Legal Question in Family Law in Florida

Re: In need of advice

It appears to be high. I assume it was calculated when you were working full time and were also making more money. If your financing circumstances have become worse since that original child support order was entered, you can ask the Court to have it reduced to reflect those changes. I recommend contacting a Family Law Attorney and filing a Supplemental Petition for Modification of Child Support. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain by trying.

Re: In need of advice

You didn't give an amount for the mother's salary, so I can't calculate what your child support should be. I ran it with her salary from minimum wage up to $100,000, and your child support never goes over $400 per month.

However, you didn't say whether the $800 fgure included any daycare, aftercare, health insurance, or back support, which could easily put you at $800 per month.

A new child may lower your support, especially if you live in the Tampa Bay area, where the appellate court that presides there has said that child support can be reduced in order to support other children that live with the support payor.