Legal Question in Family Law in Florida

I have been separated for 2 years and I am getting a divorce. If my time sharing changes from 70% to 60% and the child support is modified to those percentages, would the school uniforms and school supplies be provided by me still? Or should he have to pay a percentage now that he will be taking him to school twice a week? When the child support goes down for him because of more time sharing, does that assume more financial responsibility from him when the child is with him like school clothes and supplies? Should I require a percentage of that paid in the parenting plan agreement? Or is it still my responsability and why? Should that amount be calculated in the costs of child care?


Asked on 1/20/12, 8:08 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Brent Rose The Orsini & Rose Law Firm

Typically, the cost of school supplies, uniforms, lab fees, books, etc., are split evenly by judges, but rarely they are divided according to the percentages in the child support guidelines. The issue of how the costs are divided should be changed in your parenting plan when the child support and timeshare is changed in court.

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Answered on 1/25/12, 8:57 am


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