Bill Text: FL S7046 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Child Support Guidelines
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2010-02-18 - Submit as committee bill by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (SB 2246) [S7046 Detail]
Download: Florida-2010-S7046-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2010 (Proposed Committee Bill) SPB 7046 FOR CONSIDERATION By the Committee on Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 586-01864B-10 20107046__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to child support guidelines; creating 3 s. 61.29, F.S.; providing principles for implementing 4 the support guidelines schedule; amending s. 61.30, 5 F.S.; requiring that census information be used if 6 information about earnings level in the community is 7 not available; providing that the burden of proof is 8 on the party seeking to impute income to the other 9 party; revising the guidelines schedule; providing for 10 the calculation of the obligor parent’s child support 11 payment under certain circumstances; prohibiting 12 retroactive application of changes to the schedule; 13 revising the deviation factors that a court may 14 consider when adjusting a parent’s share of the child 15 support award; providing for the consideration and 16 adjustment of multiple child support orders; providing 17 an effective date. 18 19 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 20 21 Section 1. Section 61.29, Florida Statutes, is created to 22 read: 23 61.29 Child support guidelines; principles.—The courts 24 shall adhere to the following principles in implementing the 25 child support guidelines schedule: 26 (1) A parent’s first and principal obligation is to support 27 his or her minor child. 28 (2) Both parents are mutually responsible for the support 29 of their children. 30 (3) Each parent should pay for the support of the children 31 according to a parent’s ability to pay. 32 (4) Children should share in the standard of living of both 33 parents. Child support may therefore be appropriately used to 34 improve the standard of living of the children’s primary 35 residence in order to improve the lives of the children. 36 (5) The guidelines schedule takes into account each 37 parent’s actual income and level of responsibility for the 38 children. 39 (6) It is presumed that the parent having primary physical 40 responsibility for the children contributes a significant 41 portion of his or her available resources for the support of the 42 children. 43 (7) The guidelines schedule is based on the parents’ 44 combined net income estimated to have been allocated to the 45 child if the parents and children were living in an intact 46 household. 47 (8) The guidelines schedule encourages fair and efficient 48 settlement of conflicts between parents and minimizes the need 49 for litigation. 50 Section 2. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2), subsections 51 (6), (7), and (11), and paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection 52 (12) of section 61.30, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 53 61.30 Child support guidelines; retroactive child support.— 54 (2) Income shall be determined on a monthly basis for each 55 parent as follows: 56 (b) Monthly incomeon a monthly basisshall be imputed to 57 an unemployed or underemployed parent ifwhensuch unemployment 58employmentor underemployment is found by the court to be 59 voluntary on that parent’s part, absent a finding of fact by the 60 court of physical or mental incapacity or other circumstances 61 over which the parent has no control. In the event of such 62 voluntary unemployment or underemployment, the employment 63 potential and probable earnings level of the parent shall be 64 determined based upon his or her recent work history, 65 occupational qualifications, and prevailing earnings level in 66 the community if such information is available. If the 67 information is unavailable or the unemployed or underemployed 68 parent fails to supply the required financial information in a 69 child support proceeding, the earnings level shall be based on 70 the median income of year-round full-time workers as derived 71 from current population reports or replacement reports published 72 by the United States Bureau of Census.as provided in this73paragraph;However, the court may refuse to impute income to a 74 parent if the court finds it necessary for the parent to stay 75 home with the child who is the subject of a child support 76 calculation. 77 1. To impute income to a party in a child support 78 proceeding, the court must: 79 a. Conclude that the unemployment or underemployment was 80 voluntary. 81 b. Determine whether any subsequent underemployment 82 resulted from the spouse’s pursuit of his or her own interests 83 or through less than diligent and bona fide efforts to find 84 employment paying income at a level equal to or better than that 85 formerly received. 86 2. The burden of proof is on the party seeking to impute 87 income to the other party. 88 (c) Public assistance as defined in s. 409.2554 shall be 89 excluded from gross income. 90 (6) The following guidelines schedule shall be applied to 91 the combined net income to determine the minimum child support 92 need: 93 Combined Monthly 94 Net Income Child or Children 95 One Two Three Four Five Six 96650.0074757576777897700.0011912012112312412598750.0016416616716917117399800.00190211213216218220100 850.00 192021925719259202622026520268101 900.00 642136530265305663096731267315102 950.00 109224110347111351113355114359115363103 1000.00 154235156365157397159402161406162410104 1050.00 199246201382203443206448208453210458105 1100.00 231258247400249489252495255500257505106 1150.00 240269292417295522299541302547305553107 1200.00 249280338435341544345588349594352600108 1250.00 259290383451387565392634396641400648109 1300.00 268300429467433584438659443688447695110 1350.00 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3658 3650 324 12050.00 1134 2252 2893 3425 3663 3655 325 12100.00 1136 2256 2897 3430 3669 3661 326 12150.00 1138 2259 2902 3435 3675 3666 327 12200.00 1140 2263 2907 3441 3680 3672 328 12250.00 1142 2267 2911 3446 3686 3677 329 12300.00 1144 2270 2916 3451 3692 3683 330 12350.00 1145 2273 2920 3456 3697 3688 331 12400.00 1147 2277 2924 3462 3702 3693 332 12450.00 1149 2280 2929 3467 3708 3699 333 12500.00 1150 2284 2933 3472 3713 3704 334 (a) If the obligor parent’sFor combined monthlynet income 335 is less than the amount inset out ontheaboveguidelines 336 schedule:,337 1. The parent should be ordered to pay a child support 338 amount, determined on a case-by-case basis, to establish the 339 principle of payment and lay the basis for increased support 340 orders should the parent’s income increasein the future. 341 2. The obligor parent’s child support payment shall be the 342 lesser of the obligor parent’s actual dollar share of the total 343 minimum child support amount, as determined in subparagraph 1., 344 and 90 percent of the difference between the obligor parent’s 345 monthly net income and the current poverty guidelines as 346 periodically updated in the Federal Register by the United 347 States Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to 42 348 U.S.C. s. 9902(2) for a single individual living alone. 349 (b) For combined monthly net income greater than the amount 350set outin theaboveguidelines schedule, the obligation is 351shall bethe minimum amount of support provided by the 352 guidelines schedule plus the following percentages multiplied by 353 the amount of income over $12,500$10,000: 354 355 Child or Children 356 One Two Three Four Five Six 357 5.0% 7.5% 9.5% 11.0% 12.0% 12.5% 358 (c) Subsequent changes to the guidelines schedule may not 359 be applied retroactively to an existing child support order. 360 (7) Child care costs incurredon behalf of the childrendue 361 to employment, job search, or education calculated to result in 362 employment or to enhance income of current employment of either 363 parentshall be reduced by 25 percent and thenshall be added to 364 the basic obligation. After theadjustedchild care costs are 365 addedto the basic obligation, any moneys prepaid by a parent 366 for child care costs for the child or children of this action 367 shall be deducted from that parent’s child support obligation 368 for that child or those children. Child care costs mayshallnot 369 exceed the level required to provide quality care from a 370 licensed sourcefor the children. 371 (11)(a) The court may adjust the total minimum child 372 support award, or either or both parents’ share of the total 373 minimum child support award, based upon the following deviation 374 factors: 375 1. Extraordinary medical, psychological, educational, or 376 dental expenses. 377 2. Independent income of the child, not to include moneys 378 received by a child from supplemental security income. 379 3. The payment of support for a parent whichregularlyhas 380 been regularly paid and for which there is a demonstrated need. 381 4. Seasonal variations in one or both parents’ incomes or 382 expenses. 383 5. The age of the child, taking into account the greater 384 needs of older children. 385 6. Special needs, such as costs that may be associated with 386 the disability of a child, that have traditionally been met 387 within the family budget even thoughthefulfillingofthose 388 needs will cause the support to exceed the presumptive amount 389 established by the guidelines. 390 7. Total available assets of the obligee, obligor, and the 391 child. 392 8. The impact of the Internal Revenue Service Child & 393 Dependent Care Tax Credit, Earned Income Tax Credit, and 394 dependency exemption and waiver of that exemption. The court may 395 order a parent to execute a waiver of the Internal Revenue 396 Service dependency exemption if the paying parent is current in 397 support payments. 398 9. AnWhenapplication of the child support guidelines 399 schedule that requires a person to pay another person more than 400 55 percent of his or her gross income for a child support 401 obligation for current support resulting from a single support 402 order. 403 10. The particular parenting plan,such as where the child404spends a significant amount of time, but less than 40 percent of405the overnights, with one parent, thereby reducing the financial406expenditures incurred by the other parent;or the refusal of a 407 parent to become involved in the activities of the child. 408 11. Any other adjustment thatwhichis needed to achieve an 409 equitable result which may include, but not be limited to, a 410 reasonable and necessary existing expense or debt. Such expense 411 or debt may include, but is not limited to, a reasonable and 412 necessary expense or debt thatwhichthe parties jointly 413 incurred during the marriage. 414 (b) IfWhenevera particular parenting plan provides that 415 each child spenda substantial amount oftime with each parent, 416 the court shall adjust any award of child support, as follows: 417 1. In accordance with subsections (9) and (10), calculate 418 the amount of support obligation apportioned to each parent 419 without including day care and health insurance costs in the 420 calculationand multiply the amount by 1.5. 421 2. Calculate the percentage of overnight stays the child 422 spends with each parent. 423 3. Multiply each parent’s support obligation as calculated 424 in subparagraph 1. by the sum of one and the smaller percentage 425 calculated in subparagraph 2. 426 4.3.Multiply each parent’s support obligation as 427 calculated in subparagraph 3.1.by the percentage of the other 428 parent’s overnight stays with the child as calculated in 429 subparagraph 2. 430 5.4.The difference between the amounts calculated in 431 subparagraph 4. is3. shall bethe monetary transfer necessary 432 between the parents for the care of the child, subject to an 433 adjustment for day care and health insurance expenses. 434 6.5.Pursuant to subsections (7) and (8), calculate the net 435 amounts owed by each parent for the expenses incurred for day 436 care and health insurance coverage for the child.Day care shall437be calculated without regard to the 25-percent reduction applied438by subsection (7). 439 7.6.Adjust the support obligation owed by each parent 440 pursuant to subparagraph 5.4.by crediting or debiting the 441 amount calculated in subparagraph 6.5.This amount represents 442 the child support which must be exchanged between the parents. 443 8.7.The court may deviate from the child support amount 444 calculated pursuant to subparagraph 7.6.based upon the 445 deviation factors in paragraph (a), as well as the obligee 446 parent’s low income and ability to maintain the basic 447 necessities of the home for the child, the likelihood that 448 either parent will actually exercise the time-sharing schedule 449 set forth in the parenting plan granted by the court, and 450 whether all of the children are exercising the same time-sharing 451 schedule. 452 8. Subsequent changes to the child support guidelines 453 schedule may not be applied retroactively to an existing child 454 support order. 4558.For purposes of adjusting any award of child support456under this paragraph, “substantial amount of time” means that a457parent exercises visitation at least 40 percent of the458overnights of the year.459 (c) A parent’s failure to regularly exercise the court 460 ordered or agreed time-sharing schedule not caused by the other 461 parent which resulted in the adjustment of the amount of child 462 support pursuant to subparagraph (a)10. or paragraph (b) shall 463 be deemed a substantial change of circumstances for purposes of 464 modifying the child support award. A modification pursuant to 465 this paragraph isshall beretroactive to the date the 466 noncustodial parent first failed to regularly exercise the 467 court-ordered or agreed time-sharing schedule. 468 (12) 469 (b) When adjudicating a case involving a parent who has 470 multiple family obligations, the court shall review all past 471 orders for that parent. If the court has jurisdiction over all 472 matters, it may average the orders or fashion some other 473 equitable resolution to treat all the supported children fairly 474 under the guidelines. If multiple orders have reduced the 475 parent’s income to an amount below the self-support reserve, the 476 orders should be adjusted to distribute the parent’s available 477 income equitably among all children while taking into 478 consideration the parent’s share of the total child support 479 obligation and the parent’s self-support reserve. If tribunals 480 in other jurisdictions ordered the parent to pay child support 481 for a different family, the Florida court may consider such 482 support for the purpose of maintaining the parent’s self-support 483 reserve.Except as provided in paragraph (a), the existence of484such subsequent children should not as a general rule be485considered by the court as a basis for disregarding the amount486provided in the guidelines schedule. The parent with a support487obligation for subsequent children may raise the existence of488such subsequent children as a justification for deviation from489the guidelines schedule. However, if the existence of such490subsequent children is raised, the income of the other parent of491the subsequent children shall be considered by the court in492determining whether or not there is a basis for deviation from493the guideline amount.494(c)The issue of subsequent children under paragraph (a) or495paragraph (b) may only be raised in a proceeding for an upward496modification of an existing award and may not be applied to497justify a decrease in an existing award.498 Section 3. This act shall take effect January 1, 2011.
