Legal Question in Family Law in Florida

question on child care expenses
My divorce was final in Dec 2006. It states my obligation for my children is $788 support paid through the court and $232 child care expenses paid directly to the custodial parent. I started to pay the school directly for the child care expenses and this school year the expenses have dropped from the $232 a month i was ordered to pay to $115 because my oldest daughter will now attend middle school. Can I get in trouble somehow because I am not paying the $232.00 a month that was ordered because the child care expenses went down to $115.00 which I am paying.

Asked on 8/01/07, 1:56 pm

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Scott R. Jay Law Offices of Scott R. Jay

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Re: question on child care expenses

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Although you are living within the spirit of the order, you are not following it precisely. In order to avoid any possible problems in the future, you should file a motion for modification and get the original order modified to reflect the actual cost of the child care expenses based on a substantial change in circumstances.

Scott R. Jay, Esq.

Answered on 8/05/07, 1:13 am

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