CS/HB 467

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

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