Retroactive child support in Florida is one of the most consequential and frequently litigated financial issues that arises in Miami-Dade County family law proceedings. Whether a case involves a dissolution of marriage, a paternity action, or a supplemental petition to modify an existing child support...
For parents navigating the Florida family court system, understanding when and how to reduce child support in Florida is one of the most consequential questions they may face. Child support orders are not permanent fixtures; rather, they are intended to reflect the financial realities of...
Introduction: Self-Employed Parent Child Support Florida and the Complexity of Income Determination When a parent involved in a Florida child support proceeding is self-employed, the process of determining that parent's income for purposes of calculating support obligations becomes considerably more complex than it would be for...
I. Introduction: Florida Child Support Deviation Rules and Why Written Findings Matter Florida child support deviation rules represent one of the most consequential procedural requirements in Florida family law practice. Practitioners in Miami and throughout Florida's family law courts encounter child support disputes in virtually every...
Whether child support can be paid directly to the child in Florida is a question that arises with surprising frequency in Miami family law proceedings, particularly as children grow into their teenage years and parents begin to question whether the traditional framework still makes practical...
When parents in Miami and throughout Florida face overwhelming debt, bankruptcy often appears to be the most promising path toward financial recovery. However, the intersection of bankruptcy and child support arrears in Florida is governed by a distinct body of federal and state law that...
Understanding how child support is calculated in Florida is one of the most pressing concerns for parents navigating separation, divorce, or paternity proceedings in Miami-Dade County and throughout the state. Florida's child support framework is governed primarily by Section 61.30, Florida Statutes, which establishes a...
Imputed Income in Florida Child Support Cases is one of the most litigated and misunderstood doctrines in Florida family law. In Miami-Dade County and throughout Florida, courts regularly confront situations where a parent is unemployed or underemployed, and the issue becomes whether income should be...
In Florida, if you do not pay child support required by a court order, the court and the Florida Department of Revenue can enforce the order through wage withholding, contempt proceedings, driver’s license suspension, professional license suspension, bank account seizure, property liens, credit reporting, tax...