Legal Question in Family Law in Florida

Re: child support

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If the child lives in Florida, a Motion to Modify Child Support would be proper here if you have proof of a substantial change of circumstances. Before you invest in litigation, you may wish to calcualte the approximate amount that child support would be in Florida by visiting:

http://dor.myflorida.com/dor/childsupport/guidlines.html

and complete the Child Support Guidelines worksheet.

Scott R. Jay, Esq.

Re: child support

If your ACTUAL wages are substantially lower now that you work in Florida and all parties involved live in Florida, you can petition a Florida court (where you live or where the child lives) to modify child support.