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The 2025 Florida Statutes
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F.S. 409.2554409.2554 Definitions; ss. 409.2551-409.2598.—As used in ss. 409.2551-409.2598, the term:(1) “Administrative costs” means any costs, including attorney fees, clerk’s filing fees, recording fees and other expenses incurred by the clerk of the circuit court, service of process fees, or mediation costs, incurred by the Title IV-D agency in its effort to administer the Title IV-D program. The administrative costs that must be collected by the department shall be assessed on a case-by-case basis based upon a method for determining costs approved by the Federal Government. The administrative costs shall be assessed periodically by the department. The methodology for determining administrative costs shall be made available to the judge or any party who requests it. Only those amounts ordered independent of current support, arrears, or past public assistance obligation shall be considered and applied toward administrative costs. (2) “Child support services” includes any civil, criminal, or administrative action taken by the Title IV-D program to determine paternity, establish, modify, enforce, or collect support. (3) “Court” means the circuit court. (4) “Court order” means any judgment or order of any court of appropriate jurisdiction of the state, or an order of a court of competent jurisdiction of another state, ordering payment of a set or determinable amount of support money. (5) “Department” means the Department of Revenue. (6) “Dependent child” means any unemancipated person under the age of 18, any person under the age of 21 and still in school, or any person who is mentally or physically incapacitated when such incapacity began before such person reaching the age of 18. This definition may not be construed to impose an obligation for child support beyond the child’s attainment of majority except as imposed in s. 409.2561. (7) “Health insurance” means coverage under a fee-for-service arrangement, health maintenance organization, or preferred provider organization, and other types of coverage available to either parent, under which medical services could be provided to a dependent child. (8) “Obligee” means the person to whom support payments are made pursuant to an alimony or child support order. (9) “Obligor” means a person who is responsible for making support payments pursuant to an alimony or child support order. (10) “Program attorney” means an attorney employed by the department, under contract with the department, or employed by a contractor of the department, to provide legal representation for the department in a proceeding related to the determination of paternity or the establishment, modification, or enforcement of support brought pursuant to law. (11) “Prosecuting attorney” means any private attorney, county attorney, city attorney, state attorney, program attorney, or an attorney employed by an entity of a local political subdivision who engages in legal action related to the determination of paternity or the establishment, modification, or enforcement of support brought pursuant to this act. (12) “Public assistance” means money assistance paid on the basis of Title IV-E and Title XIX of the Social Security Act, temporary cash assistance, or food assistance benefits received on behalf of a child under 18 years of age who has an absent parent. (13) “State Case Registry” means the automated registry maintained by the Title IV-D agency, containing records of each Title IV-D case and of each support order established or modified in the state on or after October 1, 1998. Such records must consist of data elements as required by the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services. (14) “State Disbursement Unit” means the unit established and operated by the Title IV-D agency to provide one central address for collection and disbursement of child support payments made in cases enforced by the department pursuant to Title IV-D of the Social Security Act and in cases not being enforced by the department in which the support order was initially issued in this state on or after January 1, 1994, and in which the obligor’s child support obligation is being paid through income deduction order. (15) “Support,” unless otherwise specified, means:(a) Child support, and, when the child support obligation is being enforced by the Department of Revenue, spousal support or alimony for the spouse or former spouse of the obligor with whom the child is living. (b) Child support only in cases not being enforced by the Department of Revenue. (16) “Title IV-D Standard Parenting Time Plan” means a document that may be agreed to by the parents to govern the relationship between the parents and to provide the parent who owes support a reasonable minimum amount of time with his or her child. The plan set forth in s. 409.25633 includes timetables that specify the time, including overnights and holidays, that a child may spend with each parent. (17) “Undistributable collection” means a support payment received by the department which the department determines cannot be distributed to the final intended recipient. (18) “Unidentifiable collection” means a payment received by the department for which a parent, depository or circuit civil numbers, or source of the payment cannot be identified. History.—s. 2, ch. 76-220; s. 1, ch. 82-140; s. 1, ch. 85-178; ss. 86, 141, ch. 86-220; s. 15, ch. 87-95; s. 10, ch. 88-176; s. 18, ch. 92-138; s. 5, ch. 94-124; s. 88, ch. 96-175; s. 45, ch. 97-170; s. 40, ch. 97-173; s. 148, ch. 98-403; s. 39, ch. 2000-139; s. 92, ch. 2000-165; s. 25, ch. 2001-158; s. 19, ch. 2008-61; s. 4, ch. 2009-90; s. 9, ch. 2010-209; s. 2, ch. 2017-117.
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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:
Cases Citing Statute 409.2554
Total Results: 30
602 So. 2d 652, 1992 WL 158125
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 10, 1992 | Docket: 1321427
Cited 12 times | Published
favorably than an interstate suit. Further, section 409.2554(2) defines "dependent child" more broadly
440 So. 2d 642
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 17, 1983 | Docket: 1430551
Cited 7 times | Published
incompetence or inability is much too narrow.
[2] Section 409.2554(2), Florida Statutes (Supp. 1982), provides:
714 So. 2d 475
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 7, 1998 | Docket: 461695
Cited 6 times | Published
court so determines support is proper.
[3] Section 409.2554(2) defines dependent child as "any person
547 So. 2d 985, 1989 WL 86790
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 4, 1989 | Docket: 1738644
Cited 5 times | Published
under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act.
§ 409.2554(10)(a), Fla. Stat. (Supp. 1986).
It is apparent
756 So. 2d 125, 2000 Fla. App. LEXIS 1455, 2000 WL 192140
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 18, 2000 | Docket: 471319
Cited 4 times | Published
or adoptive parent of a dependent child, ..." § 409.2554(5), Fla. Stat. (1985).
Our record contains no
415 So. 2d 855
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 23, 1982 | Docket: 459193
Cited 4 times | Published
statutory definition of "dependent child" see section 409.2554(2), Florida Statutes (1982), which says:
(2)
583 So. 2d 663, 1991 WL 117534
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 3, 1991 | Docket: 1284402
Cited 3 times | Published
attorneys to handle child support proceedings. See § 409.2554(8), Fla. Stat. (1989).
[3] The form ends with
520 So. 2d 641, 13 Fla. L. Weekly 435
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 16, 1988 | Docket: 1709403
Cited 3 times | Published
within the meaning of the amendment provided in Section 409.2554, Florida Statutes (Supp. 1986), or a responsible
225 B.R. 246, 12 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 39, 1998 Bankr. LEXIS 1229, 1998 WL 684217
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Sep 28, 1998 | Docket: 1791546
Cited 2 times | Published
chapter, means the Department of Revenue. F.S.A. § 409.2554(1) (1998).
[4] See In re Seibert, 914 F.2d 102
542 So. 2d 1369, 1989 WL 49597
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 10, 1989 | Docket: 468951
Cited 2 times | Published
the husband is the "obligor" as defined by section 409.2554(6), Florida Statutes (1988 Supp.). We do not
537 So. 2d 633
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 29, 1988 | Docket: 2069915
Cited 2 times | Published
disapproved a trial court's interpretation of Section 409.2554(5), Florida Statutes (1985),[3] placing the
159 So. 3d 303, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 3147, 2015 WL 965647
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 6, 2015 | Docket: 60246551
Cited 1 times | Published
under 18 years of age who has an absent parent.
§ 409.2554, Fla. Stat. (2014) (footnote omitted). Title
522 So. 2d 61
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 12, 1988 | Docket: 1191274
Cited 1 times | Published
IV-A and Title IV-E of the Social Security Act. § 409.2554(6), Fla. Stat. (1985). Title IV-A establishes
164 So. 3d 101
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 6, 2015 | Docket: 2655231
Published
a child receiving public assistance services. § 409.2554, Fla. Stat. (defining "public assistance” to
898 So. 2d 986, 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 2652, 2005 WL 491395
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 4, 2005 | Docket: 64837421
Published
petition to reduce her right to alimony. See, e.g., § 409.2554(10)(a), Fla. Stat. (2003).
The attorney who contracted
805 So. 2d 56, 2001 Fla. App. LEXIS 18513, 2001 WL 1744275
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 28, 2001 | Docket: 64811754
Published
pursuant to an alimony or child support order.” § 409.2554(6). Section 409.2561(4) expressly excludes the
685 So. 2d 982, 1997 WL 1680
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 3, 1997 | Docket: 64770188
Published
fees and how the fees should be assessed. See § 409.2554, Fla. Stat. (1995). We remand to afford the former
659 So. 2d 469, 1995 Fla. App. LEXIS 8891, 1995 WL 497120
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 23, 1995 | Docket: 64758368
Published
The obligor in this case is the father. See § 409.2554(6), Fla. Stat. (Supp.1994). The court erred by
640 So. 2d 228, 1994 Fla. App. LEXIS 7753, 1994 WL 406148
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 5, 1994 | Docket: 64749924
Published
in its effort to administer the IV-D program. § 409.2554(11), Fla.Stat. (1991).
Using its rule-making
640 So. 2d 148, 1994 Fla. App. LEXIS 7477, 1994 WL 390755
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 29, 1994 | Docket: 64749901
Published
pursuant to an alimony or child support order.” § 409.2554(6), Fla.Stat. (1991). The appellee argues that
636 So. 2d 550, 1994 Fla. App. LEXIS 4180, 1994 WL 169519
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 6, 1994 | Docket: 64748228
Published
argued that the definition of “obligor” under section 409.2554(6), Florida Statutes (Supp.1992), excludes
627 So. 2d 1310, 1993 Fla. App. LEXIS 12168, 1993 WL 504498
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 10, 1993 | Docket: 64744679
Published
issue, administrative costs are defined in section 409.2554, Florida Statutes. Section 409.2567, Florida
601 So. 2d 588, 1992 Fla. App. LEXIS 5823, 1992 WL 118453
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 5, 1992 | Docket: 64668660
Published
PETERSON, JJ., concur.
. Within the meaning of section 409.2554(6), Florida Statutes.
. The effective date
575 So. 2d 726, 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 1712, 1991 WL 27186
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 22, 1991 | Docket: 64656858
Published
1991), which discusses this conflict.
. Section 409.2554(11) defines "administrative costs” to include
574 So. 2d 185, 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 207, 1991 WL 2789
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 16, 1991 | Docket: 64656309
Published
counsel.)
. Dependent children are defined in section 409.2554, Florida Statutes, as "any unemanci-pated
570 So. 2d 1089
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 4, 1990 | Docket: 1704053
Published
citizenry through public assistance programs.
Section 409.2554(2) provides in pertinent part (emphasis added):
556 So. 2d 467, 1990 WL 7624
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 31, 1990 | Docket: 1528432
Published
pursuant to an alimony or child support order." § 409.2554(6), Fla. Stat. (Supp. 1988). Clearly, she says
522 So. 2d 61, 13 Fla. L. Weekly 443, 1988 Fla. App. LEXIS 565
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 12, 1988 | Docket: 64633559
Published
IV-A and Title IV-E of the Social Security Act. § 409.2554(6), Fla.Stat. (1985). Title IV-A establishes
490 So. 2d 1043, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 1441, 1986 Fla. App. LEXIS 8855
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 27, 1986 | Docket: 64620356
Published
under chapter 409, Florida Statutes.
We agree. Section 409.2554(2), Florida Statutes, defines a dependent
479 So. 2d 823, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 2756, 1985 Fla. App. LEXIS 16944
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 13, 1985 | Docket: 64616056
Published
Parks was a responsible parent as defined by section 409.2554(5), Florida Statutes (Supp.1982). If so, the
