HB 467

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

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