Just a heads up for anyone in FL.

Summary of Changes:

1. Requires child support awards to end upon the child reaching the age of majority and, where appropriate, to account for revised child support guidelines based on remaining child support owed.

2. Where the parents of a child have a high income, a different standard is applied in order to determine the amount of child support owed.

3. The bill creates a rebuttable presumption that a person can earn minimum wage as well as provides additional criteria for the establishment of an imputed income amount. Imputed income is used when one parent voluntarily quits their job or voluntarily is underemployed. It is used as a tool to better provide for the child.

4. Amends the child support formula; income tax consequences of children and their financial support are not accounted for.

5. A court can now consider a situation where a child support award requires a parent to pay an amount of support that will make that parent fall below the poverty line.

6. Reduces the 40% timesharing threshold for a child support award adjustment based on timesharing to 20%. This way the money follows the child.

7. Provides for the application of a partial payment of alimony similar to how partial payment of child support is applied.

See these links:

http://www.18884mydivorce.com/pub/Child-support/child-support-law-2010.htm

http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_...