ABSTRACT:

-    There is a presumption that a Court should order child support in accordance with the Child Support Guidelines calculations as described in the Florida Statue 61.30. However,­­ the Guideline Presumption is rebuttable. (Examples, 20% rule, special needs, child, etc.)

ABSTRACT: Modifying alimony requires the moving party to demonstrate the following: 1) A substantial change in circumstances, 2) The change was not contemplated at the time of dissolution, and 3) The Change is sufficient, material, involuntary, and permanent in nature.

This rule addresses child support enforcement and the process by which these types of hearings are heard outside a circuit judge’s chambers or courtroom. The rule grants the authority for Support Enforcement Hearing Officers to deal with proceedings establishing, enforcing, or modifying child support. This allows the process to be streamlined for many Support cases and leads to quicker results.  The major downside to this system is only support can be addressed. As many support issues are entangled with other issues like timesharing, only partial remedies can be gained from these hearings.