Florida Senate - 2009 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 2166
Barcode 912714
LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
Comm: RCS .
04/15/2009 .
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The Committee on Judiciary (Joyner) recommended the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete everything after the enacting clause
4 and insert:
5 Section 1. Subsection (10) of section 61.075, Florida
6 Statutes, is amended to read:
7 61.075 Equitable distribution of marital assets and
8 liabilities.—
9 (10) To do equity between the parties, the court may, in
10 lieu of or to supplement, facilitate, or effectuate the
11 equitable division of marital assets and liabilities, order a
12 monetary payment in a lump sum or in installments paid over a
13 fixed period of time. If deferred payment is ordered, the court
14 shall require security and a reasonable rate of interest, or
15 otherwise recognize the time value of money, in any such
16 deferred distribution scheme, absent good cause. The court shall
17 make written findings of fact relating to any deferred payment,
18 security or lack thereof, and interest or lack thereof. Nothing
19 in this section shall preclude application of any provision of
20 chapter 55 to any subsequent default.
21 Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
22 61.13, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
23 61.13 Support of children; parenting and time-sharing;
24 powers of court.—
25 (1)(a) In a proceeding under this chapter, the court may at
26 any time order either or both parents who owe a duty of support
27 to a child to pay support to the other parent or, in the case of
28 both parents, to the person with custody in accordance with the
29 child support guidelines schedule in s. 61.30.
30 1. All child support orders and income deduction orders
31 entered on or after October 1, 2009, shall provide for the
32 following:
33 a. Termination of child support upon a child’s 18th
34 birthday, unless the court finds or has previously found that s.
35 743.07(2) applies or unless otherwise agreed to by the parties.
36 b. A schedule, based upon the record existing at the time
37 of the order, stating the amount of the monthly child support
38 obligation for all the minor children at the time of the order
39 and the amount of child support that will be owed for the
40 remaining children for whom child support will continue when any
41 child is no longer entitled to receive child support under this
42 subparagraph.
43 c. The month and year that the reduction or termination of
44 child support becomes effective.
45 2. Notwithstanding subparagraph 1., the court initially
46 entering an order requiring one or both parents to make child
47 support payments has continuing jurisdiction after the entry of
48 the initial order to modify the amount and terms and conditions
49 of the child support payments when the modification is found
50 necessary by the court in the best interests of the child, when
51 the child reaches majority, when there is a substantial change
52 in the circumstances of the parties, when s. 743.07(2) applies,
53 or when a child is emancipated, marries, joins the armed
54 services, or dies. The court initially entering a child support
55 order has continuing jurisdiction to require the obligee to
56 report to the court on terms prescribed by the court regarding
57 the disposition of the child support payments.
58 Section 3. Paragraph (d) of subsection (6) of section
59 61.14, Florida Statutes, is amended, and subsection (12) is
60 added to that section, to read:
61 61.14 Enforcement and modification of support, maintenance,
62 or alimony agreements or orders.—
63 (6)
64 (d) The court shall hear the obligor’s motion to contest
65 the impending judgment within 15 days after the date of filing
66 of the motion. Upon the court’s denial of the obligor’s motion,
67 the amount of the delinquency and all other amounts that become
68 due, together with costs and a service charge of up to $25,
69 become a final judgment by operation of law against the obligor.
70 The depository shall charge interest at the rate established in
71 s. 55.03 on all judgments for support. Payments on judgments
72 shall be applied first to the current child support due, then to
73 any delinquent principal, and then to interest on the support
74 judgment. Payments on alimony or spousal support judgments shall
75 be applied first to the current alimony or spousal support due,
76 then to any delinquent principal, and then to interest on the
77 alimony or spousal support judgment.
78 (12) Interest on child support and alimony or spousal
79 support judgments shall be enforceable through all of the
80 methods available to enforce the underlying support order,
81 including contempt. Interest shall not accrue on postjudgment
82 interest.
83 Section 4. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1), paragraph (b)
84 of subsection (2), paragraph (a) of subsection (3), and
85 subsections (6), (7), (10), and (11) of section 61.30, Florida
86 Statutes, are amended, and subsection (18) is added to that
87 section, to read:
88 61.30 Child support guidelines; retroactive child support.—
89 (1)(a) The child support guideline amount as determined by
90 this section presumptively establishes the amount the trier of
91 fact shall order as child support in an initial proceeding for
92 such support or in a proceeding for modification of an existing
93 order for such support, whether the proceeding arises under this
94 or another chapter. The trier of fact may order payment of child
95 support which varies, plus or minus 5 percent, from the
96 guideline amount, after considering all relevant factors,
97 including the needs of the child or children, age, station in
98 life, standard of living, and the financial status and ability
99 of each parent. The trier of fact may order payment of child
100 support in an amount which varies more than 5 percent from such
101 guideline amount only upon a written finding explaining why
102 ordering payment of such guideline amount would be unjust or
103 inappropriate. Notwithstanding the variance limitations of this
104 section, the trier of fact shall order payment of child support
105 which varies from the guideline amount as provided in paragraph
106 (11)(b) whenever any of the children are required by court order
107 or mediation agreement to spend a substantial amount of time
108 with either parent as defined by subparagraph (11)(b)8. This
109 requirement applies to any living arrangement, whether temporary
110 or permanent.
111 (2) Income shall be determined on a monthly basis for each
112 parent as follows:
113 (b)1. Income on a monthly basis shall be imputed to an
114 unemployed or underemployed parent when such employment or
115 underemployment is found by the court to be voluntary on that
116 parent’s part, absent a finding of fact by the court of physical
117 or mental incapacity or other circumstances over which the
118 parent has no control. In the event of such voluntary
119 unemployment or underemployment, the employment potential and
120 probable earnings level of the parent shall be determined based
121 upon his or her recent work history, occupational
122 qualifications, and prevailing earnings level in the community
123 as provided in this paragraph; however, the court may refuse to
124 impute income to a parent if the court finds it necessary for
125 the parent to stay home with the child who is the subject of a
126 child support calculation.
127 2. In order for the court to impute income beyond minimum
128 wage under subparagraph 1., the court must make specific
129 findings of fact consistent with the requirements of this
130 subparagraph. The party seeking to impute income has the burden
131 to present competent, substantial evidence showing the
132 following:
133 a. That the unemployment or underemployment is voluntary.
134 b. The amount and source of the imputed income, through
135 evidence of income from available employment for which the party
136 is suitably qualified by education, experience, current
137 licensure, or geographic location, with due consideration being
138 given to the parties’ time-sharing schedule and their historical
139 exercise of the time-sharing provided in the parenting plan or
140 relevant order.
141 3. There shall be a rebuttable presumption entitling the
142 court to impute Florida minimum wage on a full-time basis to a
143 parent, absent a finding by the court that:
144 a. The parent has a physical or mental incapacity that
145 renders the parent unemployable or underemployed;
146 b. The parent needs to stay home to care for a child who is
147 the subject of the child support calculation, thereby preventing
148 the parent’s employment or rendering the parent underemployed;
149 or
150 c. There are other circumstances over which the parent has
151 no control, except for penal incarceration, that prevent the
152 parent from earning an income.
153
154 If evidence is produced that demonstrates that the parent is a
155 resident of another state, that state’s minimum wage law shall
156 apply. In the absence of a state minimum wage, the federal
157 minimum wage as determined by the United States Department of
158 Labor shall apply.
159 4. Unless the court makes the appropriate findings under
160 sub-subparagraph 2.b., income may not be imputed beyond minimum
161 wage requirements in subparagraph 3. based upon:
162 a. Income records that are more than 5 years old at the
163 time of the hearing or trial at which imputation is sought; or
164 b. Income at a level that a party has never earned in the
165 past, unless recently degreed, licensed, certified, relicensed,
166 or recertified and thus qualified for, subject to geographic
167 location, with due consideration of the parties’ existing time
168 sharing schedule and their historical exercise of the time
169 sharing provided in the parenting plan or relevant order.
170 (3) Net income is obtained by subtracting allowable
171 deductions from gross income. Allowable deductions shall
172 include:
173 (a) Federal, state, and local income tax, which shall be
174 calculated using gross income deductions, adjusted for actual
175 filing status, personal and dependency exemptions, applicable
176 deductions, earned income credits, child and dependent care
177 credits, and other allowable tax credits and allowable
178 dependents and income tax liabilities.
179 (6) The following guidelines schedule shall be applied to
180 the combined net income to determine the minimum child support
181 need:
182 Combined Monthly
183 Net Income Child or Children
184 One Two Three Four Five Six
185 650.00 74 75 75 76 77 78
186 700.00 119 120 121 123 124 125
187 750.00 164 166 167 169 171 173
188 800.00 190 211 213 216 218 220
189 850.00 202 257 259 262 265 268
190 900.00 213 302 305 309 312 315
191 950.00 224 347 351 355 359 363
192 1000.00 235 365 397 402 406 410
193 1050.00 246 382 443 448 453 458
194 1100.00 258 400 489 495 500 505
195 1150.00 269 417 522 541 547 553
196 1200.00 280 435 544 588 594 600
197 1250.00 290 451 565 634 641 648
198 1300.00 300 467 584 659 688 695
199 1350.00 310 482 603 681 735 743
200 1400.00 320 498 623 702 765 790
201 1450.00 330 513 642 724 789 838
202 1500.00 340 529 662 746 813 869
203 1550.00 350 544 681 768 836 895
204 1600.00 360 560 701 790 860 920
205 1650.00 370 575 720 812 884 945
206 1700.00 380 591 740 833 907 971
207 1750.00 390 606 759 855 931 996
208 1800.00 400 622 779 877 955 1022
209 1850.00 410 638 798 900 979 1048
210 1900.00 421 654 818 923 1004 1074
211 1950.00 431 670 839 946 1029 1101
212 2000.00 442 686 859 968 1054 1128
213 2050.00 452 702 879 991 1079 1154
214 2100.00 463 718 899 1014 1104 1181
215 2150.00 473 734 919 1037 1129 1207
216 2200.00 484 751 940 1060 1154 1234
217 2250.00 494 767 960 1082 1179 1261
218 2300.00 505 783 980 1105 1204 1287
219 2350.00 515 799 1000 1128 1229 1314
220 2400.00 526 815 1020 1151 1254 1340
221 2450.00 536 831 1041 1174 1279 1367
222 2500.00 547 847 1061 1196 1304 1394
223 2550.00 557 864 1081 1219 1329 1420
224 2600.00 568 880 1101 1242 1354 1447
225 2650.00 578 896 1121 1265 1379 1473
226 2700.00 588 912 1141 1287 1403 1500
227 2750.00 597 927 1160 1308 1426 1524
228 2800.00 607 941 1178 1328 1448 1549
229 2850.00 616 956 1197 1349 1471 1573
230 2900.00 626 971 1215 1370 1494 1598
231 2950.00 635 986 1234 1391 1517 1622
232 3000.00 644 1001 1252 1412 1540 1647
233 3050.00 654 1016 1271 1433 1563 1671
234 3100.00 663 1031 1289 1453 1586 1695
235 3150.00 673 1045 1308 1474 1608 1720
236 3200.00 682 1060 1327 1495 1631 1744
237 3250.00 691 1075 1345 1516 1654 1769
238 3300.00 701 1090 1364 1537 1677 1793
239 3350.00 710 1105 1382 1558 1700 1818
240 3400.00 720 1120 1401 1579 1723 1842
241 3450.00 729 1135 1419 1599 1745 1867
242 3500.00 738 1149 1438 1620 1768 1891
243 3550.00 748 1164 1456 1641 1791 1915
244 3600.00 757 1179 1475 1662 1814 1940
245 3650.00 767 1194 1493 1683 1837 1964
246 3700.00 776 1208 1503 1702 1857 1987
247 3750.00 784 1221 1520 1721 1878 2009
248 3800.00 793 1234 1536 1740 1899 2031
249 3850.00 802 1248 1553 1759 1920 2053
250 3900.00 811 1261 1570 1778 1940 2075
251 3950.00 819 1275 1587 1797 1961 2097
252 4000.00 828 1288 1603 1816 1982 2119
253 4050.00 837 1302 1620 1835 2002 2141
254 4100.00 846 1315 1637 1854 2023 2163
255 4150.00 854 1329 1654 1873 2044 2185
256 4200.00 863 1342 1670 1892 2064 2207
257 4250.00 872 1355 1687 1911 2085 2229
258 4300.00 881 1369 1704 1930 2106 2251
259 4350.00 889 1382 1721 1949 2127 2273
260 4400.00 898 1396 1737 1968 2147 2295
261 4450.00 907 1409 1754 1987 2168 2317
262 4500.00 916 1423 1771 2006 2189 2339
263 4550.00 924 1436 1788 2024 2209 2361
264 4600.00 933 1450 1804 2043 2230 2384
265 4650.00 942 1463 1821 2062 2251 2406
266 4700.00 951 1477 1838 2081 2271 2428
267 4750.00 959 1490 1855 2100 2292 2450
268 4800.00 968 1503 1871 2119 2313 2472
269 4850.00 977 1517 1888 2138 2334 2494
270 4900.00 986 1530 1905 2157 2354 2516
271 4950.00 993 1542 1927 2174 2372 2535
272 5000.00 1000 1551 1939 2188 2387 2551
273 5050.00 1006 1561 1952 2202 2402 2567
274 5100.00 1013 1571 1964 2215 2417 2583
275 5150.00 1019 1580 1976 2229 2432 2599
276 5200.00 1025 1590 1988 2243 2447 2615
277 5250.00 1032 1599 2000 2256 2462 2631
278 5300.00 1038 1609 2012 2270 2477 2647
279 5350.00 1045 1619 2024 2283 2492 2663
280 5400.00 1051 1628 2037 2297 2507 2679
281 5450.00 1057 1638 2049 2311 2522 2695
282 5500.00 1064 1647 2061 2324 2537 2711
283 5550.00 1070 1657 2073 2338 2552 2727
284 5600.00 1077 1667 2085 2352 2567 2743
285 5650.00 1083 1676 2097 2365 2582 2759
286 5700.00 1089 1686 2109 2379 2597 2775
287 5750.00 1096 1695 2122 2393 2612 2791
288 5800.00 1102 1705 2134 2406 2627 2807
289 5850.00 1107 1713 2144 2418 2639 2820
290 5900.00 1111 1721 2155 2429 2651 2833
291 5950.00 1116 1729 2165 2440 2663 2847
292 6000.00 1121 1737 2175 2451 2676 2860
293 6050.00 1126 1746 2185 2462 2688 2874
294 6100.00 1131 1754 2196 2473 2700 2887
295 6150.00 1136 1762 2206 2484 2712 2900
296 6200.00 1141 1770 2216 2495 2724 2914
297 6250.00 1145 1778 2227 2506 2737 2927
298 6300.00 1150 1786 2237 2517 2749 2941
299 6350.00 1155 1795 2247 2529 2761 2954
300 6400.00 1160 1803 2258 2540 2773 2967
301 6450.00 1165 1811 2268 2551 2785 2981
302 6500.00 1170 1819 2278 2562 2798 2994
303 6550.00 1175 1827 2288 2573 2810 3008
304 6600.00 1179 1835 2299 2584 2822 3021
305 6650.00 1184 1843 2309 2595 2834 3034
306 6700.00 1189 1850 2317 2604 2845 3045
307 6750.00 1193 1856 2325 2613 2854 3055
308 6800.00 1196 1862 2332 2621 2863 3064
309 6850.00 1200 1868 2340 2630 2872 3074
310 6900.00 1204 1873 2347 2639 2882 3084
311 6950.00 1208 1879 2355 2647 2891 3094
312 7000.00 1212 1885 2362 2656 2900 3103
313 7050.00 1216 1891 2370 2664 2909 3113
314 7100.00 1220 1897 2378 2673 2919 3123
315 7150.00 1224 1903 2385 2681 2928 3133
316 7200.00 1228 1909 2393 2690 2937 3142
317 7250.00 1232 1915 2400 2698 2946 3152
318 7300.00 1235 1921 2408 2707 2956 3162
319 7350.00 1239 1927 2415 2716 2965 3172
320 7400.00 1243 1933 2423 2724 2974 3181
321 7450.00 1247 1939 2430 2733 2983 3191
322 7500.00 1251 1945 2438 2741 2993 3201
323 7550.00 1255 1951 2446 2750 3002 3211
324 7600.00 1259 1957 2453 2758 3011 3220
325 7650.00 1263 1963 2461 2767 3020 3230
326 7700.00 1267 1969 2468 2775 3030 3240
327 7750.00 1271 1975 2476 2784 3039 3250
328 7800.00 1274 1981 2483 2792 3048 3259
329 7850.00 1278 1987 2491 2801 3057 3269
330 7900.00 1282 1992 2498 2810 3067 3279
331 7950.00 1286 1998 2506 2818 3076 3289
332 8000.00 1290 2004 2513 2827 3085 3298
333 8050.00 1294 2010 2521 2835 3094 3308
334 8100.00 1298 2016 2529 2844 3104 3318
335 8150.00 1302 2022 2536 2852 3113 3328
336 8200.00 1306 2028 2544 2861 3122 3337
337 8250.00 1310 2034 2551 2869 3131 3347
338 8300.00 1313 2040 2559 2878 3141 3357
339 8350.00 1317 2046 2566 2887 3150 3367
340 8400.00 1321 2052 2574 2895 3159 3376
341 8450.00 1325 2058 2581 2904 3168 3386
342 8500.00 1329 2064 2589 2912 3178 3396
343 8550.00 1333 2070 2597 2921 3187 3406
344 8600.00 1337 2076 2604 2929 3196 3415
345 8650.00 1341 2082 2612 2938 3205 3425
346 8700.00 1345 2088 2619 2946 3215 3435
347 8750.00 1349 2094 2627 2955 3224 3445
348 8800.00 1352 2100 2634 2963 3233 3454
349 8850.00 1356 2106 2642 2972 3242 3464
350 8900.00 1360 2111 2649 2981 3252 3474
351 8950.00 1364 2117 2657 2989 3261 3484
352 9000.00 1368 2123 2664 2998 3270 3493
353 9050.00 1372 2129 2672 3006 3279 3503
354 9100.00 1376 2135 2680 3015 3289 3513
355 9150.00 1380 2141 2687 3023 3298 3523
356 9200.00 1384 2147 2695 3032 3307 3532
357 9250.00 1388 2153 2702 3040 3316 3542
358 9300.00 1391 2159 2710 3049 3326 3552
359 9350.00 1395 2165 2717 3058 3335 3562
360 9400.00 1399 2171 2725 3066 3344 3571
361 9450.00 1403 2177 2732 3075 3353 3581
362 9500.00 1407 2183 2740 3083 3363 3591
363 9550.00 1411 2189 2748 3092 3372 3601
364 9600.00 1415 2195 2755 3100 3381 3610
365 9650.00 1419 2201 2763 3109 3390 3620
366 9700.00 1422 2206 2767 3115 3396 3628
367 9750.00 1425 2210 2772 3121 3402 3634
368 9800.00 1427 2213 2776 3126 3408 3641
369 9850.00 1430 2217 2781 3132 3414 3647
370 9900.00 1432 2221 2786 3137 3420 3653
371 9950.00 1435 2225 2791 3143 3426 3659
372 10000.00 1437 2228 2795 3148 3432 3666
373
374
375 For combined monthly net income less than the amount set out on
376 the above guidelines schedule, the parent should be ordered to
377 pay a child support amount, determined on a case-by-case basis,
378 to establish the principle of payment and lay the basis for
379 increased orders should the parent’s income increase in the
380 future. For combined monthly net income greater than the amount
381 set out in the above guidelines schedule, the obligation shall
382 be the minimum amount of support provided by the guidelines
383 schedule plus the following percentages multiplied by the amount
384 of income over $10,000:
385 Child or Children
386 One Two Three Four Five Six
387 5.0% 7.5% 9.5% 11.0% 12.0% 12.5%
388
389
390 These percentages may not be used to determine child support
391 beyond the amount necessary to satisfy the reasonable needs of
392 the child or children.
393 (7) Child care costs incurred on behalf of the children due
394 to employment, job search, or education calculated to result in
395 employment or to enhance income of current employment of either
396 parent shall be reduced by 25 percent and then shall be added to
397 the basic obligation. After the adjusted child care costs are
398 added to the basic obligation, any moneys prepaid by a parent
399 for child care costs for the child or children of this action
400 shall be deducted from that parent’s child support obligation
401 for that child or those children. Child care costs shall not
402 exceed the level required to provide quality care from a
403 licensed source for the children.
404 (10) The total minimum child support need shall be
405 determined by adding child care costs and health insurance costs
406 to the minimum child support need. Each parent’s actual dollar
407 share of the total minimum child support need shall be
408 determined by multiplying the minimum child support need by each
409 parent’s percentage share of the combined monthly net income.
410 The resulting amount shall be paid by the parent having less
411 than 20 percent of the overnight time-sharing to the parent
412 having more than 80 percent of the overnight time-sharing.
413 (11)(a) The court may adjust the total minimum child
414 support award, or either or both parents’ share of the total
415 minimum child support award, based upon the following deviation
416 factors:
417 1. Extraordinary medical, psychological, educational, or
418 dental expenses.
419 2. Independent income of the child, not to include moneys
420 received by a child from supplemental security income.
421 3. The payment of support for a parent which regularly has
422 been paid and for which there is a demonstrated need.
423 4. Seasonal variations in one or both parents’ incomes or
424 expenses.
425 5. The age of the child, taking into account the greater
426 needs of older children.
427 6. Special needs, such as costs that may be associated with
428 the disability of a child, that have traditionally been met
429 within the family budget even though the fulfilling of those
430 needs will cause the support to exceed the presumptive amount
431 established by the guidelines.
432 7. Total available assets of the obligee, obligor, and the
433 child.
434 8. The impact of the Internal Revenue Service dependency
435 exemption and waiver of that exemption. The court may order a
436 parent to execute a waiver of the Internal Revenue Service
437 dependency exemption if the paying parent is current in support
438 payments.
439 8.9. When application of the child support guidelines
440 schedule requires a person to pay another person more than 55
441 percent of his or her gross income for a child support
442 obligation for current support resulting from a single support
443 order or when the application of the child support guidelines
444 leaves a party with a net income that is lower than the current
445 federal poverty guidelines.
446 9.10. The particular parenting plan, such as where the
447 child spends a significant amount of time, but less than 20 40
448 percent of the overnights, with one parent, thereby reducing the
449 financial expenditures incurred by the other parent; or the
450 refusal of a parent to become involved in the activities of the
451 child.
452 10.11. Any other adjustment which is needed to achieve an
453 equitable result which may include, but not be limited to, a
454 reasonable and necessary existing expense or debt. Such expense
455 or debt may include, but is not limited to, a reasonable and
456 necessary expense or debt which the parties jointly incurred
457 during the marriage.
458 (b) Whenever a particular parenting plan provides that each
459 child spend a substantial amount of time with each parent, the
460 court shall adjust any award of child support, as follows:
461 1. In accordance with subsections (9) and (10), calculate
462 the amount of support obligation apportioned to each parent
463 without including day care and health insurance costs in the
464 calculation and multiply the amount by 1.5.
465 2. Calculate the percentage of overnight stays the child
466 spends with each parent.
467 3. Multiply each parent’s support obligation as calculated
468 in subparagraph 1. by the percentage of the other parent’s
469 overnight stays with the child as calculated in subparagraph 2.
470 4. The difference between the amounts calculated in
471 subparagraph 3. shall be the monetary transfer necessary between
472 the parents for the care of the child, subject to an adjustment
473 for day care and health insurance expenses.
474 5. Pursuant to subsections (7) and (8), calculate the net
475 amounts owed by each parent for the expenses incurred for day
476 care and health insurance coverage for the child. Day care shall
477 be calculated without regard to the 25-percent reduction applied
478 by subsection (7).
479 6. Adjust the support obligation owed by each parent
480 pursuant to subparagraph 4. by crediting or debiting the amount
481 calculated in subparagraph 5. This amount represents the child
482 support which must be exchanged between the parents.
483 7. The court may deviate from the child support amount
484 calculated pursuant to subparagraph 6. based upon the deviation
485 factors in paragraph (a), as well as the obligee parent’s low
486 income and ability to maintain the basic necessities of the home
487 for the child, the likelihood that either parent will actually
488 exercise the time-sharing schedule set forth in the parenting
489 plan granted by the court, and whether all of the children are
490 exercising the same time-sharing schedule.
491 8. For purposes of adjusting any award of child support
492 under this paragraph, “substantial amount of time” means that a
493 parent exercises time-sharing visitation at least 20 40 percent
494 of the overnights of the year.
495 (c) A parent’s failure to regularly exercise the court
496 ordered or agreed time-sharing schedule not caused by the other
497 parent which resulted in the adjustment of the amount of child
498 support pursuant to subparagraph (a)9.10. or paragraph (b) shall
499 be deemed a substantial change of circumstances for purposes of
500 modifying the child support award. A modification pursuant to
501 this paragraph shall be retroactive to the date the noncustodial
502 parent first failed to regularly exercise the court-ordered or
503 agreed time-sharing schedule.
504 (18) The court may, for good cause shown, order the parent
505 otherwise entitled to the Internal Revenue Service dependency
506 exemption for a child to execute a waiver of the dependency
507 exemption.
508 Section 5. Paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of section
509 409.2563, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
510 409.2563 Administrative establishment of child support
511 obligations.—
512 (5) PROPOSED ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT ORDER.—
513 (a) After serving notice upon a parent in accordance with
514 subsection (4), the department shall calculate that parent’s
515 child support obligation under the child support guidelines
516 schedule as provided by s. 61.30, based on any timely financial
517 affidavits received and other information available to the
518 department. If either parent fails to comply with the
519 requirement to furnish a financial affidavit, the department may
520 proceed on the basis of information available from any source,
521 if such information is sufficiently reliable and detailed to
522 allow calculation of guideline schedule amounts under s. 61.30.
523 If a parent receives public assistance and fails to submit a
524 financial affidavit, the department may submit a financial
525 affidavit for that parent pursuant to s. 61.30(15). If there is
526 a lack of sufficient reliable information concerning a parent’s
527 actual earnings for a current or past period, there shall be a
528 rebuttable presumption it shall be presumed for the purpose of
529 establishing a support obligation that the parent had an earning
530 capacity equal to the Florida federal minimum wage on a full
531 time basis during the applicable period, unless evidence is
532 presented that the parent is a resident of another state, in
533 which case that state’s minimum wage shall apply. In the absence
534 of a state minimum wage, the federal minimum wage as determined
535 by the United States Department of Labor shall apply.
536 Section 6. Section 742.08, Florida Statutes, is amended to
537 read:
538 742.08 Default of support payments.—Upon default in payment
539 of any moneys ordered by the court to be paid, the court may
540 enter a judgment for the amount in default, plus interest,
541 administrative costs, filing fees, and other expenses incurred
542 by the clerk of the circuit court which shall be a lien upon all
543 property of the defendant both real and personal. Interest on
544 support judgments shall be enforceable through all of the
545 methods available to enforce the underlying support order,
546 including contempt. Interest shall not accrue on postjudgment
547 interest. Costs and fees shall be assessed only after the court
548 makes a determination of the nonprevailing party’s ability to
549 pay such costs and fees. In Title IV-D cases, any costs,
550 including filing fees, recording fees, mediation costs, service
551 of process fees, and other expenses incurred by the clerk of the
552 circuit court, shall be assessed only against the nonprevailing
553 obligor after the court makes a determination of the
554 nonprevailing obligor’s ability to pay such costs and fees. The
555 Department of Revenue shall not be considered a party for
556 purposes of this section; however, fees may be assessed against
557 the department pursuant to s. 57.105(1). Willful failure to
558 comply with an order of the court shall be deemed a contempt of
559 the court entering the order and shall be punished as such. The
560 court may require bond of the defendant for the faithful
561 performance of his or her obligation under the order of the
562 court in such amount and upon such conditions as the court shall
563 direct.
564 Section 7. This act shall take effect October 1, 2009.
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567 And the title is amended as follows:
568 Delete everything before the enacting clause
569 and insert:
570 A bill to be entitled
571 An act relating to spousal and child support; amending
572 s. 61.075, F.S.; requiring specified findings if a
573 deferred payment is ordered in an equitable
574 distribution; providing for application of specified
575 provisions; amending s. 61.13, F.S.; providing
576 requirements for child support and income deduction
577 orders relating to termination of child support;
578 amending s. 61.14, F.S.; specifying how payments on
579 alimony or spousal support judgments shall be applied;
580 providing for enforcement of interest payments on
581 child support and alimony or spousal support
582 judgments; providing that interest not accrue on
583 postjudgment interest; amending s. 61.30, F.S.;
584 specifying a definition relating to payment of child
585 support varying from the guideline amount whenever any
586 of the children are required by court order to spend a
587 substantial amount of time with either parent;
588 requiring specified findings in order for a court to
589 impute income beyond minimum wage; prohibiting use of
590 certain factors in imputing income beyond minimum wage
591 unless a court makes specified findings; revising
592 provisions relating to income tax calculations used in
593 determining net income; deleting certain net income
594 amounts from the child support guidelines schedule;
595 providing that certain percentages used for combined
596 monthly net income greater than the amount set out in
597 the guidelines schedule shall not be used to determine
598 child support beyond the amount necessary to satisfy
599 the reasonable needs of the child or children;
600 eliminating a reduction in the child care cost added
601 to the basic support obligation; providing for
602 determination of the total minimum child support need;
603 providing for payment of a parent’s share of the
604 minimum total child support need; deleting provisions
605 relating to adjustment of a minimum child support
606 award relating to the Internal Revenue Service
607 dependency exemption; providing for adjustment of a
608 party’s minimum child support award when application
609 of the child support guidelines leaves the party with
610 a net income lower than the federal poverty
611 guidelines; revising the percentage of overnight time
612 sharing that is considered significant for certain
613 purposes; allowing a court to order a party to execute
614 a waiver of the Internal Revenue Service dependency
615 exemption for a child for good cause shown; amending
616 s. 409.2563, F.S.; revising provisions relating to a
617 presumption of minimum wage earning capacity for
618 purposes of administrative support orders; amending s.
619 742.08, F.S.; providing for enforcement of interest
620 payments on support judgments; providing that interest
621 shall not accrue on postjudgment interest; providing
622 an effective date.