute income beyond minimum
130 wage under subparagraph 1., the court must make specific
131 findings of fact consistent with the requirements of this
132 subparagraph. The party seeking to impute income has the burden
133 to present competent, substantial evidence showing the
134 following:
135 a. That the unemployment or underemployment is voluntary.
136 b. The amount and source of the imputed income, through
137 evidence of income from available employment for which the party
138 is suitably qualified by education, experience, current
139 licensure, or geographic location, with due consideration being
140 given to the parties’ time-sharing schedule and their historical
141 exercise of the time-sharing provided in the parenting plan or
142 relevant order.
143 3. There shall be a rebuttable presumption entitling the
144 court to impute Florida minimum wage on a full-time basis to a
145 parent, absent a finding by the court that:
146 a. The parent has a physical or mental incapacity that
147 renders the parent unemployable or underemployed;
148 b. The parent needs to stay home to care for a child who is
149 the subject of the child support calculation, thereby preventing
150 the parent’s employment or rendering the parent underemployed;
151 or
152 c. There are other circumstances over which the parent has
153 no control, except for penal incarceration, that prevent the
154 parent from earning an income.
155
156 If evidence is produced that demonstrates that the parent is a
157 resident of another state, that state’s minimum wage law shall
158 apply. In the absence of a state minimum wage, the federal
159 minimum wage as determined by the United States Department of
160 Labor shall apply.
161 4. Unless the court makes the appropriate findings under
162 sub-subparagraph 2.b., income may not be imputed beyond minimum
163 wage requirements in subparagraph 3. based upon:
164 a. Income records that are more than 5 years old at the
165 time of the hearing or trial at which imputation is sought; or
166 b. Income at a level that a party has never earned in the
167 past, unless recently degreed, licensed, certified, relicensed,
168 or recertified and thus qualified for, subject to geographic
169 location, with due consideration of the parties’ existing time
170 sharing schedule and their historical exercise of the time
171 sharing provided in the parenting plan or relevant order.
172 (3) Net income is obtained by subtracting allowable
173 deductions from gross income. Allowable deductions shall
174 include:
175 (a) Federal, state, and local income tax, which shall be
176 calculated using gross income deductions, adjusted for actual
177 filing status, personal and dependency exemptions, applicable
178 deductions, earned income credits, child and dependent care
179 credits, and other allowable tax credits and allowable
180 dependents and income tax liabilities.
181 (6) The following guidelines schedule shall be applied to
182 the combined net income to determine the minimum child support
183 need:
184
185 Combined Monthly
186 Net Income Child or Children
187 One Two Three Four Five Six
188 650.00 74 75 75 76 77 78
189 700.00 119 120 121 123 124 125
190 750.00 164 166 167 169 171 173
191 800.00 190 211 213 216 218 220
192 850.00 202 257 259 262 265 268
193 900.00 213 302 305 309 312 315
194 950.00 224 347 351 355 359 363
195 1000.00 235 365 397 402 406 410
196 1050.00 246 382 443 448 453 458
197 1100.00 258 400 489 495 500 505
198 1150.00 269 417 522 541 547 553
199 1200.00 280 435 544 588 594 600
200 1250.00 290 451 565 634 641 648
201 1300.00 300 467 584 659 688 695
202 1350.00 310 482 603 681 735 743
203 1400.00 320 498 623 702 765 790
204 1450.00 330 513 642 724 789 838
205 1500.00 340 529 662 746 813 869
206 1550.00 350 544 681 768 836 895
207 1600.00 360 560 701 790 860 920
208 1650.00 370 575 720 812 884 945
209 1700.00 380 591 740 833 907 971
210 1750.00 390 606 759 855 931 996
211 1800.00 400 622 779 877 955 1022
212 1850.00 410 638 798 900 979 1048
213 1900.00 421 654 818 923 1004 1074
214 1950.00 431 670 839 946 1029 1101
215 2000.00 442 686 859 968 1054 1128
216 2050.00 452 702 879 991 1079 1154
217 2100.00 463 718 899 1014 1104 1181
218 2150.00 473 734 919 1037 1129 1207
219 2200.00 484 751 940 1060 1154 1234
220 2250.00 494 767 960 1082 1179 1261
221 2300.00 505 783 980 1105 1204 1287
222 2350.00 515 799 1000 1128 1229 1314
223 2400.00 526 815 1020 1151 1254 1340
224 2450.00 536 831 1041 1174 1279 1367
225 2500.00 547 847 1061 1196 1304 1394
226 2550.00 557 864 1081 1219 1329 1420
227 2600.00 568 880 1101 1242 1354 1447
228 2650.00 578 896 1121 1265 1379 1473
229 2700.00 588 912 1141 1287 1403 1500
230 2750.00 597 927 1160 1308 1426 1524
231 2800.00 607 941 1178 1328 1448 1549
232 2850.00 616 956 1197 1349 1471 1573
233 2900.00 626 971 1215 1370 1494 1598
234 2950.00 635 986 1234 1391 1517 1622
235 3000.00 644 1001 1252 1412 1540 1647
236 3050.00 654 1016 1271 1433 1563 1671
237 3100.00 663 1031 1289 1453 1586 1695
238 3150.00 673 1045 1308 1474 1608 1720
239 3200.00 682 1060 1327 1495 1631 1744
240 3250.00 691 1075 1345 1516 1654 1769
241 3300.00 701 1090 1364 1537 1677 1793
242 3350.00 710 1105 1382 1558 1700 1818
243 3400.00 720 1120 1401 1579 1723 1842
244 3450.00 729 1135 1419 1599 1745 1867
245 3500.00 738 1149 1438 1620 1768 1891
246 3550.00 748 1164 1456 1641 1791 1915
247 3600.00 757 1179 1475 1662 1814 1940
248 3650.00 767 1194 1493 1683 1837 1964
249 3700.00 776 1208 1503 1702 1857 1987
250 3750.00 784 1221 1520 1721 1878 2009
251 3800.00 793 1234 1536 1740 1899 2031
252 3850.00 802 1248 1553 1759 1920 2053
253 3900.00 811 1261 1570 1778 1940 2075
254 3950.00 819 1275 1587 1797 1961 2097
255 4000.00 828 1288 1603 1816 1982 2119
256 4050.00 837 1302 1620 1835 2002 2141
257 4100.00 846 1315 1637 1854 2023 2163
258 4150.00 854 1329 1654 1873 2044 2185
259 4200.00 863 1342 1670 1892 2064 2207
260 4250.00 872 1355 1687 1911 2085 2229
261 4300.00 881 1369 1704 1930 2106 2251
262 4350.00 889 1382 1721 1949 2127 2273
263 4400.00 898 1396 1737 1968 2147 2295
264 4450.00 907 1409 1754 1987 2168 2317
265 4500.00 916 1423 1771 2006 2189 2339
266 4550.00 924 1436 1788 2024 2209 2361
267 4600.00 933 1450 1804 2043 2230 2384
268 4650.00 942 1463 1821 2062 2251 2406
269 4700.00 951 1477 1838 2081 2271 2428
270 4750.00 959 1490 1855 2100 2292 2450
271 4800.00 968 1503 1871 2119 2313 2472
272 4850.00 977 1517 1888 2138 2334 2494
273 4900.00 986 1530 1905 2157 2354 2516
274 4950.00 993 1542 1927 2174 2372 2535
275 5000.00 1000 1551 1939 2188 2387 2551
276 5050.00 1006 1561 1952 2202 2402 2567
277 5100.00 1013 1571 1964 2215 2417 2583
278 5150.00 1019 1580 1976 2229 2432 2599
279 5200.00 1025 1590 1988 2243 2447 2615
280 5250.00 1032 1599 2000 2256 2462 2631
281 5300.00 1038 1609 2012 2270 2477 2647
282 5350.00 1045 1619 2024 2283 2492 2663
283 5400.00 1051 1628 2037 2297 2507 2679
284 5450.00 1057 1638 2049 2311 2522 2695
285 5500.00 1064 1647 2061 2324 2537 2711
286 5550.00 1070 1657 2073 2338 2552 2727
287 5600.00 1077 1667 2085 2352 2567 2743
288 5650.00 1083 1676 2097 2365 2582 2759
289 5700.00 1089 1686 2109 2379 2597 2775
290 5750.00 1096 1695 2122 2393 2612 2791
291 5800.00 1102 1705 2134 2406 2627 2807
292 5850.00 1107 1713 2144 2418 2639 2820
293 5900.00 1111 1721 2155 2429 2651 2833
294 5950.00 1116 1729 2165 2440 2663 2847
295 6000.00 1121 1737 2175 2451 2676 2860
296 6050.00 1126 1746 2185 2462 2688 2874
297 6100.00 1131 1754 2196 2473 2700 2887
298 6150.00 1136 1762 2206 2484 2712 2900
299 6200.00 1141 1770 2216 2495 2724 2914
300 6250.00 1145 1778 2227 2506 2737 2927
301 6300.00 1150 1786 2237 2517 2749 2941
302 6350.00 1155 1795 2247 2529 2761 2954
303 6400.00 1160 1803 2258 2540 2773 2967
304 6450.00 1165 1811 2268 2551 2785 2981
305 6500.00 1170 1819 2278 2562 2798 2994
306 6550.00 1175 1827 2288 2573 2810 3008
307 6600.00 1179 1835 2299 2584 2822 3021
308 6650.00 1184 1843 2309 2595 2834 3034
309 6700.00 1189 1850 2317 2604 2845 3045
310 6750.00 1193 1856 2325 2613 2854 3055
311 6800.00 1196 1862 2332 2621 2863 3064
312 6850.00 1200 1868 2340 2630 2872 3074
313 6900.00 1204 1873 2347 2639 2882 3084
314 6950.00 1208 1879 2355 2647 2891 3094
315 7000.00 1212 1885 2362 2656 2900 3103
316 7050.00 1216 1891 2370 2664 2909 3113
317 7100.00 1220 1897 2378 2673 2919 3123
318 7150.00 1224 1903 2385 2681 2928 3133
319 7200.00 1228 1909 2393 2690 2937 3142
320 7250.00 1232 1915 2400 2698 2946 3152
321 7300.00 1235 1921 2408 2707 2956 3162
322 7350.00 1239 1927 2415 2716 2965 3172
323 7400.00 1243 1933 2423 2724 2974 3181
324 7450.00 1247 1939 2430 2733 2983 3191
325 7500.00 1251 1945 2438 2741 2993 3201
326 7550.00 1255 1951 2446 2750 3002 3211
327 7600.00 1259 1957 2453 2758 3011 3220
328 7650.00 1263 1963 2461 2767 3020 3230
329 7700.00 1267 1969 2468 2775 3030 3240
330 7750.00 1271 1975 2476 2784 3039 3250
331 7800.00 1274 1981 2483 2792 3048 3259
332 7850.00 1278 1987 2491 2801 3057 3269
333 7900.00 1282 1992 2498 2810 3067 3279
334 7950.00 1286 1998 2506 2818 3076 3289
335 8000.00 1290 2004 2513 2827 3085 3298
336 8050.00 1294 2010 2521 2835 3094 3308
337 8100.00 1298 2016 2529 2844 3104 3318
338 8150.00 1302 2022 2536 2852 3113 3328
339 8200.00 1306 2028 2544 2861 3122 3337
340 8250.00 1310 2034 2551 2869 3131 3347
341 8300.00 1313 2040 2559 2878 3141 3357
342 8350.00 1317 2046 2566 2887 3150 3367
343 8400.00 1321 2052 2574 2895 3159 3376
344 8450.00 1325 2058 2581 2904 3168 3386
345 8500.00 1329 2064 2589 2912 3178 3396
346 8550.00 1333 2070 2597 2921 3187 3406
347 8600.00 1337 2076 2604 2929 3196 3415
348 8650.00 1341 2082 2612 2938 3205 3425
349 8700.00 1345 2088 2619 2946 3215 3435
350 8750.00 1349 2094 2627 2955 3224 3445
351 8800.00 1352 2100 2634 2963 3233 3454
352 8850.00 1356 2106 2642 2972 3242 3464
353 8900.00 1360 2111 2649 2981 3252 3474
354 8950.00 1364 2117 2657 2989 3261 3484
355 9000.00 1368 2123 2664 2998 3270 3493
356 9050.00 1372 2129 2672 3006 3279 3503
357 9100.00 1376 2135 2680 3015 3289 3513
358 9150.00 1380 2141 2687 3023 3298 3523
359 9200.00 1384 2147 2695 3032 3307 3532
360 9250.00 1388 2153 2702 3040 3316 3542
361 9300.00 1391 2159 2710 3049 3326 3552
362 9350.00 1395 2165 2717 3058 3335 3562
363 9400.00 1399 2171 2725 3066 3344 3571
364 9450.00 1403 2177 2732 3075 3353 3581
365 9500.00 1407 2183 2740 3083 3363 3591
366 9550.00 1411 2189 2748 3092 3372 3601
367 9600.00 1415 2195 2755 3100 3381 3610
368 9650.00 1419 2201 2763 3109 3390 3620
369 9700.00 1422 2206 2767 3115 3396 3628
370 9750.00 1425 2210 2772 3121 3402 3634
371 9800.00 1427 2213 2776 3126 3408 3641
372 9850.00 1430 2217 2781 3132 3414 3647
373 9900.00 1432 2221 2786 3137 3420 3653
374 9950.00 1435 2225 2791 3143 3426 3659
375 10000.00 1437 2228 2795 3148 3432 3666
376 For combined monthly net income less than the amount set out on
377 the above guidelines schedule, the parent should be ordered to
378 pay a child support amount, determined on a case-by-case basis,
379 to establish the principle of payment and lay the basis for
380 increased orders should the parent’s income increase in the
381 future. For combined monthly net income greater than the amount
382 set out in the above guidelines schedule, the obligation shall
383 be the minimum amount of support provided by the guidelines
384 schedule plus the following percentages multiplied by the amount
385 of income over $10,000:
386 Child or Children
387 One Two Three Four Five Six
388 5.0% 7.5% 9.5% 11.0% 12.0% 12.5%
389 These percentages shall not be used to determine child support
390 beyond the amount necessary to satisfy the reasonable needs of
391 the child or children.
392 (7) Child care costs incurred on behalf of the children due
393 to employment, job search, or education calculated to result in
394 employment or to enhance income of current employment of either
395 parent shall be reduced by 25 percent and then shall be added to
396 the basic obligation. After the adjusted child care costs are
397 added to the basic obligation, any moneys prepaid by a parent
398 for child care costs for the child or children of this action
399 shall be deducted from that parent’s child support obligation
400 for that child or those children. Child care costs shall not
401 exceed the level required to provide quality care from a
402 licensed source for the children.
403 (10) The total minimum child support need shall be
404 determined by adding child care costs and health insurance costs
405 to the minimum child support need. Each parent’s actual dollar
406 share of the total minimum child support need shall be
407 determined by multiplying the minimum child support need by each
408 parent’s percentage share of the combined monthly net income.
409 The resulting amount shall be paid by the parent having less
410 than 20 percent of the overnight time-sharing to the parent
411 having more than 80 percent of the overnight time-sharing.
412 (11)(a) The court may adjust the total minimum child
413 support award, or either or both parents’ share of the total
414 minimum child support award, based upon the following deviation
415 factors:
416 1. Extraordinary medical, psychological, educational, or
417 dental expenses.
418 2. Independent income of the child, not to include moneys
419 received by a child from supplemental security income.
420 3. The payment of support for a parent which regularly has
421 been paid and for which there is a demonstrated need.
422 4. Seasonal variations in one or both parents’ incomes or
423 expenses.
424 5. The age of the child, taking into account the greater
425 needs of older children.
426 6. Special needs, such as costs that may be associated with
427 the disability of a child, that have traditionally been met
428 within the family budget even though the fulfilling of those
429 needs will cause the support to exceed the presumptive amount
430 established by the guidelines.
431 7. Total available assets of the obligee, obligor, and the
432 child.
433 8. The impact of the Internal Revenue Service dependency
434 exemption and waiver of that exemption. The court may order a
435 parent to execute a waiver of the Internal Revenue Service
436 dependency exemption if the paying parent is current in support
437 payments.
438 8.9. When application of the child support guidelines
439 schedule requires a person to pay another person more than 55
440 percent of his or her gross income for a child support
441 obligation for current support resulting from a single support
442 order or when the application of the child support guidelines
443 leaves a party with a net income that is lower than the current
444 federal poverty guidelines.
445 9.10. The particular parenting plan, such as where the
446 child spends a significant amount of time, but less than 20 40
447 percent of the overnights, with one parent, thereby reducing the
448 financial expenditures incurred by the other parent; or the
449 refusal of a parent to become involved in the activities of the
450 child.
451 10.11. Any other adjustment which is needed to achieve an
452 equitable result which may include, but not be limited to, a
453 reasonable and necessary existing expense or debt. Such expense
454 or debt may include, but is not limited to, a reasonable and
455 necessary expense or debt which the parties jointly incurred
456 during the marriage.
457 (b) Whenever a particular parenting plan provides that each
458 child spend a substantial amount of time with each parent, the
459 court shall adjust any award of child support, as follows:
460 1. In accordance with subsections (9) and (10), calculate
461 the amount of support obligation apportioned to each parent
462 without including day care and health insurance costs in the
463 calculation and multiply the amount by 1.5.
464 2. Calculate the percentage of overnight stays the child
465 spends with each parent.
466 3. Multiply each parent’s support obligation as calculated
467 in subparagraph 1. by the percentage of the other parent’s
468 overnight stays with the child as calculated in subparagraph 2.
469 4. The difference between the amounts calculated in
470 subparagraph 3. shall be the monetary transfer necessary between
471 the parents for the care of the child, subject to an adjustment
472 for day care and health insurance expenses.
473 5. Pursuant to subsections (7) and (8), calculate the net
474 amounts owed by each parent for the expenses incurred for day
475 care and health insurance coverage for the child. Day care shall
476 be calculated without regard to the 25-percent reduction applied
477 by subsection (7).
478 6. Adjust the support obligation owed by each parent
479 pursuant to subparagraph 4. by crediting or debiting the amount
480 calculated in subparagraph 5. This amount represents the child
481 support which must be exchanged between the parents.
482 7. The court may deviate from the child support amount
483 calculated pursuant to subparagraph 6. based upon the deviation
484 factors in paragraph (a), as well as the obligee parent’s low
485 income and ability to maintain the basic necessities of the home
486 for the child, the likelihood that either parent will actually
487 exercise the time-sharing schedule set forth in the parenting
488 plan granted by the court, and whether all of the children are
489 exercising the same time-sharing schedule.
490 8. For purposes of adjusting any award of child support
491 under this paragraph, “substantial amount of time” means that a
492 parent exercises time-sharing visitation at least 20 40 percent
493 of the overnights of the year.
494 (c) A parent’s failure to regularly exercise the court
495 ordered or agreed time-sharing schedule not caused by the other
496 parent which resulted in the adjustment of the amount of child
497 support pursuant to subparagraph (a)9.10. or paragraph (b) shall
498 be deemed a substantial change of circumstances for purposes of
499 modifying the child support award. A modification pursuant to
500 this paragraph shall be retroactive to the date the noncustodial
501 parent first failed to regularly exercise the court-ordered or
502 agreed time-sharing schedule.
503 (18) The court may, for good cause shown, order the parent
504 otherwise entitled to the Internal Revenue Service dependency
505 exemption for a child to execute a waiver of the dependency
506 exemption.
507 Section 5. Paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of section
508 409.2563, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
509 409.2563 Administrative establishment of child support
510 obligations.—
511 (5) PROPOSED ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT ORDER.—
512 (a) After serving notice upon a parent in accordance with
513 subsection (4), the department shall calculate that parent’s
514 child support obligation under the child support guidelines
515 schedule as provided by s. 61.30, based on any timely financial
516 affidavits received and other information available to the
517 department. If either parent fails to comply with the
518 requirement to furnish a financial affidavit, the department may
519 proceed on the basis of information available from any source,
520 if such information is sufficiently reliable and detailed to
521 allow calculation of guideline schedule amounts under s. 61.30.
522 If a parent receives public assistance and fails to submit a
523 financial affidavit, the department may submit a financial
524 affidavit for that parent pursuant to s. 61.30(15). If there is
525 a lack of sufficient reliable information concerning a parent’s
526 actual earnings for a current or past period, there shall be a
527 rebuttable presumption it shall be presumed for the purpose of
528 establishing a support obligation that the parent had an earning
529 capacity equal to the Florida federal minimum wage on a full
530 time basis during the applicable period, unless evidence is
531 presented that the parent is a resident of another state, in
532 which case that state’s minimum wage shall apply. In the absence
533 of a state minimum wage, the federal minimum wage as determined
534 by the United States Department of Labor shall apply.
535 Section 6. Section 742.08, Florida Statutes, is amended to
536 read:
537 742.08 Default of support payments.—Upon default in payment
538 of any moneys ordered by the court to be paid, the court may
539 enter a judgment for the amount in default, plus interest,
540 administrative costs, filing fees, and other expenses incurred
541 by the clerk of the circuit court which shall be a lien upon all
542 property of the defendant both real and personal. Interest on
543 support judgments shall be enforceable through all of the
544 methods available to enforce the underlying support order,
545 including contempt. Interest shall not accrue on postjudgment
546 interest. Costs and fees shall be assessed only after the court
547 makes a determination of the nonprevailing party’s ability to
548 pay such costs and fees. In Title IV-D cases, any costs,
549 including filing fees, recording fees, mediation costs, service
550 of process fees, and other expenses incurred by the clerk of the
551 circuit court, shall be assessed only against the nonprevailing
552 obligor after the court makes a determination of the
553 nonprevailing obligor’s ability to pay such costs and fees. The
554 Department of Revenue shall not be considered a party for
555 purposes of this section; however, fees may be assessed against
556 the department pursuant to s. 57.105(1). Willful failure to
557 comply with an order of the court shall be deemed a contempt of
558 the court entering the order and shall be punished as such. The
559 court may require bond of the defendant for the faithful
560 performance of his or her obligation under the order of the
561 court in such amount and upon such conditions as the court shall
562 direct.
563 Section 7. This act shall take effect October 1, 2009.
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566 And the title is amended as follows:
567 Delete everything before the enacting clause
568 and insert:
569 A bill to be entitled
570 An act relating to spousal and child support; amending
571 s. 61.075, F.S.; requiring specified findings if a
572 deferred payment is ordered in an equitable
573 distribution; providing for application of specified
574 provisions; amending s. 61.13, F.S.; providing
575 requirements for child support and income deduction
576 orders relating to termination of child support;
577 amending s. 61.14, F.S.; specifying how payments on
578 alimony or spousal support judgments shall be applied;
579 providing for enforcement of interest payments on
580 child support and alimony or spousal support
581 judgments; providing that interest not accrue on
582 postjudgment interest; amending s. 61.30, F.S.;
583 specifying a definition relating to payment of child
584 support varying from the guideline amount whenever any
585 of the children are required by court order to spend a
586 substantial amount of time with either parent;
587 requiring specified findings in order for a court to
588 impute income beyond minimum wage; prohibiting use of
589 certain factors in imputing income beyond minimum wage
590 unless a court makes specified findings; revising
591 provisions relating to income tax calculations used in
592 determining net income; deleting certain net income
593 amounts from the child support guidelines schedule;
594 providing that certain percentages used for combined
595 monthly net income greater than the amount set out in
596 the guidelines schedule shall not be used to determine
597 child support beyond the amount necessary to satisfy
598 the reasonable needs of the child or children;
599 eliminating a reduction in the child care cost added
600 to the basic support obligation; providing for
601 determination of the total minimum child support need;
602 providing for payment of a parent’s share of the
603 minimum total child support need; deleting provisions
604 relating to adjustment of a minimum child support
605 award relating to the Internal Revenue Service
606 dependency exemption; providing for adjustment of a
607 party’s minimum child support award when application
608 of the child support guidelines leaves the party with
609 a net income lower than the federal poverty
610 guidelines; revising the percentage of overnight time
611 sharing that is considered significant for certain
612 purposes; allowing a court to order a party to execute
613 a waiver of the Internal Revenue Service dependency
614 exemption for a child for good cause shown; amending
615 s. 409.2563, F.S.; revising provisions relating to a
616 presumption of minimum wage earning capacity for
617 purposes of administrative support orders; amending s.
618 742.08, F.S.; providing for enforcement of interest
619 payments on support judgments; providing that interest
620 shall not accrue on postjudgment interest; providing
621 an effective date.