Legal Question in Family Law in Florida

Re: child support / custody rights

You need a written agreement that you both comply with, but at any time a judge could decide that the child deserves more support.

Re: child support / custody rights

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Both parents have an obligation to support the child. The custodial parent is entitled to child support for the care of the parties' child. Child support is set by statutory guidelines as set forth in Florida Statutes 61.30. You can read about it at: http://dor.myflorida.com/dor/childsupport/guidlines.html

There is a worksheet on that site which will help you determine what the child support should be. If one parent is not working, a court would probably impute income to that parent for at least the minimum wage.

Scott R. Jay, Esq.