The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XXX
SOCIAL WELFARE

Chapter 409
SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

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F.S. 409.2551

409.2551 Legislative intent.—Common-law and statutory procedures governing the remedies for enforcement of support for financially dependent children by persons responsible for their support have not proven sufficiently effective or efficient to cope with the increasing incidence of financial dependency. The increasing workload of courts, prosecuting attorneys, and the Attorney General has resulted in a growing burden on the financial resources of the state, which is constrained to provide public assistance for basic maintenance requirements when parents fail to meet their primary obligations. The state, therefore, exercising its police and sovereign powers, declares that the common-law and statutory remedies pertaining to family desertion and nonsupport of dependent children shall be augmented by additional remedies directed to the resources of the responsible parents. In order to render resources more immediately available to meet the needs of dependent children, it is the legislative intent that the remedies provided herein are in addition to, and not in lieu of, existing remedies. It is declared to be the public policy of this state that this act be construed and administered to the end that children shall be maintained from the resources of their parents, thereby relieving, at least in part, the burden presently borne by the general citizenry through public assistance programs. It is also the public policy of this state to encourage frequent contact between a child and each parent to optimize the development of a close and continuing relationship between each parent and the child.

History.—s. 1, ch. 76-220; s. 140, ch. 86-220; s. 1, ch. 2017-117.

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Amendments to 409.2551

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 409.2551

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 409.2551.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

A. BROWN, v. D. BROWN,, 274 So. 3d 1208 (Fla. App. Ct. 2019)

. . . See §§ 409.2551 - 409.25656, Fla. Stat. (2018). . . .

JEANCHARLES, v. DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, 273 So. 3d 1006 (Fla. App. Ct. 2019)

. . . ." § 409.2551, Fla. Stat. (2018). . . .

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, v. C. REYES, 181 So. 3d 1270 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2015)

. . . .” § 409.2551. . . .

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE R. ROBERSON, v. A. CHANEY,, 90 So. 3d 883 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2012)

. . . . § 409.2551, Fla. Stat. (emphasis added); see also § 409.2561(1), Fla. Stat. . . .

SPANO, v. E. BRUCE,, 62 So. 3d 2 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2011)

. . . See § 409.2551, Fla. Stat. (2009). . . .

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, S. R. M. v. M. C. W., 742 So. 2d 501 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999)

. . . .” § 409.2551, Fla. Stat. (1991). . . .

MALLARDI, v. JENNE,, 721 So. 2d 380 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1998)

. . . state that children shall be maintained from the resources of their parents and as provided for in s. 409.2551 . . .

GURELL, v. STARR, 640 So. 2d 228 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1994)

. . . Florida implemented Title IV-D through the enactment of sections 409.2551 through 409.2597, Florida Statutes . . .

COMPAGNONI, v. M. COMPAGNONI,, 619 So. 2d 450 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993)

. . . state that children shall be maintained from the resources of their parents and as provided for in s. 409.2551 . . .

TAYLOR v. McGREGOR,, 616 So. 2d 159 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993)

. . . . § 409.2551, Fla.Stat. (1989). . . . .” § 409.2551, Fla. Stat. (1989). . . .

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH REHABILITATIVE SERVICES OF STATE OF FLORIDA, v. CROSSDALE,, 585 So. 2d 481 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)

. . . Section 409.2551, Florida Statutes (1989). . . .

STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, E. v. BAKER,, 585 So. 2d 1075 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)

. . . Section 409.2551, Florida Statutes (1989), expresses legislative intent “that children shall be maintained . . .

THAYSEN, v. J. THAYSEN,, 583 So. 2d 663 (Fla. 1991)

. . . On appeal the district court looked at section 409.2551, Florida Statutes (1987), and held that “enforcement . . . federal/state partnership to establish and enforce child support, in which Florida participates. §§ 409.2551 . . . over the printed words: "Legal Counsel Child Support Enforcement.” .This section reads as follows: 409.2551 . . .

T. ROGERS, v. COOPER,, 575 So. 2d 266 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)

. . . department relies upon a portion of the statement of legislative intent for the enactment of Sections 409.2551 . . . Section 409.2551, Florida Statutes. . . . Finding the above-referenced language from Section 409.2551 inconclusive in resolving the issue to be . . .

OLDT, v. J. SIDES,, 573 So. 2d 440 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)

. . . Even Justice Kogan, dissenting in Wright on the basis of his belief that § 409.2551, Fla.Stat. (1985) . . .

STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, BRANCHAUD, v. L. BRANCHAUD,, 574 So. 2d 185 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)

. . . intended to allow HRS such authority, and he points to the legislative intent expressed in section 409.2551 . . . In Thaysen the court stated that: Section 409.2551, Florida Statutes (1989) “specifically points out . . . Section 409.2551 in its entirety provides: Legislative intent. . . .

E. UPSHAW v. REAVES,, 572 So. 2d 560 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990)

. . . The Department brought this action pursuant to its obligation under sections 409.2551-409.2597, Florida . . . Specifically, in section 409.2551, the legislature has stated that it is ... the public policy of the . . .

STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES G. v. SAVAGE, Jr., 570 So. 2d 1089 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990)

. . . Section 409.2551 provides in pertinent part: [N]onsupport of dependent children shall be augmented by . . . The court noted that the legislature passed sections 409.2551-409.2597 in order to receive federal aid . . .

THAYSEN, v. J. THAYSEN,, 559 So. 2d 626 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990)

. . . Section 409.2551, Florida Statutes (1987) specifically points out that it is the intent of the Legislature . . . The legislative intent, contained within Section 409.2551, makes it clear that the statutory language . . .

DAVIS, v. SWATTS,, 556 So. 2d 467 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990)

. . . Citing to the public policy of the state as enunciated in section 409.2551, Florida Statutes (1987), . . . in part, the burden presently borne by the general citizenry through public assistance programs.” § 409.2551 . . .

D. WILKINSON, v. L. COGGIN,, 552 So. 2d 348 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1989)

. . . The intent of the child support enforcement program is set out in Section 409.2551, Florida Statutes . . .

Mr. DUPES, v. STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH REHABILITATIVE SERVICES,, 536 So. 2d 311 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)

. . . definition of “child support” which is defined as "a court ordered obligation enforced pursuant to ss. 409.2551 . . .

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, v. WRIGHT,, 522 So. 2d 838 (Fla. 1988)

. . . . § 409.2551 Fla. Stat. (1985). . . .

Y. SAPP v. DANIELS, Y. SURRENCY v. G. MATHIS, J. NUTTER v. K. PLEAS,, 520 So. 2d 641 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)

. . . , Florida Statutes (Supp. 1986), providing the statutory definitions for the terms used in sections 409.2551 . . .

In WALDEN WALDEN, v. STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES,, 60 B.R. 641 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 1986)

. . . In § 409.2551, the Florida legislature stated that its intent was to augment commonlaw and statutory . . . F.S.A. § 409.2551. . . .

A. MEARS v. M. LUTERMAN,, 453 So. 2d 499 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1984)

. . . requirement into the statute would thwart the legislative intent, which is clearly expressed in section 409.2551 . . .

STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, v. F. HARTSFIELD,, 443 So. 2d 322 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1983)

. . . necessity of obtaining copies of relevant court records for purposes of proceedings brought under sections 409.2551 . . . case, the legislative intent behind the 1976 amendments to Chapter 409 is expressly set out in section 409.2551 . . . necessary services provided by the clerk of the circuit court when HRS is proceeding under sections 409.2551 . . . As HRS convincingly argues on appeal, sections 409.2551-409.2597, enacted in 1976, have nothing to do . . .

HOLLIMAN v. GREEN, Jr., 439 So. 2d 955 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1983)

. . . See, Section 409.2551, Florida Statutes, “Legislative intent.” . . .

L. ROBBINS v. A. ROBBINS J. ROWELL v. SMITH RICHARDSON v. TILLMAN A. PERRYMANN v. JONES M. MOSS v. REID MALONE v. MALONE LITTLE v. EVERETT KITCHEN v. KITCHEN C. KING v. HEPBURN JAIMERENA v. CASTILLA JACKSON v. HICKS JACKSON, Jr. v. JACKSON HOLMES, Jr. v. HOLMES HOLIFIELD v. HOLIFIELD GRAY v. GRAY DIAZ v. BURGOS CREWS, Jr. v. BAIN HIXSON v. HELMS BURKE v. HARRIS COLSTON v. J. COLSTON BUCHANAN v. JACKSON BARRON v. E. BATTS B. WALKER v. WALKER WARE v. WARE CARTER, Jr. v. PASCO H. YOUNGBLOOD v. YOUNGBLOOD GROSS v. SHAW GROGAN v. GROGAN MADDOX v. MADDOX R. COREY v. RUSSELL DELVALLE v. MARTINEZ RUSHION v. HENDRIETCH JACKSON v. A. WIGGINS RAMOS v. RAMOS OWENS v. OWENS A. GILBERT v. A. GILBERT A. ZIDIK v. A. ZIDIK KNIGHT v. D. KNIGHT, 429 So. 2d 424 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1983)

. . . Section 409.2551, Florida Statutes (1979) describes the legislative intent behind social and economic . . . assistance laws: 409.2551 Legislative intent. — Common law and statutory procedures governing the remedies . . .

LAMM, v. CHAPMAN,, 413 So. 2d 749 (Fla. 1982)

. . . .” § 409.2551, Fla.Stat. (1979). . . .

STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, v. KING, 390 So. 2d 1224 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1980)

. . . . § 409.2551, Florida Statutes. . . .

KENDRICK, v. EVERHEART a k a, 390 So. 2d 53 (Fla. 1980)

. . . See § 409.2551, Fla.Stat. (1977). . . .

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES v. HEFFLER,, 382 So. 2d 301 (Fla. 1980)

. . . The basic purpose of sections 409.2551-409.-2597, Florida Statutes (1977), is to maintain children “from . . . Section 409.2551, Florida Statutes (1977). . . . The legislature passed sections 409.2551-409.2597 in order to receive federal aid to families with dependent . . .

STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, GILLESPIE, v. WEST,, 378 So. 2d 1220 (Fla. 1979)

. . . Chapter 76-220, codified as section 409.2551, Florida Statutes (1977). . . .