In the attached child support case, the award of child support and arrears is reversed and remanded for recalculation. The trial court did not use the proper method for substantial shared timesharing. The parties had a 50/50 timesharing arrangement, but the trial court failed to use the gross-up method to calculate the child support, and […]
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The Relationship Between Timesharing And Child Support
Florida Statute 61.30 provides the guideline calculations for determining the amount of financial support the parents are required to pay. In addition to the respective incomes of the parties, health insurance costs, daycare expenses, and tax obligations, the child support amount is largely affected by the timesharing schedule ordered by the court. Parents who exercise […]