FLORIDA SUPPORT GUIDELINE
Florida child support calculator & worksheet
Florida Statute section 61.30 uses an income-shares schedule of combined monthly net income. Substantial timesharing is a statutory adjustment, not a courtesy discount.
Current module status
| State | Florida |
|---|---|
| Status | Active base worksheet module |
| Guideline model | income shares monthly table |
| Primary income field | Combined monthly net income |
How Florida child support law works
Legal starting point. Florida Statute section 61.30 uses an income-shares guideline. The statutory schedule starts with the parents’ combined monthly net income, then the obligation is shared according to their relative incomes. Read Florida Statutes § 61.30.
How the guideline is calculated
The worksheet identifies the basic schedule amount and adds or credits items the statute addresses, such as child care and health coverage. Substantial timesharing, Social Security benefits, medical expenses, and deviations require the fuller Florida calculation.
What this site’s worksheet covers
Uses Florida Stat. § 61.30 basic guideline schedule for combined monthly net income. Child care, health insurance, medical expenses, Social Security credits, substantial-timesharing adjustment and deviations are separate worksheet issues. For combined monthly net income above $10,000, this module adds the statutory percentage of income over $10,000 to the $10,000 schedule amount.
Documents that make the worksheet more useful
Florida 12.902(b)/(c) financial affidavit and 12.902(e) worksheet. Gather the records that support the income, parenting-time, insurance, child-care, and other adjustment entries that apply to the family. The calculator applies the guideline formula described above and identifies any listed worksheet line it does not compute.
For a filing or agreement, complete the official court forms linked on this page. They use the same guideline structure explained here, and the court applies it to the facts of the case.
Before you enter your numbers
Does a Florida timesharing percentage change the formula?
Yes. Section 61.30 has a substantial-timesharing calculation when each parent has at least 20 percent of the overnights. This changes the basic-support calculation and expense allocation; it is not a simple percentage discount from a primary-custody result. The statute also addresses deviations outside that calculation.
Prepare this: Count overnights from the actual applicable arrangement, and identify who pays insurance and child care. Keep the overnight count rather than relying only on a rounded percentage.
Read the relevant official instructions: Florida Statutes § 61.30.
These preparation notes explain one part of the state guideline. A new estimate does not change an existing order; a modification request does.
How Florida cases actually get to a number
Identify monthly net income the way section 61.30 defines it, look up the basic obligation, then apply timesharing, child care, and health-coverage adjustments. Gross salary is only the first ingredient.
Florida Statute section 61.30 uses an income-shares schedule of combined monthly net income. Substantial timesharing is a statutory adjustment, not a courtesy discount. That is a different path from neighboring states that use another model, so do not import a table, percentage, or overnight credit from somewhere else.
Parenting time in Florida
When each parent has the children at least 20 percent of overnights, Florida’s substantial-timesharing credit can change the paying parent’s share. Overnight counts should come from the timesharing plan, not from a rough guess.
Costs Florida usually treats separately
- Child-care costs incurred for work
- Health insurance for the children
- Noncovered medical, dental, and prescription costs
- Other 61.30 expenses the court includes
When Florida courts leave the guideline
Deviation factors are statutory and must be found in writing. A child’s independent income, special needs, or a parent’s age/health can support a different amount. Do not bury a deviation inside the net-income figure.
Official Florida forms to keep beside this guide
Florida 12.902(b)/(c) financial affidavit and 12.902(e) worksheet. The calculator applies the guideline formula described above and identifies any listed worksheet line it does not compute. The primary authority is the published Florida source. Fill the official form from source documents. Use this page only to check that you chose the right Florida path—primary versus shared, table versus percentage, add-ons versus basic support.
Where this is typically filed
Circuit Court family divisions hear most private cases; the Department of Revenue handles IV-D. Use the current schedule, which has been updated more than once this decade.
Questions specific to Florida
Does Florida start from gross pay?
The schedule is combined monthly net income as defined by statute. Gross wages still need the allowed deductions.
What is ‘substantial timesharing’ here?
The statute uses an overnight threshold (commonly 20 percent). Below that, the ordinary allocation applies.
Are bonuses part of net income?
Recurring bonuses and overtime can be income. One-time payments need a case-specific treatment.
Run the calculator
Open the free support calculator, select Florida, complete the state worksheet, and print or export the output for review.