Child Support Alimony Calculator For Florida In Cook
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In Florida, child support is calculated based on the income of the parents and the needs of the child(ren). Alimony, on the other hand, is determined by various factors, including the length of the marriage, the standard of living during the marriage, and the financial resources of each party.
Child support in Florida is based primarily on the income of both parents and the best interests of the children involved. Other factors can also affect child support, such as the number of children, time-sharing arrangements, and insurance needs.
Caps on Terms of Alimony Florida's new law institutes caps on alimony terms for rehabilitative alimony and durational alimony: Rehabilitative alimony is now capped at 5 years. For marriages lasting 3 to 10 years, durational alimony can't exceed 50% of the marriage's length.
40% of the high earner's net monthly income minus 50% of the low earner's net monthly income. For instance, if Spouse A earns $5,000 per month and Spouse B earns $2,500 per month, temporary spousal support might be calculated as follows: 40% of $5,000 = $2,000. 50% of $2,500 = $1,250.
Florida's child support guidelines consider each parent's monthly net income, the number of children, the shared parenting schedule and the child or children's health insurance costs. Courts can set a child support amount up to 5% more or less in some circumstances.
Marital assets include things like the marital home, retirement accounts, investments, cars, and personal possessions bought jointly or individually during the marriage. Credit card debt and loans taken out in both spouses' names are also divided. The goal is an equal 50/50 split.
(1)(a) In a proceeding for dissolution of marriage, the court may grant alimony to either party in the form or forms of temporary, bridge-the-gap, rehabilitative, or durational alimony, as is equitable. In an award of alimony, the court may order periodic or lump sum payments.
AMOUNT OF DURATIONAL ALIMONY UNDER AMENDED FLORIDA LAW The amount of durational alimony is the lesser of the seeking spouse's actual need and 35 percent of the difference between both spouses' net income. Net income is determined under 61.30(2) and (3), Florida Statutes.
