Child Support & Dor

The right to child support belongs to the child, not the parent. So the parents cannot waive child support on their child’s behalf. Instead, Florida has enacted child support guidelines to show how much a parent should be paying in child support. These guidelines calculate a monthly amount based on a variety of factors such as:

(A)        the income level of each parent

(B)        who is covering the child’s health and dental insurance premiums;

(C)        how many overnights each parent has with the child;

(D)        daycare expenses; and

(E)        which parent is claiming the child as a dependent on their taxes

Department of Revenue & Administrative Support Proceedings:

A mother of a child born out of wedlock has the option of contacting the Florida Department of Revenue to obtain child support from the child’s father. The Department of Revenue then files an Administrative Support Proceeding with the Court requesting the Court impute the father at a certain salary and order that he pay a high amount of child support. Unfortunately, many times a father is ordered to pay more child support than he should owe, due to not providing proof of prior child support payments, evidence of earned income, and the amount of time sharing the father has with the child. If you have been sent a letter from the Department of Revenue requesting you pay child support, contact us immediately so that you don’t pay more than you owe.