Florida Statute 61.29 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Chapter 61
DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE; SUPPORT; TIME-SHARING

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F.S. 61.29

61.29 Child support guidelines; principles; applicability.—

(1) The following principles establish the public policy of the State of Florida in the creation of the child support guidelines:

(a) Each parent has a fundamental obligation to support his or her minor or legally dependent child.

(b) The guidelines schedule is based on the parent’s combined net income estimated to have been allocated to the child as if the parents and children were living in an intact household.

(c) The guidelines encourage fair and efficient settlement of support issues between parents and minimizes the need for litigation.

(2) The guidelines in this section do not apply to support for a dependent adult child as defined in s. 61.1255(2)(a). The amount of support for a dependent adult child is determined by s. 61.31.

History.—s. 4, ch. 2010-199; s. 3, ch. 2023-213.

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Cases Citing Statute 61.29

Total Results: 7

DeCespedes v. Prudence Mut. Cas. Co. of Chicago, Ill.

193 So. 2d 224

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 22, 1966 | Docket: 1710776

Cited 43 times | Published

201. [7] Vance, supra, 790; 16 Couch, supra, § 61:29. [8] For cases distinguishing between the concepts

D.M.T. v. T.M.H.

129 So. 3d 320, 38 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 812, 2013 WL 5942278, 2013 Fla. LEXIS 2422

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Nov 7, 2013 | Docket: 60237374

Cited 13 times | Published

including possible child support payments. See § 61.29, Fla. Stat. (2012) (“The following principles establish

CONNECTICUT GEN. LIFE INS. v. Dyess

569 So. 2d 1293, 1990 WL 150213

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 11, 1990 | Docket: 1660651

Cited 4 times | Published

See 16 G. Couch, Cyclopedia of Insurance Law, § 61:29 (2d ed. 1983). While this action is controlled

Gross v. Zimmerman

197 So. 3d 1248, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 12070, 2016 WL 4205345

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 10, 2016 | Docket: 60256186

Cited 1 times | Published

provide adequate financial support for them. See § 61.29, Fla. Stat. (2014). Thus, the presumption establishing

HAROLD GUNNAR JOHANSSON v. JACQUELYN JOHANSSON n/k/a JACQUELYN PUTT

270 So. 3d 426

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 1, 2019 | Docket: 15034058

Published

his or her minor or legally dependent child.” § 61.29(1), Fla. Stat. (2016). Second, the child support

JENNIFER HEARD v. MIGUEL PERALES

247 So. 3d 533

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 16, 2018 | Docket: 6716314

Published

child support statutes. The legislature enacted section 61.29(1), Florida Statutes (2011), which declared

State of Florida, Department of Revenue v. Channon C. Price and John E. Price

182 So. 3d 782

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 30, 2015 | Docket: 3025217

Published

children were living in an intact household.” § 61.29, Fla. Stat. Although they apply foreign statutes