Legal Question in Family Law in Florida
child support
if a defendant is sentenced to 6 months for non-payment of child support and was in jail for 2 months prior on a different charge can that time be credited to him and he be released earlier than expected since he cannot receive gain time or get early release.
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Re: child support
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No. There is no credit given for time served on an unrelated charge. Generally, on an order for incarceration due to nonpayment of child support, there is a purge amount. This means that you will be released if you pay the amount set forth in the order to purge the contempt.
Scott R. Jay, Esq.
Re: child support
No.
There is no relationship between the two. In child support, there ought to be a purge amount that would get you out if you can pay it. You don't say how much time is left on the criminal case?
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