HB 907

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	conforming a cross-reference; providing for enforcement of
8	interest payments on child support and alimony or spousal
9	support judgments; providing that interest not accrue on
10	postjudgment interest; amending s. 61.30, F.S.; specifying
11	a definition relating to payment of child support varying
12	from the guideline amount whenever any of the children are
13	required by court order to spend a substantial amount of
14	time with either parent; requiring specified findings in
15	order for a court to impute income beyond minimum wage;
16	prohibiting use of certain factors in imputing income
17	beyond minimum wage unless a court makes specified
18	findings; revising provisions relating to income tax
19	calculations used in determining net income; deleting
20	certain net income amounts from the child support
21	guidelines schedule; providing that certain percentages
22	used for combined monthly net income greater than the
23	amount set out in the guidelines schedule shall not be
24	used to determine child support beyond the amount
25	necessary to satisfy the reasonable needs of the child or
26	children; eliminating a reduction in the child care cost
27	added to the basic support obligation; providing for
28	determination of the total minimum child support need;
29	deleting provisions relating to adjustment of a minimum
30	child support award relating to the Internal Revenue
31	Service dependency exemption; providing for adjustment of
32	a party's minimum child support award when application of
33	the child support guidelines leaves the party with a net
34	income lower than the federal poverty guidelines; revising
35	the amount of time spent with one parent that is necessary
36	for consideration as a factor in determining a deviation
37	in child support; deleting a requirement that every
38	petition for child support or for a modification of child
39	support be accompanied by an affidavit showing specified
40	information; allowing a court to order a party to execute
41	a waiver of the Internal Revenue Service dependency
42	exemption for a child for good cause shown; amending s.
43	409.2563, F.S.; conforming cross-references; revising
44	provisions relating to a presumption of minimum wage
45	earning capacity for purposes of administrative support
46	orders; amending s. 742.031, F.S.; conforming a cross-
47	reference; amending s. 742.08, F.S.; providing for
48	enforcement of interest payments on support judgments;
49	providing that interest shall not accrue on postjudgment
50	interest; providing an effective date.
51
52	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
53
54	Section 1.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
55	61.13, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
56	61.13  Support of children; parenting and time-sharing;
57	powers of court.-
58	(1)(a)  In a proceeding under this chapter, the court may
59	at any time order either or both parents who owe a duty of
60	support to a child to pay support to the other parent or, in the
61	case of both parents, to a third party the person with custody
62	in accordance with the child support guidelines schedule in s.
63	61.30.
64	1.  All child support orders and income deduction orders
65	entered on or after October 1, 2010, shall provide for the
66	following:
67	a.  The termination of child support upon a child's 18th
68	birthday, unless the court finds or has previously found that s.
69	743.07(2) applies or unless otherwise agreed to by the parties.
70	b.  A schedule, based upon the record existing at the time
71	of the order, stating the amount of the monthly child support
72	obligation for all the minor children at the time of the order
73	and the amount of child support that will be owed for the
74	remaining children for whom child support will continue when any
75	child is no longer entitled to receive child support under this
76	subparagraph.
77	c.  The day, month, and year that the reduction or
78	termination of child support becomes effective.
79	2.  Notwithstanding subparagraph 1., the court initially
80	entering an order requiring one or both parents to make child
81	support payments has continuing jurisdiction after the entry of
82	the initial order to modify the amount and terms and conditions
83	of the child support payments when the modification is found
84	necessary by the court in the best interests of the child, when
85	the child reaches majority, when there is a substantial change
86	in the circumstances of the parties, when s. 743.07(2) applies,
87	or when a child is emancipated, marries, joins the armed
88	services, or dies. The court initially entering a child support
89	order has continuing jurisdiction to require the obligee to
90	report to the court on terms prescribed by the court regarding
91	the disposition of the child support payments.
92	Section 2.  Paragraph (d) of subsection (6) and paragraph
93	(b) of subsection (11) of section 61.14, Florida Statutes, are
94	amended, and subsection (12) is added to that section, to read:
95	61.14  Enforcement and modification of support,
96	maintenance, or alimony agreements or orders.-
97	(6)
98	(d)  The court shall hear the obligor's motion to contest
99	the impending judgment within 15 days after the date of filing
100	of the motion. Upon the court's denial of the obligor's motion,
101	the amount of the delinquency and all other amounts that become
102	due, together with costs and a service charge of up to $25,
103	become a final judgment by operation of law against the obligor.
104	The depository shall charge interest at the rate established in
105	s. 55.03 on all judgments for support. Payments on judgments
106	shall be applied first to the current child support due, then to
107	any delinquent principal, and then to interest on the support
108	judgment. Payments on alimony or spousal support judgments shall
109	be applied first to the current alimony or spousal support due,
110	then to any delinquent principal, and then to interest on the
111	alimony or spousal support judgment.
112	(11)
113	(b)  The modification of the temporary support order may be
114	retroactive to the date of the initial entry of the temporary
115	support order; to the date of filing of the initial petition for
116	dissolution of marriage, initial petition for support, initial
117	petition determining paternity, or supplemental petition for
118	modification; or to a date prescribed in paragraph (1)(a) or s.
119	61.30(11)(c) or (16)(17), as applicable.
120	(12)  Interest on child support and alimony or spousal
121	support judgments shall be enforceable through all of the
122	methods available to enforce the underlying support order,
123	including contempt. Interest shall not accrue on postjudgment
124	interest.
125	Section 3.  Section 61.30, Florida Statutes, is amended to
126	read:
127	61.30  Child support guidelines; retroactive child
128	support.-
129	(1)(a)  The child support guideline amount as determined by
130	this section presumptively establishes the amount the trier of
131	fact shall order as child support in an initial proceeding for
132	such support or in a proceeding for modification of an existing
133	order for such support, whether the proceeding arises under this
134	or another chapter. The trier of fact may order payment of child
135	support which varies, plus or minus 5 percent, from the
136	guideline amount, after considering all relevant factors,
137	including the needs of the child or children, age, station in
138	life, standard of living, and the financial status and ability
139	of each parent. The trier of fact may order payment of child
140	support in an amount which varies more than 5 percent from such
141	guideline amount only upon a written finding explaining why
142	ordering payment of such guideline amount would be unjust or
143	inappropriate. Notwithstanding the variance limitations of this
144	section, the trier of fact shall order payment of child support
145	which varies from the guideline amount as provided in paragraph
146	(11)(b) whenever any of the children are required by court order
147	or mediation agreement to spend a substantial amount of time
148	with either parent as defined by subparagraph (11)(b)8. This
149	requirement applies to any living arrangement, whether temporary
150	or permanent.
151	(b)  The guidelines may provide the basis for proving a
152	substantial change in circumstances upon which a modification of
153	an existing order may be granted. However, the difference
154	between the existing monthly obligation and the amount provided
155	for under the guidelines shall be at least 15 percent or $50,
156	whichever amount is greater, before the court may find that the
157	guidelines provide a substantial change in circumstances.
158	(c)  For each support order reviewed by the department as
159	required by s. 409.2564(11), if the amount of the child support
160	award under the order differs by at least 10 percent but not
161	less than $25 from the amount that would be awarded under s.
162	61.30, the department shall seek to have the order modified and
163	any modification shall be made without a requirement for proof
164	or showing of a change in circumstances.
165	(2)  Income shall be determined on a monthly basis for each
166	parent as follows:
167	(a)  Gross income shall include, but is not limited to, the
168	following:
169	1.  Salary or wages.
170	2.  Bonuses, commissions, allowances, overtime, tips, and
171	other similar payments.
172	3.  Business income from sources such as self-employment,
173	partnership, close corporations, and independent contracts.
174	"Business income" means gross receipts minus ordinary and
175	necessary expenses required to produce income.
176	4.  Disability benefits.
177	5.  All workers' compensation benefits and settlements.
178	6.  Unemployment compensation.
179	7.  Pension, retirement, or annuity payments.
180	8.  Social security benefits.
181	9.  Spousal support received from a previous marriage or
182	court ordered in the marriage before the court.
183	10.  Interest and dividends.
184	11.  Rental income, which is gross receipts minus ordinary
185	and necessary expenses required to produce the income.
186	12.  Income from royalties, trusts, or estates.
187	13.  Reimbursed expenses or in kind payments to the extent
188	that they reduce living expenses.
189	14.  Gains derived from dealings in property, unless the
190	gain is nonrecurring.
191	(b)1.  Income on a monthly basis shall be imputed to an
192	unemployed or underemployed parent when such employment or
193	underemployment is found by the court to be voluntary on that
194	parent's part, absent a finding of fact by the court of physical
195	or mental incapacity or other circumstances over which the
196	parent has no control. In the event of such voluntary
197	unemployment or underemployment, the employment potential and
198	probable earnings level of the parent shall be determined based
199	upon his or her recent work history, occupational
200	qualifications, and prevailing earnings level in the community
201	as provided in this paragraph; however, the court may refuse to
202	impute income to a parent if the court finds it necessary for
203	the parent to stay home with the child who is the subject of a
204	child support calculation.
205	2.  In order for the court to impute income beyond minimum
206	wage under subparagraph 1., the court must make specific
207	findings of fact consistent with the requirements of this
208	subparagraph. The party seeking to impute income has the burden
209	to present competent, substantial evidence showing the
210	following:
211	a.  That the unemployment or underemployment is voluntary.
212	b.  The amount and source of the imputed income, through
213	evidence of income from available employment for which the party
214	is suitably qualified by education, experience, current
215	licensure, or geographic location, with due consideration being
216	given to the parties' time-sharing schedule and their historical
217	exercise of the time-sharing provided in the parenting plan or
218	relevant order.
219	3.  There shall be a rebuttable presumption entitling the
220	court to impute Florida minimum wage on a full-time basis to a
221	parent, absent a finding by the court that:
222	a.  The parent has a physical or mental incapacity that
223	renders the parent unemployable or underemployed;
224	b.  The parent needs to stay home to care for a child who
225	is the subject of the child support calculation, thereby
226	preventing the parent's employment or rendering the parent
227	underemployed; or
228	c.  There are other circumstances over which the parent has
229	no control, except for penal incarceration, that prevent the
230	parent from earning an income.
231
232	If evidence is produced that demonstrates that the parent is a
233	resident of another state, that state's minimum wage law shall
234	apply. In the absence of a state minimum wage, the federal
235	minimum wage as determined by the United States Department of
236	Labor shall apply.
237	4.  Unless the court makes the appropriate findings under
238	sub-subparagraph 2.b., income may not be imputed beyond the
239	minimum wage requirements in subparagraph 3. based upon:
240	a.  Income records that are more than 5 years old at the
241	time of the hearing or trial at which imputation is sought; or
242	b.  Income at a level that a party has never earned in the
243	past, unless recently graduated, licensed, certified,
244	relicensed, or recertified and thus qualified for, subject to
245	geographic location, with due consideration of the parties'
246	existing time-sharing schedule and their historical exercise of
247	the time-sharing provided in the parenting plan or relevant
248	order.
249	(c)  Public assistance as defined in s. 409.2554 shall be
250	excluded from gross income.
251	(3)  Net income is obtained by subtracting allowable
252	deductions from gross income. Allowable deductions shall
253	include:
254	(a)  Federal, state, and local income tax, which shall be
255	calculated using gross income deductions, adjusted for actual
256	filing status, personal and dependency exemptions, applicable
257	deductions, earned income credits, child and dependent care
258	credits, and other allowable tax credits and allowable
259	dependents and income tax liabilities.
260	(b)  Federal insurance contributions or self-employment
261	tax.
262	(c)  Mandatory union dues.
263	(d)  Mandatory retirement payments.
264	(e)  Health insurance payments, excluding payments for
265	coverage of the minor child.
266	(f)  Court-ordered support for other children which is
267	actually paid.
268	(g)  Spousal support paid pursuant to a court order from a
269	previous marriage or the marriage before the court.
270	(4)  Net income for each parent shall be computed by
271	subtracting allowable deductions from gross income.
272	(5)  Net income for each parent shall be added together for
273	a combined net income.
274	(6)  The following guidelines schedule shall be applied to
275	the combined net income to determine the minimum child support
276	need:
277
	Combined Monthly
278
	Net Income Child or Children
279
	One Two Three Four Five Six
280
	650.00 74 75 75 76 77 78
281
	700.00 119 120 121 123 124 125
282
	750.00 164 166 167 169 171 173
283
	800.00 190 211 213 216 218 220
284
	850.00 202 257 259 262 265 268
285
	900.00 213 302 305 309 312 315
286
	950.00 224 347 351 355 359 363
287
	1000.00 235 365 397 402 406 410
288
	1050.00 246 382 443 448 453 458
289
	1100.00 258 400 489 495 500 505
290
	1150.00 269 417 522 541 547 553
291
	1200.00 280 435 544 588 594 600
292
	1250.00 290 451 565 634 641 648
293
	1300.00 300 467 584 659 688 695
294
	1350.00 310 482 603 681 735 743
295
	1400.00 320 498 623 702 765 790
296
	1450.00 330 513 642 724 789 838
297
	1500.00 340 529 662 746 813 869
298
	1550.00 350 544 681 768 836 895
299
	1600.00 360 560 701 790 860 920
300
	1650.00 370 575 720 812 884 945
301
	1700.00 380 591 740 833 907 971
302
	1750.00 390 606 759 855 931 996
303
	1800.00 400 622 779 877 955 1022
304
	1850.00 410 638 798 900 979 1048
305
	1900.00 421 654 818 923 1004 1074
306
	1950.00 431 670 839 946 1029 1101
307
	2000.00 442 686 859 968 1054 1128
308
	2050.00 452 702 879 991 1079 1154
309
	2100.00 463 718 899 1014 1104 1181
310
	2150.00 473 734 919 1037 1129 1207
311
	2200.00 484 751 940 1060 1154 1234
312
	2250.00 494 767 960 1082 1179 1261
313
	2300.00 505 783 980 1105 1204 1287
314
	2350.00 515 799 1000 1128 1229 1314
315
	2400.00 526 815 1020 1151 1254 1340
316
	2450.00 536 831 1041 1174 1279 1367
317
	2500.00 547 847 1061 1196 1304 1394
318
	2550.00 557 864 1081 1219 1329 1420
319
	2600.00 568 880 1101 1242 1354 1447
320
	2650.00 578 896 1121 1265 1379 1473
321
	2700.00 588 912 1141 1287 1403 1500
322
	2750.00 597 927 1160 1308 1426 1524
323
	2800.00 607 941 1178 1328 1448 1549
324
	2850.00 616 956 1197 1349 1471 1573
325
	2900.00 626 971 1215 1370 1494 1598
326
	2950.00 635 986 1234 1391 1517 1622
327
	3000.00 644 1001 1252 1412 1540 1647
328
	3050.00 654 1016 1271 1433 1563 1671
329
	3100.00 663 1031 1289 1453 1586 1695
330
	3150.00 673 1045 1308 1474 1608 1720
331
	3200.00 682 1060 1327 1495 1631 1744
332
	3250.00 691 1075 1345 1516 1654 1769
333
	3300.00 701 1090 1364 1537 1677 1793
334
	3350.00 710 1105 1382 1558 1700 1818
335
	3400.00 720 1120 1401 1579 1723 1842
336
	3450.00 729 1135 1419 1599 1745 1867
337
	3500.00 738 1149 1438 1620 1768 1891
338
	3550.00 748 1164 1456 1641 1791 1915
339
	3600.00 757 1179 1475 1662 1814 1940
340
	3650.00 767 1194 1493 1683 1837 1964
341
	3700.00 776 1208 1503 1702 1857 1987
342
	3750.00 784 1221 1520 1721 1878 2009
343
	3800.00 793 1234 1536 1740 1899 2031
344
	3850.00 802 1248 1553 1759 1920 2053
345
	3900.00 811 1261 1570 1778 1940 2075
346
	3950.00 819 1275 1587 1797 1961 2097
347
	4000.00 828 1288 1603 1816 1982 2119
348
	4050.00 837 1302 1620 1835 2002 2141
349
	4100.00 846 1315 1637 1854 2023 2163
350
	4150.00 854 1329 1654 1873 2044 2185
351
	4200.00 863 1342 1670 1892 2064 2207
352
	4250.00 872 1355 1687 1911 2085 2229
353
	4300.00 881 1369 1704 1930 2106 2251
354
	4350.00 889 1382 1721 1949 2127 2273
355
	4400.00 898 1396 1737 1968 2147 2295
356
	4450.00 907 1409 1754 1987 2168 2317
357
	4500.00 916 1423 1771 2006 2189 2339
358
	4550.00 924 1436 1788 2024 2209 2361
359
	4600.00 933 1450 1804 2043 2230 2384
360
	4650.00 942 1463 1821 2062 2251 2406
361
	4700.00 951 1477 1838 2081 2271 2428
362
	4750.00 959 1490 1855 2100 2292 2450
363
	4800.00 968 1503 1871 2119 2313 2472
364
	4850.00 977 1517 1888 2138 2334 2494
365
	4900.00 986 1530 1905 2157 2354 2516
366
	4950.00 993 1542 1927 2174 2372 2535
367
	5000.00 1000 1551 1939 2188 2387 2551
368
	5050.00 1006 1561 1952 2202 2402 2567
369
	5100.00 1013 1571 1964 2215 2417 2583
370
	5150.00 1019 1580 1976 2229 2432 2599
371
	5200.00 1025 1590 1988 2243 2447 2615
372
	5250.00 1032 1599 2000 2256 2462 2631
373
	5300.00 1038 1609 2012 2270 2477 2647
374
	5350.00 1045 1619 2024 2283 2492 2663
375
	5400.00 1051 1628 2037 2297 2507 2679
376
	5450.00 1057 1638 2049 2311 2522 2695
377
	5500.00 1064 1647 2061 2324 2537 2711
378
	5550.00 1070 1657 2073 2338 2552 2727
379
	5600.00 1077 1667 2085 2352 2567 2743
380
	5650.00 1083 1676 2097 2365 2582 2759
381
	5700.00 1089 1686 2109 2379 2597 2775
382
	5750.00 1096 1695 2122 2393 2612 2791
383
	5800.00 1102 1705 2134 2406 2627 2807
384
	5850.00 1107 1713 2144 2418 2639 2820
385
	5900.00 1111 1721 2155 2429 2651 2833
386
	5950.00 1116 1729 2165 2440 2663 2847
387
	6000.00 1121 1737 2175 2451 2676 2860
388
	6050.00 1126 1746 2185 2462 2688 2874
389
	6100.00 1131 1754 2196 2473 2700 2887
390
	6150.00 1136 1762 2206 2484 2712 2900
391
	6200.00 1141 1770 2216 2495 2724 2914
392
	6250.00 1145 1778 2227 2506 2737 2927
393
	6300.00 1150 1786 2237 2517 2749 2941
394
	6350.00 1155 1795 2247 2529 2761 2954
395
	6400.00 1160 1803 2258 2540 2773 2967
396
	6450.00 1165 1811 2268 2551 2785 2981
397
	6500.00 1170 1819 2278 2562 2798 2994
398
	6550.00 1175 1827 2288 2573 2810 3008
399
	6600.00 1179 1835 2299 2584 2822 3021
400
	6650.00 1184 1843 2309 2595 2834 3034
401
	6700.00 1189 1850 2317 2604 2845 3045
402
	6750.00 1193 1856 2325 2613 2854 3055
403
	6800.00 1196 1862 2332 2621 2863 3064
404
	6850.00 1200 1868 2340 2630 2872 3074
405
	6900.00 1204 1873 2347 2639 2882 3084
406
	6950.00 1208 1879 2355 2647 2891 3094
407
	7000.00 1212 1885 2362 2656 2900 3103
408
	7050.00 1216 1891 2370 2664 2909 3113
409
	7100.00 1220 1897 2378 2673 2919 3123
410
	7150.00 1224 1903 2385 2681 2928 3133
411
	7200.00 1228 1909 2393 2690 2937 3142
412
	7250.00 1232 1915 2400 2698 2946 3152
413
	7300.00 1235 1921 2408 2707 2956 3162
414
	7350.00 1239 1927 2415 2716 2965 3172
415
	7400.00 1243 1933 2423 2724 2974 3181
416
	7450.00 1247 1939 2430 2733 2983 3191
417
	7500.00 1251 1945 2438 2741 2993 3201
418
	7550.00 1255 1951 2446 2750 3002 3211
419
	7600.00 1259 1957 2453 2758 3011 3220
420
	7650.00 1263 1963 2461 2767 3020 3230
421
	7700.00 1267 1969 2468 2775 3030 3240
422
	7750.00 1271 1975 2476 2784 3039 3250
423
	7800.00 1274 1981 2483 2792 3048 3259
424
	7850.00 1278 1987 2491 2801 3057 3269
425
	7900.00 1282 1992 2498 2810 3067 3279
426
	7950.00 1286 1998 2506 2818 3076 3289
427
	8000.00 1290 2004 2513 2827 3085 3298
428
	8050.00 1294 2010 2521 2835 3094 3308
429
	8100.00 1298 2016 2529 2844 3104 3318
430
	8150.00 1302 2022 2536 2852 3113 3328
431
	8200.00 1306 2028 2544 2861 3122 3337
432
	8250.00 1310 2034 2551 2869 3131 3347
433
	8300.00 1313 2040 2559 2878 3141 3357
434
	8350.00 1317 2046 2566 2887 3150 3367
435
	8400.00 1321 2052 2574 2895 3159 3376
436
	8450.00 1325 2058 2581 2904 3168 3386
437
	8500.00 1329 2064 2589 2912 3178 3396
438
	8550.00 1333 2070 2597 2921 3187 3406
439
	8600.00 1337 2076 2604 2929 3196 3415
440
	8650.00 1341 2082 2612 2938 3205 3425
441
	8700.00 1345 2088 2619 2946 3215 3435
442
	8750.00 1349 2094 2627 2955 3224 3445
443
	8800.00 1352 2100 2634 2963 3233 3454
444
	8850.00 1356 2106 2642 2972 3242 3464
445
	8900.00 1360 2111 2649 2981 3252 3474
446
	8950.00 1364 2117 2657 2989 3261 3484
447
	9000.00 1368 2123 2664 2998 3270 3493
448
	9050.00 1372 2129 2672 3006 3279 3503
449
	9100.00 1376 2135 2680 3015 3289 3513
450
	9150.00 1380 2141 2687 3023 3298 3523
451
	9200.00 1384 2147 2695 3032 3307 3532
452
	9250.00 1388 2153 2702 3040 3316 3542
453
	9300.00 1391 2159 2710 3049 3326 3552
454
	9350.00 1395 2165 2717 3058 3335 3562
455
	9400.00 1399 2171 2725 3066 3344 3571
456
	9450.00 1403 2177 2732 3075 3353 3581
457
	9500.00 1407 2183 2740 3083 3363 3591
458
	9550.00 1411 2189 2748 3092 3372 3601
459
	9600.00 1415 2195 2755 3100 3381 3610
460
	9650.00 1419 2201 2763 3109 3390 3620
461
	9700.00 1422 2206 2767 3115 3396 3628
462
	9750.00 1425 2210 2772 3121 3402 3634
463
	9800.00 1427 2213 2776 3126 3408 3641
464
	9850.00 1430 2217 2781 3132 3414 3647
465
	9900.00 1432 2221 2786 3137 3420 3653
466
	9950.00 1435 2225 2791 3143 3426 3659
467
	10000.00 1437 2228 2795 3148 3432 3666
468
469	For combined monthly net income less than the amount set out on
470	the above guidelines schedule, the parent should be ordered to
471	pay a child support amount, determined on a case-by-case basis,
472	to establish the principle of payment and lay the basis for
473	increased orders should the parent's income increase in the
474	future. For combined monthly net income greater than the amount
475	set out in the above guidelines schedule, the obligation shall
476	be the minimum amount of support provided by the guidelines
477	schedule plus the following percentages multiplied by the amount
478	of income over $10,000:
479
	Child or Children
480
	One Two Three Four Five Six
481
	5.0% 7.5% 9.5% 11.0% 12.0% 12.5%
482
483	These percentages shall not be used to determine child support
484	beyond the amount necessary to satisfy the reasonable needs of
485	the child or children.
486	(7)  Child care costs incurred on behalf of the children
487	due to employment, job search, or education calculated to result
488	in employment or to enhance income of current employment of
489	either parent shall be reduced by 25 percent and then shall be
490	added to the basic obligation. After the adjusted child care
491	costs are added to the basic obligation, any moneys prepaid by a
492	parent for child care costs for the child or children of this
493	action shall be deducted from that parent's child support
494	obligation for that child or those children. Child care costs
495	shall not exceed the level required to provide quality care from
496	a licensed source for the children.
497	(8)  Health insurance costs resulting from coverage ordered
498	pursuant to s. 61.13(1)(b), and any noncovered medical, dental,
499	and prescription medication expenses of the child, shall be
500	added to the basic obligation unless these expenses have been
501	ordered to be separately paid on a percentage basis. After the
502	health insurance costs are added to the basic obligation, any
503	moneys prepaid by a parent for health-related costs for the
504	child or children of this action shall be deducted from that
505	parent's child support obligation for that child or those
506	children.
507	(9)  Each parent's percentage share of the child support
508	need shall be determined by dividing each parent's net monthly
509	income by the combined net monthly income.
510	(10)  The total minimum child support need shall be
511	determined by adding child care costs and health insurance costs
512	to the minimum child support need. Each parent's actual dollar
513	share of the total minimum child support need shall be
514	determined by multiplying the minimum child support need by each
515	parent's percentage share of the combined monthly net income.
516	(11)(a)  The court may adjust the total minimum child
517	support award, or either or both parents' share of the total
518	minimum child support award, based upon the following deviation
519	factors:
520	1.  Extraordinary medical, psychological, educational, or
521	dental expenses.
522	2.  Independent income of the child, not to include moneys
523	received by a child from supplemental security income.
524	3.  The payment of support for a parent which regularly has
525	been paid and for which there is a demonstrated need.
526	4.  Seasonal variations in one or both parents' incomes or
527	expenses.
528	5.  The age of the child, taking into account the greater
529	needs of older children.
530	6.  Special needs, such as costs that may be associated
531	with the disability of a child, that have traditionally been met
532	within the family budget even though the fulfilling of those
533	needs will cause the support to exceed the presumptive amount
534	established by the guidelines.
535	7.  Total available assets of the obligee, obligor, and the
536	child.
537	8.  The impact of the Internal Revenue Service dependency
538	exemption and waiver of that exemption. The court may order a
539	parent to execute a waiver of the Internal Revenue Service
540	dependency exemption if the paying parent is current in support
541	payments.
542	8.9.  When application of the child support guidelines
543	schedule requires a person to pay another person more than 55
544	percent of his or her gross income for a child support
545	obligation for current support resulting from a single support
546	order or when the application of the child support guidelines
547	leaves a party with a net income that is lower than the current
548	federal poverty guidelines.
549	9.10.  The particular parenting plan, such as where the
550	child spends a significant amount of time, but less than 20 40
551	percent of the overnights, with one parent, thereby reducing the
552	financial expenditures incurred by the other parent; or the
553	refusal of a parent to become involved in the activities of the
554	child.
555	10.11.  Any other adjustment which is needed to achieve an
556	equitable result which may include, but not be limited to, a
557	reasonable and necessary existing expense or debt. Such expense
558	or debt may include, but is not limited to, a reasonable and
559	necessary expense or debt which the parties jointly incurred
560	during the marriage.
561	(b)  Whenever a particular parenting plan provides that
562	each child spend a substantial amount of time with each parent,
563	the court shall adjust any award of child support, as follows:
564	1.  In accordance with subsections (9) and (10), calculate
565	the amount of support obligation apportioned to each parent
566	without including day care and health insurance costs in the
567	calculation and multiply the amount by 1.5.
568	2.  Calculate the percentage of overnight stays the child
569	spends with each parent.
570	3.  Multiply each parent's support obligation as calculated
571	in subparagraph 1. by the percentage of the other parent's
572	overnight stays with the child as calculated in subparagraph 2.
573	4.  The difference between the amounts calculated in
574	subparagraph 3. shall be the monetary transfer necessary between
575	the parents for the care of the child, subject to an adjustment
576	for day care and health insurance expenses.
577	5.  Pursuant to subsections (7) and (8), calculate the net
578	amounts owed by each parent for the expenses incurred for day
579	care and health insurance coverage for the child. Day care shall
580	be calculated without regard to the 25-percent reduction applied
581	by subsection (7).
582	6.  Adjust the support obligation owed by each parent
583	pursuant to subparagraph 4. by crediting or debiting the amount
584	calculated in subparagraph 5. This amount represents the child
585	support which must be exchanged between the parents.
586	7.  The court may deviate from the child support amount
587	calculated pursuant to subparagraph 6. based upon the deviation
588	factors in paragraph (a), as well as the obligee parent's low
589	income and ability to maintain the basic necessities of the home
590	for the child, the likelihood that either parent will actually
591	exercise the time-sharing schedule set forth in the parenting
592	plan granted by the court, and whether all of the children are
593	exercising the same time-sharing schedule.
594	8.  For purposes of adjusting any award of child support
595	under this paragraph, "substantial amount of time" means that a
596	parent exercises time-sharing visitation at least 20 40 percent
597	of the overnights of the year.
598	(c)  A parent's failure to regularly exercise the court-
599	ordered or agreed time-sharing schedule not caused by the other
600	parent which resulted in the adjustment of the amount of child
601	support pursuant to subparagraph (a)9.10. or paragraph (b) shall
602	be deemed a substantial change of circumstances for purposes of
603	modifying the child support award. A modification pursuant to
604	this paragraph shall be retroactive to the date the noncustodial
605	parent first failed to regularly exercise the court-ordered or
606	agreed time-sharing schedule.
607	(12)(a)  A parent with a support obligation may have other
608	children living with him or her who were born or adopted after
609	the support obligation arose. If such subsequent children exist,
610	the court, when considering an upward modification of an
611	existing award, may disregard the income from secondary
612	employment obtained in addition to the parent's primary
613	employment if the court determines that the employment was
614	obtained primarily to support the subsequent children.
615	(b)  Except as provided in paragraph (a), the existence of
616	such subsequent children should not as a general rule be
617	considered by the court as a basis for disregarding the amount
618	provided in the guidelines schedule. The parent with a support
619	obligation for subsequent children may raise the existence of
620	such subsequent children as a justification for deviation from
621	the guidelines schedule. However, if the existence of such
622	subsequent children is raised, the income of the other parent of
623	the subsequent children shall be considered by the court in
624	determining whether or not there is a basis for deviation from
625	the guideline amount.
626	(c)  The issue of subsequent children under paragraph (a)
627	or paragraph (b) may only be raised in a proceeding for an
628	upward modification of an existing award and may not be applied
629	to justify a decrease in an existing award.
630	(13)  If the recurring income is not sufficient to meet the
631	needs of the child, the court may order child support to be paid
632	from nonrecurring income or assets.
633	(14)  Every petition for child support or for modification
634	of child support shall be accompanied by an affidavit which
635	shows the party's income, allowable deductions, and net income
636	computed in accordance with this section. The affidavit shall be
637	served at the same time that the petition is served. The
638	respondent, whether or not a stipulation is entered, shall make
639	an affidavit which shows the party's income, allowable
640	deductions, and net income computed in accordance with this
641	section. The respondent shall include his or her affidavit with
642	the answer to the petition or as soon thereafter as is
643	practicable, but in any case at least 72 hours prior to any
644	hearing on the finances of either party.
645	(14)(15)  For purposes of establishing an obligation for
646	support in accordance with this section, if a person who is
647	receiving public assistance is found to be noncooperative as
648	defined in s. 409.2572, the IV-D agency is authorized to submit
649	to the court an affidavit attesting to the income of that parent
650	based upon information available to the IV-D agency.
651	(15)(16)  The Legislature shall review the guidelines
652	schedule established in this section at least every 4 years
653	beginning in 1997.
654	(16)(17)  In an initial determination of child support,
655	whether in a paternity action, dissolution of marriage action,
656	or petition for support during the marriage, the court has
657	discretion to award child support retroactive to the date when
658	the parents did not reside together in the same household with
659	the child, not to exceed a period of 24 months preceding the
660	filing of the petition, regardless of whether that date precedes
661	the filing of the petition. In determining the retroactive award
662	in such cases, the court shall consider the following:
663	(a)  The court shall apply the guidelines schedule in
664	effect at the time of the hearing subject to the obligor's
665	demonstration of his or her actual income, as defined by
666	subsection (2), during the retroactive period. Failure of the
667	obligor to so demonstrate shall result in the court using the
668	obligor's income at the time of the hearing in computing child
669	support for the retroactive period.
670	(b)  All actual payments made by a parent to the other
671	parent or the child or third parties for the benefit of the
672	child throughout the proposed retroactive period.
673	(c)  The court should consider an installment payment plan
674	for the payment of retroactive child support.
675	(17)  The court may, for good cause shown, order the parent
676	otherwise entitled to the Internal Revenue Service dependency
677	exemption for a child to execute a waiver of the dependency
678	exemption.
679	Section 4.  Paragraph (g) of subsection (1) and paragraph
680	(a) of subsection (5) of section 409.2563, Florida Statutes, are
681	amended to read:
682	409.2563  Administrative establishment of child support
683	obligations.-
684	(1)  DEFINITIONS.-As used in this section, the term:
685	(g)  "Retroactive support" means a child support obligation
686	established pursuant to s. 61.30(16)(17).
687
688	Other terms used in this section have the meanings ascribed in
689	ss. 61.046 and 409.2554.
690	(5)  PROPOSED ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT ORDER.-
691	(a)  After serving notice upon a parent in accordance with
692	subsection (4), the department shall calculate that parent's
693	child support obligation under the child support guidelines
694	schedule as provided by s. 61.30, based on any timely financial
695	affidavits received and other information available to the
696	department. If either parent fails to comply with the
697	requirement to furnish a financial affidavit, the department may
698	proceed on the basis of information available from any source,
699	if such information is sufficiently reliable and detailed to
700	allow calculation of guideline schedule amounts under s. 61.30.
701	If a parent receives public assistance and fails to submit a
702	financial affidavit, the department may submit a financial
703	affidavit for that parent pursuant to s. 61.30(14)(15). If there
704	is a lack of sufficient reliable information concerning a
705	parent's actual earnings for a current or past period, there
706	shall be a rebuttable presumption it shall be presumed for the
707	purpose of establishing a support obligation that the parent had
708	an earning capacity equal to the Florida federal minimum wage on
709	a full-time basis during the applicable period, unless evidence
710	is presented that the parent is a resident of another state, in
711	which case that state's minimum wage shall apply. In the absence
712	of a state minimum wage, the federal minimum wage as determined
713	by the United States Department of Labor shall apply.
714	Section 5.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section
715	742.031, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
716	742.031  Hearings; court orders for support, hospital
717	expenses, and attorney's fee.-
718	(4)
719	(b)  The modification of the temporary support order may be
720	retroactive to the date of the initial entry of the temporary
721	support order; to the date of filing of the initial petition for
722	dissolution of marriage, petition for support, petition
723	determining paternity, or supplemental petition for
724	modification; or to a date prescribed in s. 61.14(1)(a) or s.
725	61.30(11)(c) or (16)(17), as applicable.
726	Section 6.  Section 742.08, Florida Statutes, is amended to
727	read:
728	742.08  Default of support payments.-Upon default in
729	payment of any moneys ordered by the court to be paid, the court
730	may enter a judgment for the amount in default, plus interest,
731	administrative costs, filing fees, and other expenses incurred
732	by the clerk of the circuit court which shall be a lien upon all
733	property of the defendant both real and personal. Interest on
734	support judgments shall be enforceable through all of the
735	methods available to enforce the underlying support order,
736	including contempt. Interest shall not accrue on postjudgment
737	interest. Costs and fees shall be assessed only after the court
738	makes a determination of the nonprevailing party's ability to
739	pay such costs and fees. In Title IV-D cases, any costs,
740	including filing fees, recording fees, mediation costs, service
741	of process fees, and other expenses incurred by the clerk of the
742	circuit court, shall be assessed only against the nonprevailing
743	obligor after the court makes a determination of the
744	nonprevailing obligor's ability to pay such costs and fees. The
745	Department of Revenue shall not be considered a party for
746	purposes of this section; however, fees may be assessed against
747	the department pursuant to s. 57.105(1). Willful failure to
748	comply with an order of the court shall be deemed a contempt of
749	the court entering the order and shall be punished as such. The
750	court may require bond of the defendant for the faithful
751	performance of his or her obligation under the order of the
752	court in such amount and upon such conditions as the court shall
753	direct.
754	Section 7.  This act shall take effect October 1, 2010.

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