Child Support

Denied Without a Hearing: A Tampa Divorce Lawyer Explains Your Right to Be Heard on Child Support

Denied Without a Hearing: A Tampa Divorce Lawyer Explains Your Right to Be Heard on Child Support

Imagine filing a petition asking a judge to revisit your child support. You lay out what has changed. You wait. Months pass. And then an order arrives denying your petition, roughly a paragraph long,...

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Why a Recent Florida Ruling on Retroactive Child Support Should Matter to Anyone Working With a Tampa Divorce Lawyer

Why a Recent Florida Ruling on Retroactive Child Support Should Matter to Anyone Working With a Tampa Divorce Lawyer

If you are in the middle of a divorce, you have probably learned that very little happens quickly. Cases that everyone swore would wrap up in a year stretch into two or three. Hearings get continued....

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A Tampa Divorce Lawyer Explains Why Florida Judges Must Show Their Work on Child Support and Contempt

A Tampa Divorce Lawyer Explains Why Florida Judges Must Show Their Work on Child Support and Contempt

If you have ever looked at a child support order and thought, "How did the judge arrive at that number?", you are asking the same question a Florida appellate court asked at the end of 2025. In ...

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How Is Child Support Calculated for High-Income Earners in Florida When the Guidelines Run Out?

How Is Child Support Calculated for High-Income Earners in Florida When the Guidelines Run Out?

Florida's child support guidelines work well for most divorces. They establish a straightforward calculation based on both parents' incomes and the time-sharing arrangement, producing a support oblig...

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Florida Child Support Changes in 2026

Florida Child Support Changes in 2026

Florida did not overhaul its child support system this year, but it did sharpen several rules that affect how support is set, changed, and collected. No single law replaced the existing framework. Th...

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What a 2023 Florida Appeals Court Ruling Means for Your Child Support Case — and Why It Matters

What a 2023 Florida Appeals Court Ruling Means for Your Child Support Case — and Why It Matters

If you are in the middle of a child support dispute in Florida — whether you are fighting to modify an existing order, responding to a modification request, or challenging how your income is being ...

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Tampa Divorce Lawyer: Why Financial Disclosure is Non-Negotiable in Child Support Cases

Tampa Divorce Lawyer: Why Financial Disclosure is Non-Negotiable in Child Support Cases

A 2025 Florida appellate decision, Phara v. Robert, provides a clear and decisive illustration of a foundational principle in family law: a trial court’s child support order, when based on a c...

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Can You Wait 30 Years to Collect Child Support? A Tampa Divorce Lawyer on the Phanord Case

Can You Wait 30 Years to Collect Child Support? A Tampa Divorce Lawyer on the Phanord Case

In a recent 2025 decision, Phanord v. Phanord, the Florida Third District Court of Appeal reversed a civil contempt order against a Former Husband for unpaid child support. The case involved a 1...

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Tampa Divorce Lawyer on Child Support Errors & Appeals

Tampa Divorce Lawyer on Child Support Errors & Appeals

A recent Florida appellate case, Garwood v. Garwood, provides a stark warning about the complexities of child support calculations and the critical rules of an appeal. In its 2025 decision, the ...

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