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Florida Statute 61.13 - Support of children; parenting and time-sharing; powers of court.
(1)(a) In a proceeding under this chapter, the court may at any time order either or both parents who owe a duty of
support to a child to pay support to the other parent or, in the case of both parents, to a third party who has custody in
accordance with the child support guidelines schedule in s. 61.30.
1. All child support orders and income deduction orders entered on or after October 1, 2010, must provide:
a. For child support to terminate on a child’s 18th birthday unless the court finds or previously found that s. 743.07
(2) applies, or is otherwise agreed to by the parties;
b. A schedule, based on the record existing at the time of the order, stating the amount of the monthly child support
obligation for all the minor children at the time of the order and the amount of child support that will be owed for any
remaining children after one or more of the children are no longer entitled to receive child support; and
c. The month, day, and year that the reduction or termination of child support becomes effective.
2. The court initially entering an order requiring one or both parents to make child support payments has continuing
jurisdiction after the entry of the initial order to modify the amount and terms and conditions of the child support
payments if the modification is found by the court to be in the best interests of the child; when the child reaches
majority; if there is a substantial change in the circumstances of the parties; if s. 743.07(2) applies; or when a child is
emancipated, marries, joins the armed services, or dies. The court initially entering a child support order has
continuing jurisdiction to require the obligee to report to the court on terms prescribed by the court regarding the
disposition of the child support payments.
(b) Each order for support shall contain a provision for health insurance for the minor child when health insurance
is reasonable in cost and accessible to the child. Health insurance is presumed to be reasonable in cost if the
incremental cost of adding health insurance for the child or children does not exceed 5 percent of the gross income,
as defined in s. 61.30, of the parent responsible for providing health insurance. Health insurance is accessible to the
child if the health insurance is available to be used in the county of the child’s primary residence or in another county
if the parent who has the most time under the time-sharing plan agrees. If the time-sharing plan provides for equal
time-sharing, health insurance is accessible to the child if the health insurance is available to be used in either
county where the child resides or in another county if both parents agree. The court may require the obligor to provide
health insurance or to reimburse the obligee for the cost of health insurance for the minor child when insurance is
provided by the obligee. The presumption of reasonable cost may be rebutted by evidence of any of the factors in s.
61.30(11)(a). The court may deviate from what is presumed reasonable in cost only upon a written finding explaining
its determination why ordering or not ordering the provision of health insurance or the reimbursement of the obligee’
s cost for providing health insurance for the minor child would be unjust or inappropriate. In any event, the court shall
apportion the cost of health insurance, and any noncovered medical, dental, and prescription medication expenses
of the child, to both parties by adding the cost to the basic obligation determined pursuant to s. 61.30(6). The court
may order that payment of noncovered medical, dental, and prescription medication expenses of the minor child be
made directly to the obligee on a percentage basis. In a proceeding for medical support only, each parent’s share of
the child’s noncovered medical expenses shall equal the parent’s percentage share of the combined net income of
the parents. The percentage share shall be calculated by dividing each parent’s net monthly income by the combined
monthly net income of both parents. Net income is calculated as specified by s. 61.30(3) and (4).
1. In a non-Title IV-D case, a copy of the court order for health insurance shall be served on the obligor’s union or
employer by the obligee when the following conditions are met:
a. The obligor fails to provide written proof to the obligee within 30 days after receiving effective notice of the court
order that the health insurance has been obtained or that application for health insurance has been made;
b. The obligee serves written notice of intent to enforce an order for health insurance on the obligor by mail at the
obligor’s last known address; and
c. The obligor fails within 15 days after the mailing of the notice to provide written proof to the obligee that the health
insurance existed as of the date of mailing.
2.a. A support order enforced under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act which requires that the obligor provide health
insurance is enforceable by the department through the use of the national medical support notice, and an
amendment to the support order is not required. The department shall transfer the national medical support notice to
the obligor’s union or employer. The department shall notify the obligor in writing that the notice has been sent to the
obligor’s union or employer, and the written notification must include the obligor’s rights and duties under the
national medical support notice. The obligor may contest the withholding required by the national medical support
notice based on a mistake of fact. To contest the withholding, the obligor must file a written notice of contest with the
department within 15 business days after the date the obligor receives written notification of the national medical
support notice from the department. Filing with the department is complete when the notice is received by the person
designated by the department in the written notification. The notice of contest must be in the form prescribed by the
department. Upon the timely filing of a notice of contest, the department shall, within 5 business days, schedule an
informal conference with the obligor to discuss the obligor’s factual dispute. If the informal conference resolves the
dispute to the obligor’s satisfaction or if the obligor fails to attend the informal conference, the notice of contest is
deemed withdrawn. If the informal conference does not resolve the dispute, the obligor may request an
administrative hearing under chapter 120 within 5 business days after the termination of the informal conference, in a
form and manner prescribed by the department. However, the filing of a notice of contest by the obligor does not
delay the withholding of premium payments by the union, employer, or health plan administrator. The union,
employer, or health plan administrator must implement the withholding as directed by the national medical support
notice unless notified by the department that the national medical support notice is terminated.
b. In a Title IV-D case, the department shall notify an obligor’s union or employer if the obligation to provide health
insurance through that union or employer is terminated.
3. In a non-Title IV-D case, upon receipt of the order pursuant to subparagraph 1., or upon application of the obligor
pursuant to the order, the union or employer shall enroll the minor child as a beneficiary in the group health plan
regardless of any restrictions on the enrollment period and withhold any required premium from the obligor’s
income. If more than one plan is offered by the union or employer, the child shall be enrolled in the group health plan
in which the obligor is enrolled.
4.a. Upon receipt of the national medical support notice under subparagraph 2. in a Title IV-D case, the union or
employer shall transfer the notice to the appropriate group health plan administrator within 20 business days after
the date on the notice. The plan administrator must enroll the child as a beneficiary in the group health plan
regardless of any restrictions on the enrollment period, and the union or employer must withhold any required
premium from the obligor’s income upon notification by the plan administrator that the child is enrolled. The child
shall be enrolled in the group health plan in which the obligor is enrolled. If the group health plan in which the obligor
is enrolled is not available where the child resides or if the obligor is not enrolled in group coverage, the child shall
be enrolled in the lowest cost group health plan that is accessible to the child.
b. If health insurance or the obligor’s employment is terminated in a Title IV-D case, the union or employer that is
withholding premiums for health insurance under a national medical support notice must notify the department
within 20 days after the termination and provide the obligor’s last known address and the name and address of the
obligor’s new employer, if known.
5.a. The amount withheld by a union or employer in compliance with a support order may not exceed the amount
allowed under s. 303(b) of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, 15 U.S.C. s. 1673(b), as amended. The union or
employer shall withhold the maximum allowed by the Consumer Credit Protection Act in the following order:
(I) Current support, as ordered.
(II) Premium payments for health insurance, as ordered.
(III) Past due support, as ordered.
(IV) Other medical support or insurance, as ordered.
b. If the combined amount to be withheld for current support plus the premium payment for health insurance exceed
the amount allowed under the Consumer Credit Protection Act, and the health insurance cannot be obtained unless
the full amount of the premium is paid, the union or employer may not withhold the premium payment. However, the
union or employer shall withhold the maximum allowed in the following order:
(I) Current support, as ordered.
(II) Past due support, as ordered.
(III) Other medical support or insurance, as ordered.
6. An employer, union, or plan administrator who does not comply with the requirements in sub-subparagraph 4.a.
is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $250 for the first violation and $500 for subsequent violations, plus attorney’s
fees and costs. The department may file a petition in circuit court to enforce the requirements of this subparagraph.
7. The department may adopt rules to administer the child support enforcement provisions of this section that affect
Title IV-D cases.
(c) To the extent necessary to protect an award of child support, the court may order the obligor to purchase or
maintain a life insurance policy or a bond, or to otherwise secure the child support award with any other assets which
may be suitable for that purpose.
(d)1. All child support orders shall provide the full name and date of birth of each minor child who is the subject of
the child support order.
2. If both parties request and the court finds that it is in the best interest of the child, support payments need not be
subject to immediate income deduction. Support orders that are not subject to immediate income deduction may be
directed through the depository under s. 61.181 or made payable directly to the obligee. Payments made by
immediate income deduction shall be made to the State Disbursement Unit. The court shall provide a copy of the
order to the depository.
3. For support orders payable directly to the obligee, any party, or the department in a IV-D case, may subsequently
file an affidavit with the depository alleging a default in payment of child support and stating that the party wishes to
require that payments be made through the depository. The party shall provide copies of the affidavit to the court and
to each other party. Fifteen days after receipt of the affidavit, the depository shall notify all parties that future payments
shall be paid through the depository, except that income deduction payments shall be made to the State
Disbursement Unit.
(2)(a) The court may approve, grant, or modify a parenting plan, notwithstanding that the child is not physically
present in this state at the time of filing any proceeding under this chapter, if it appears to the court that the child was
removed from this state for the primary purpose of removing the child from the court’s jurisdiction in an attempt to
avoid the court’s approval, creation, or modification of a parenting plan.
(b) A parenting plan approved by the court must, at a minimum, describe in adequate detail how the parents will
share and be responsible for the daily tasks associated with the upbringing of the child; the time-sharing schedule
arrangements that specify the time that the minor child will spend with each parent; a designation of who will be
responsible for any and all forms of health care, school-related matters including the address to be used for school-
boundary determination and registration, and other activities; and the methods and technologies that the parents will
use to communicate with the child.
(c) The court shall determine all matters relating to parenting and time-sharing of each minor child of the parties in
accordance with the best interests of the child and in accordance with the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and
Enforcement Act, except that modification of a parenting plan and time-sharing schedule requires a showing of a
substantial, material, and unanticipated change of circumstances.
1. It is the public policy of this state that each minor child has frequent and continuing contact with both parents after
the parents separate or the marriage of the parties is dissolved and to encourage parents to share the rights and
responsibilities, and joys, of childrearing. There is no presumption for or against the father or mother of the child or
for or against any specific time-sharing schedule when creating or modifying the parenting plan of the child.
2. The court shall order that the parental responsibility for a minor child be shared by both parents unless the court
finds that shared parental responsibility would be detrimental to the child. Evidence that a parent has been convicted
of a misdemeanor of the first degree or higher involving domestic violence, as defined in s. 741.28 and chapter 775,
or meets the criteria of s. 39.806(1)(d), creates a rebuttable presumption of detriment to the child. If the presumption
is not rebutted after the convicted parent is advised by the court that the presumption exists, shared parental
responsibility, including time-sharing with the child, and decisions made regarding the child, may not be granted to
the convicted parent. However, the convicted parent is not relieved of any obligation to provide financial support. If the
court determines that shared parental responsibility would be detrimental to the child, it may order sole parental
responsibility and make such arrangements for time-sharing as specified in the parenting plan as will best protect
the child or abused spouse from further harm. Whether or not there is a conviction of any offense of domestic
violence or child abuse or the existence of an injunction for protection against domestic violence, the court shall
consider evidence of domestic violence or child abuse as evidence of detriment to the child.
a. In ordering shared parental responsibility, the court may consider the expressed desires of the parents and may
grant to one party the ultimate responsibility over specific aspects of the child’s welfare or may divide those
responsibilities between the parties based on the best interests of the child. Areas of responsibility may include
education, health care, and any other responsibilities that the court finds unique to a particular family.
b. The court shall order sole parental responsibility for a minor child to one parent, with or without time-sharing with
the other parent if it is in the best interests of the minor child.
3. Access to records and information pertaining to a minor child, including, but not limited to, medical, dental, and
school records, may not be denied to either parent. Full rights under this subparagraph apply to either parent unless
a court order specifically revokes these rights, including any restrictions on these rights as provided in a domestic
violence injunction. A parent having rights under this subparagraph has the same rights upon request as to form,
substance, and manner of access as are available to the other parent of a child, including, without limitation, the right
to in-person communication with medical, dental, and education providers.
(d) The circuit court in the county in which either parent and the child reside or the circuit court in which the original
order approving or creating the parenting plan was entered may modify the parenting plan. The court may change the
venue in accordance with s. 47.122.
(3) For purposes of establishing or modifying parental responsibility and creating, developing, approving, or
modifying a parenting plan, including a time-sharing schedule, which governs each parent’s relationship with his or
her minor child and the relationship between each parent with regard to his or her minor child, the best interest of the
child shall be the primary consideration. A determination of parental responsibility, a parenting plan, or a time-
sharing schedule may not be modified without a showing of a substantial, material, and unanticipated change in
circumstances and a determination that the modification is in the best interests of the child. Determination of the best
interests of the child shall be made by evaluating all of the factors affecting the welfare and interests of the particular
minor child and the circumstances of that family, including, but not limited to:
(a) The demonstrated capacity and disposition of each parent to facilitate and encourage a close and continuing
parent-child relationship, to honor the time-sharing schedule, and to be reasonable when changes are required.
(b) The anticipated division of parental responsibilities after the litigation, including the extent to which parental
responsibilities will be delegated to third parties.
(c) The demonstrated capacity and disposition of each parent to determine, consider, and act upon the needs of the
child as opposed to the needs or desires of the parent.
(d) The length of time the child has lived in a stable, satisfactory environment and the desirability of maintaining
continuity.
(e) The geographic viability of the parenting plan, with special attention paid to the needs of school-age children
and the amount of time to be spent traveling to effectuate the parenting plan. This factor does not create a
presumption for or against relocation of either parent with a child.
(f) The moral fitness of the parents.
(g) The mental and physical health of the parents.
(h) The home, school, and community record of the child.
(i) The reasonable preference of the child, if the court deems the child to be of sufficient intelligence, understanding,
and experience to express a preference.
(j) The demonstrated knowledge, capacity, and disposition of each parent to be informed of the circumstances of
the minor child, including, but not limited to, the child’s friends, teachers, medical care providers, daily activities, and
favorite things.
(k) The demonstrated capacity and disposition of each parent to provide a consistent routine for the child, such as
discipline, and daily schedules for homework, meals, and bedtime.
(l) The demonstrated capacity of each parent to communicate with and keep the other parent informed of issues
and activities regarding the minor child, and the willingness of each parent to adopt a unified front on all major
issues when dealing with the child.
(m) Evidence of domestic violence, sexual violence, child abuse, child abandonment, or child neglect, regardless of
whether a prior or pending action relating to those issues has been brought. If the court accepts evidence of prior or
pending actions regarding domestic violence, sexual violence, child abuse, child abandonment, or child neglect, the
court must specifically acknowledge in writing that such evidence was considered when evaluating the best interests
of the child.
(n) Evidence that either parent has knowingly provided false information to the court regarding any prior or pending
action regarding domestic violence, sexual violence, child abuse, child abandonment, or child neglect.
(o) The particular parenting tasks customarily performed by each parent and the division of parental responsibilities
before the institution of litigation and during the pending litigation, including the extent to which parenting
responsibilities were undertaken by third parties.
(p) The demonstrated capacity and disposition of each parent to participate and be involved in the child’s school
and extracurricular activities.
(q) The demonstrated capacity and disposition of each parent to maintain an environment for the child which is free
from substance abuse.
(r) The capacity and disposition of each parent to protect the child from the ongoing litigation as demonstrated by
not discussing the litigation with the child, not sharing documents or electronic media related to the litigation with the
child, and refraining from disparaging comments about the other parent to the child.
(s) The developmental stages and needs of the child and the demonstrated capacity and disposition of each parent
to meet the child’s developmental needs.
(t) Any other factor that is relevant to the determination of a specific parenting plan, including the time-sharing
schedule.
(4)(a) When a parent who is ordered to pay child support or alimony fails to pay child support or alimony, the parent
who should have received the child support or alimony may not refuse to honor the time-sharing schedule presently
in effect between the parents.
(b) When a parent refuses to honor the other parent’s rights under the time-sharing schedule, the parent whose
time-sharing rights were violated shall continue to pay any ordered child support or alimony.
(c) When a parent refuses to honor the time-sharing schedule in the parenting plan without proper cause, the court:
1. Shall, after calculating the amount of time-sharing improperly denied, award the parent denied time a sufficient
amount of extra time-sharing to compensate for the time-sharing missed, and such time-sharing shall be ordered as
expeditiously as possible in a manner consistent with the best interests of the child and scheduled in a manner that
is convenient for the parent deprived of time-sharing. In ordering any makeup time-sharing, the court shall schedule
such time-sharing in a manner that is consistent with the best interests of the child or children and that is convenient
for the nonoffending parent and at the expense of the noncompliant parent.
2. May order the parent who did not provide time-sharing or did not properly exercise time-sharing under the time-
sharing schedule to pay reasonable court costs and attorney’s fees incurred by the nonoffending parent to enforce
the time-sharing schedule.
3. May order the parent who did not provide time-sharing or did not properly exercise time-sharing under the time-
sharing schedule to attend a parenting course approved by the judicial circuit.
4. May order the parent who did not provide time-sharing or did not properly exercise time-sharing under the time-
sharing schedule to do community service if the order will not interfere with the welfare of the child.
5. May order the parent who did not provide time-sharing or did not properly exercise time-sharing under the time-
sharing schedule to have the financial burden of promoting frequent and continuing contact when that parent and
child reside further than 60 miles from the other parent.
6. May, upon the request of the parent who did not violate the time-sharing schedule, modify the parenting plan if
modification is in the best interests of the child.
7. May impose any other reasonable sanction as a result of noncompliance.
(d) A person who violates this subsection may be punished by contempt of court or other remedies as the court
deems appropriate.
(5) The court may make specific orders regarding the parenting plan and time-sharing schedule as such orders
relate to the circumstances of the parties and the nature of the case and are equitable and provide for child support in
accordance with the guidelines schedule in s. 61.30. An order for equal time-sharing for a minor child does not
preclude the court from entering an order for child support of the child.
(6) In any proceeding under this section, the court may not deny shared parental responsibility and time-sharing
rights to a parent solely because that parent is or is believed to be infected with human immunodeficiency virus, but
the court may, in an order approving the parenting plan, require that parent to observe measures approved by the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States Public Health Service or by the Department of Health
for preventing the spread of human immunodeficiency virus to the child.
(7)(a) Each party to any paternity or support proceeding is required to file with the tribunal as defined in s. 88.1011
(22) and State Case Registry upon entry of an order, and to update as appropriate, information on location and
identity of the party, including social security number, residential and mailing addresses, telephone number, driver’s
license number, and name, address, and telephone number of employer. Each party to any paternity or child support
proceeding in a non-Title IV-D case shall meet the above requirements for updating the tribunal and State Case
Registry.
(b) Pursuant to the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, each party is
required to provide his or her social security number in accordance with this section. Disclosure of social security
numbers obtained through this requirement shall be limited to the purpose of administration of the Title IV-D
program for child support enforcement.
(c) In any subsequent Title IV-D child support enforcement action between the parties, upon sufficient showing that
diligent effort has been made to ascertain the location of such a party, the court of competent jurisdiction shall deem
state due process requirements for notice and service of process to be met with respect to the party, upon delivery of
written notice to the most recent residential or employer address filed with the tribunal and State Case Registry
pursuant to paragraph (a). In any subsequent non-Title IV-D child support enforcement action between the parties,
the same requirements for service shall apply.
(8) At the time an order for child support is entered, each party is required to provide his or her social security
number and date of birth to the court, as well as the name, date of birth, and social security number of each minor
child that is the subject of such child support order. Pursuant to the federal Personal Responsibility and Work
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, each party is required to provide his or her social security number in
accordance with this section. All social security numbers required by this section shall be provided by the parties and
maintained by the depository as a separate attachment in the file. Disclosure of social security numbers obtained
through this requirement shall be limited to the purpose of administration of the Title IV-D program for child support
enforcement.
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Please review the following Florida Statutes for some more information on Parenting Plans, Time-Sharing,
Dissolutions of Marriage, Alimony and Child Support in Florida:
Florida Statute 61.001 - Purpose of chapter.
Florida Statute 61.011 - Dissolution in chancery.
Florida Statute 61.021 - Residence requirements.
Florida Statute 61.031 - Dissolution of marriage to be a vinculo.
Florida Statute 61.043 - Commencement of a proceeding for dissolution of marriage or for alimony and child
support; dissolution questionnaire.
Florida Statute 61.044 - Certain existing defenses abolished.
Florida Statute 61.046 - Definitions.
Florida Statute 61.052 - Dissolution of marriage.
Florida Statute 61.061 Proceedings against nonresidents.
Florida Statute 61.071 - Alimony pendente lite; suit money.
Florida Statute 61.075 - Equitable distribution of marital assets and liabilities.
Florida Statute 61.076 - Distribution of retirement plans upon dissolution of marriage.
Florida Statute 61.077 - Determination of entitlement to setoffs or credits upon sale of marital home.
Florida Statute 61.079 - Premarital agreements.
Florida Statute 61.08 - Alimony.
Florida Statute 61.09 - Alimony and child support unconnected with dissolution.
Florida Statute 61.10 - Adjudication of obligation to support spouse or minor child unconnected with dissolution;
parenting plan.
Florida Statute 61.11 - Writs.
Florida Statute 61.12 - Attachment or garnishment of amounts due for alimony or child support.
Florida Statute 61.122 - Parenting plan recommendation; presumption of psychologist’s good faith; prerequisite to
parent’s filing suit; award of fees, costs, reimbursement.
Florida Statute 61.125 - Parenting coordination.
Florida Statute 61.13 - Support of children; parenting and time-sharing; powers of court.
Florida Statute 61.13001 - Parental relocation with a child.
Florida Statute 61.13002 - Temporary time-sharing modification and child support modification due to military
service.
Florida Statute 61.13003 - Court-ordered electronic communication between a parent and a child.
Florida Statute 61.13015 - Petition for suspension or denial of professional licenses and certificates.
Florida Statute 61.13016 - Suspension of driver’s licenses and motor vehicle registrations.
Florida Statute 61.1301 - Income deduction orders.
Florida Statute 61.1354 - Sharing of information between consumer reporting agencies and the IV-D agency.
Florida Statute 61.14 - Enforcement and modification of support, maintenance, or alimony agreements or orders.
Florida Statute 61.16 - Attorney’s fees, suit money, and costs.
Florida Statute 61.17 - Alimony and child support; additional method for enforcing orders and judgments; costs,
expenses.
Florida Statute 61.18 - Alimony and child support; default in undertaking of bond posted to ensure payment.
Florida Statute 61.181 - Depository for alimony transactions, support, maintenance, and support payments; fees.
Florida Statute 61.1811 - Clerk of the Court Child Support Enforcement Collection System Trust Fund.
Florida Statute - 61.1812 Child Support Incentive Trust Fund.
Florida Statute 61.1814 - Child Support Enforcement Application and Program Revenue Trust Fund.
Florida Statute 61.1816 - Child Support Clearing Trust Fund.
Florida Statute 61.1824 - State Disbursement Unit.
Florida Statute 61.1825 - State Case Registry.
Florida Statute 61.1826 - Procurement of services for State Disbursement Unit and the non-Title IV-D component of
the State Case Registry; contracts and cooperative agreements; penalties; withholding payment.
Florida Statute 61.1827 - Identifying information concerning applicants for and recipients of child support services.
Florida Statute 61.183 - Mediation of certain contested issues.
Florida Statute 61.19 - Entry of judgment of dissolution of marriage, delay period.
Florida Statute 61.191 - Application.
Florida Statute 61.20 - Social investigation and recommendations regarding a parenting plan.
Florida Statute 61.21 - Parenting course authorized; fees; required attendance authorized; contempt.
Florida Statute 61.29 - Child support guidelines; principles.
Florida Statute 61.30 - Child support guidelines; retroactive child support.
Florida Statute 61.401 - Appointment of guardian ad litem.
Florida Statue 61.402 - Qualifications of guardians ad litem.
Florida Statute 61.403 - Guardians ad litem; powers and authority.
Florida Statute 61.404 - Guardians ad litem; confidentiality.
Florida Statute 61.405 - Guardians ad litem; immunity.
Florida Statue 61.45 - Court-ordered parenting plan; risk of violation; bond.
Additional Family Law Statutes
NOTE: Florida Statutes are modified and updated from time to time by the Florida Legislature and Governor and
the latest version of the Florida Statute may not be posted on this website. In addition, you should consult with an
experienced Florida Divorce and Family Law Attorney to understand how the Florida Statutes apply and interact with
Florida case law, Florida Family law Rules of Procedure and other applicable laws and Florida Statutes.
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Saint Cloud, Sanford, Windermere, Winter Garden, Winter Park and Winter Springs, as well as Lake County, Orange
County, Osceola County, Seminole County, and Volusia County, Florida.
(1)(a) In a proceeding under this chapter, the court may at any time order either or both parents who owe a duty of
support to a child to pay support to the other parent or, in the case of both parents, to a third party who has custody in
accordance with the child support guidelines schedule in s. 61.30.
1. All child support orders and income deduction orders entered on or after October 1, 2010, must provide:
a. For child support to terminate on a child’s 18th birthday unless the court finds or previously found that s. 743.07
(2) applies, or is otherwise agreed to by the parties;
b. A schedule, based on the record existing at the time of the order, stating the amount of the monthly child support
obligation for all the minor children at the time of the order and the amount of child support that will be owed for any
remaining children after one or more of the children are no longer entitled to receive child support; and
c. The month, day, and year that the reduction or termination of child support becomes effective.
2. The court initially entering an order requiring one or both parents to make child support payments has continuing
jurisdiction after the entry of the initial order to modify the amount and terms and conditions of the child support
payments if the modification is found by the court to be in the best interests of the child; when the child reaches
majority; if there is a substantial change in the circumstances of the parties; if s. 743.07(2) applies; or when a child is
emancipated, marries, joins the armed services, or dies. The court initially entering a child support order has
continuing jurisdiction to require the obligee to report to the court on terms prescribed by the court regarding the
disposition of the child support payments.
(b) Each order for support shall contain a provision for health insurance for the minor child when health insurance
is reasonable in cost and accessible to the child. Health insurance is presumed to be reasonable in cost if the
incremental cost of adding health insurance for the child or children does not exceed 5 percent of the gross income,
as defined in s. 61.30, of the parent responsible for providing health insurance. Health insurance is accessible to the
child if the health insurance is available to be used in the county of the child’s primary residence or in another county
if the parent who has the most time under the time-sharing plan agrees. If the time-sharing plan provides for equal
time-sharing, health insurance is accessible to the child if the health insurance is available to be used in either
county where the child resides or in another county if both parents agree. The court may require the obligor to provide
health insurance or to reimburse the obligee for the cost of health insurance for the minor child when insurance is
provided by the obligee. The presumption of reasonable cost may be rebutted by evidence of any of the factors in s.
61.30(11)(a). The court may deviate from what is presumed reasonable in cost only upon a written finding explaining
its determination why ordering or not ordering the provision of health insurance or the reimbursement of the obligee’
s cost for providing health insurance for the minor child would be unjust or inappropriate. In any event, the court shall
apportion the cost of health insurance, and any noncovered medical, dental, and prescription medication expenses
of the child, to both parties by adding the cost to the basic obligation determined pursuant to s. 61.30(6). The court
may order that payment of noncovered medical, dental, and prescription medication expenses of the minor child be
made directly to the obligee on a percentage basis. In a proceeding for medical support only, each parent’s share of
the child’s noncovered medical expenses shall equal the parent’s percentage share of the combined net income of
the parents. The percentage share shall be calculated by dividing each parent’s net monthly income by the combined
monthly net income of both parents. Net income is calculated as specified by s. 61.30(3) and (4).
1. In a non-Title IV-D case, a copy of the court order for health insurance shall be served on the obligor’s union or
employer by the obligee when the following conditions are met:
a. The obligor fails to provide written proof to the obligee within 30 days after receiving effective notice of the court
order that the health insurance has been obtained or that application for health insurance has been made;
b. The obligee serves written notice of intent to enforce an order for health insurance on the obligor by mail at the
obligor’s last known address; and
c. The obligor fails within 15 days after the mailing of the notice to provide written proof to the obligee that the health
insurance existed as of the date of mailing.
2.a. A support order enforced under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act which requires that the obligor provide health
insurance is enforceable by the department through the use of the national medical support notice, and an
amendment to the support order is not required. The department shall transfer the national medical support notice to
the obligor’s union or employer. The department shall notify the obligor in writing that the notice has been sent to the
obligor’s union or employer, and the written notification must include the obligor’s rights and duties under the
national medical support notice. The obligor may contest the withholding required by the national medical support
notice based on a mistake of fact. To contest the withholding, the obligor must file a written notice of contest with the
department within 15 business days after the date the obligor receives written notification of the national medical
support notice from the department. Filing with the department is complete when the notice is received by the person
designated by the department in the written notification. The notice of contest must be in the form prescribed by the
department. Upon the timely filing of a notice of contest, the department shall, within 5 business days, schedule an
informal conference with the obligor to discuss the obligor’s factual dispute. If the informal conference resolves the
dispute to the obligor’s satisfaction or if the obligor fails to attend the informal conference, the notice of contest is
deemed withdrawn. If the informal conference does not resolve the dispute, the obligor may request an
administrative hearing under chapter 120 within 5 business days after the termination of the informal conference, in a
form and manner prescribed by the department. However, the filing of a notice of contest by the obligor does not
delay the withholding of premium payments by the union, employer, or health plan administrator. The union,
employer, or health plan administrator must implement the withholding as directed by the national medical support
notice unless notified by the department that the national medical support notice is terminated.
b. In a Title IV-D case, the department shall notify an obligor’s union or employer if the obligation to provide health
insurance through that union or employer is terminated.
3. In a non-Title IV-D case, upon receipt of the order pursuant to subparagraph 1., or upon application of the obligor
pursuant to the order, the union or employer shall enroll the minor child as a beneficiary in the group health plan
regardless of any restrictions on the enrollment period and withhold any required premium from the obligor’s
income. If more than one plan is offered by the union or employer, the child shall be enrolled in the group health plan
in which the obligor is enrolled.
4.a. Upon receipt of the national medical support notice under subparagraph 2. in a Title IV-D case, the union or
employer shall transfer the notice to the appropriate group health plan administrator within 20 business days after
the date on the notice. The plan administrator must enroll the child as a beneficiary in the group health plan
regardless of any restrictions on the enrollment period, and the union or employer must withhold any required
premium from the obligor’s income upon notification by the plan administrator that the child is enrolled. The child
shall be enrolled in the group health plan in which the obligor is enrolled. If the group health plan in which the obligor
is enrolled is not available where the child resides or if the obligor is not enrolled in group coverage, the child shall
be enrolled in the lowest cost group health plan that is accessible to the child.
b. If health insurance or the obligor’s employment is terminated in a Title IV-D case, the union or employer that is
withholding premiums for health insurance under a national medical support notice must notify the department
within 20 days after the termination and provide the obligor’s last known address and the name and address of the
obligor’s new employer, if known.
5.a. The amount withheld by a union or employer in compliance with a support order may not exceed the amount
allowed under s. 303(b) of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, 15 U.S.C. s. 1673(b), as amended. The union or
employer shall withhold the maximum allowed by the Consumer Credit Protection Act in the following order:
(I) Current support, as ordered.
(II) Premium payments for health insurance, as ordered.
(III) Past due support, as ordered.
(IV) Other medical support or insurance, as ordered.
b. If the combined amount to be withheld for current support plus the premium payment for health insurance exceed
the amount allowed under the Consumer Credit Protection Act, and the health insurance cannot be obtained unless
the full amount of the premium is paid, the union or employer may not withhold the premium payment. However, the
union or employer shall withhold the maximum allowed in the following order:
(I) Current support, as ordered.
(II) Past due support, as ordered.
(III) Other medical support or insurance, as ordered.
6. An employer, union, or plan administrator who does not comply with the requirements in sub-subparagraph 4.a.
is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $250 for the first violation and $500 for subsequent violations, plus attorney’s
fees and costs. The department may file a petition in circuit court to enforce the requirements of this subparagraph.
7. The department may adopt rules to administer the child support enforcement provisions of this section that affect
Title IV-D cases.
(c) To the extent necessary to protect an award of child support, the court may order the obligor to purchase or
maintain a life insurance policy or a bond, or to otherwise secure the child support award with any other assets which
may be suitable for that purpose.
(d)1. All child support orders shall provide the full name and date of birth of each minor child who is the subject of
the child support order.
2. If both parties request and the court finds that it is in the best interest of the child, support payments need not be
subject to immediate income deduction. Support orders that are not subject to immediate income deduction may be
directed through the depository under s. 61.181 or made payable directly to the obligee. Payments made by
immediate income deduction shall be made to the State Disbursement Unit. The court shall provide a copy of the
order to the depository.
3. For support orders payable directly to the obligee, any party, or the department in a IV-D case, may subsequently
file an affidavit with the depository alleging a default in payment of child support and stating that the party wishes to
require that payments be made through the depository. The party shall provide copies of the affidavit to the court and
to each other party. Fifteen days after receipt of the affidavit, the depository shall notify all parties that future payments
shall be paid through the depository, except that income deduction payments shall be made to the State
Disbursement Unit.
(2)(a) The court may approve, grant, or modify a parenting plan, notwithstanding that the child is not physically
present in this state at the time of filing any proceeding under this chapter, if it appears to the court that the child was
removed from this state for the primary purpose of removing the child from the court’s jurisdiction in an attempt to
avoid the court’s approval, creation, or modification of a parenting plan.
(b) A parenting plan approved by the court must, at a minimum, describe in adequate detail how the parents will
share and be responsible for the daily tasks associated with the upbringing of the child; the time-sharing schedule
arrangements that specify the time that the minor child will spend with each parent; a designation of who will be
responsible for any and all forms of health care, school-related matters including the address to be used for school-
boundary determination and registration, and other activities; and the methods and technologies that the parents will
use to communicate with the child.
(c) The court shall determine all matters relating to parenting and time-sharing of each minor child of the parties in
accordance with the best interests of the child and in accordance with the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and
Enforcement Act, except that modification of a parenting plan and time-sharing schedule requires a showing of a
substantial, material, and unanticipated change of circumstances.
1. It is the public policy of this state that each minor child has frequent and continuing contact with both parents after
the parents separate or the marriage of the parties is dissolved and to encourage parents to share the rights and
responsibilities, and joys, of childrearing. There is no presumption for or against the father or mother of the child or
for or against any specific time-sharing schedule when creating or modifying the parenting plan of the child.
2. The court shall order that the parental responsibility for a minor child be shared by both parents unless the court
finds that shared parental responsibility would be detrimental to the child. Evidence that a parent has been convicted
of a misdemeanor of the first degree or higher involving domestic violence, as defined in s. 741.28 and chapter 775,
or meets the criteria of s. 39.806(1)(d), creates a rebuttable presumption of detriment to the child. If the presumption
is not rebutted after the convicted parent is advised by the court that the presumption exists, shared parental
responsibility, including time-sharing with the child, and decisions made regarding the child, may not be granted to
the convicted parent. However, the convicted parent is not relieved of any obligation to provide financial support. If the
court determines that shared parental responsibility would be detrimental to the child, it may order sole parental
responsibility and make such arrangements for time-sharing as specified in the parenting plan as will best protect
the child or abused spouse from further harm. Whether or not there is a conviction of any offense of domestic
violence or child abuse or the existence of an injunction for protection against domestic violence, the court shall
consider evidence of domestic violence or child abuse as evidence of detriment to the child.
a. In ordering shared parental responsibility, the court may consider the expressed desires of the parents and may
grant to one party the ultimate responsibility over specific aspects of the child’s welfare or may divide those
responsibilities between the parties based on the best interests of the child. Areas of responsibility may include
education, health care, and any other responsibilities that the court finds unique to a particular family.
b. The court shall order sole parental responsibility for a minor child to one parent, with or without time-sharing with
the other parent if it is in the best interests of the minor child.
3. Access to records and information pertaining to a minor child, including, but not limited to, medical, dental, and
school records, may not be denied to either parent. Full rights under this subparagraph apply to either parent unless
a court order specifically revokes these rights, including any restrictions on these rights as provided in a domestic
violence injunction. A parent having rights under this subparagraph has the same rights upon request as to form,
substance, and manner of access as are available to the other parent of a child, including, without limitation, the right
to in-person communication with medical, dental, and education providers.
(d) The circuit court in the county in which either parent and the child reside or the circuit court in which the original
order approving or creating the parenting plan was entered may modify the parenting plan. The court may change the
venue in accordance with s. 47.122.
(3) For purposes of establishing or modifying parental responsibility and creating, developing, approving, or
modifying a parenting plan, including a time-sharing schedule, which governs each parent’s relationship with his or
her minor child and the relationship between each parent with regard to his or her minor child, the best interest of the
child shall be the primary consideration. A determination of parental responsibility, a parenting plan, or a time-
sharing schedule may not be modified without a showing of a substantial, material, and unanticipated change in
circumstances and a determination that the modification is in the best interests of the child. Determination of the best
interests of the child shall be made by evaluating all of the factors affecting the welfare and interests of the particular
minor child and the circumstances of that family, including, but not limited to:
(a) The demonstrated capacity and disposition of each parent to facilitate and encourage a close and continuing
parent-child relationship, to honor the time-sharing schedule, and to be reasonable when changes are required.
(b) The anticipated division of parental responsibilities after the litigation, including the extent to which parental
responsibilities will be delegated to third parties.
(c) The demonstrated capacity and disposition of each parent to determine, consider, and act upon the needs of the
child as opposed to the needs or desires of the parent.
(d) The length of time the child has lived in a stable, satisfactory environment and the desirability of maintaining
continuity.
(e) The geographic viability of the parenting plan, with special attention paid to the needs of school-age children
and the amount of time to be spent traveling to effectuate the parenting plan. This factor does not create a
presumption for or against relocation of either parent with a child.
(f) The moral fitness of the parents.
(g) The mental and physical health of the parents.
(h) The home, school, and community record of the child.
(i) The reasonable preference of the child, if the court deems the child to be of sufficient intelligence, understanding,
and experience to express a preference.
(j) The demonstrated knowledge, capacity, and disposition of each parent to be informed of the circumstances of
the minor child, including, but not limited to, the child’s friends, teachers, medical care providers, daily activities, and
favorite things.
(k) The demonstrated capacity and disposition of each parent to provide a consistent routine for the child, such as
discipline, and daily schedules for homework, meals, and bedtime.
(l) The demonstrated capacity of each parent to communicate with and keep the other parent informed of issues
and activities regarding the minor child, and the willingness of each parent to adopt a unified front on all major
issues when dealing with the child.
(m) Evidence of domestic violence, sexual violence, child abuse, child abandonment, or child neglect, regardless of
whether a prior or pending action relating to those issues has been brought. If the court accepts evidence of prior or
pending actions regarding domestic violence, sexual violence, child abuse, child abandonment, or child neglect, the
court must specifically acknowledge in writing that such evidence was considered when evaluating the best interests
of the child.
(n) Evidence that either parent has knowingly provided false information to the court regarding any prior or pending
action regarding domestic violence, sexual violence, child abuse, child abandonment, or child neglect.
(o) The particular parenting tasks customarily performed by each parent and the division of parental responsibilities
before the institution of litigation and during the pending litigation, including the extent to which parenting
responsibilities were undertaken by third parties.
(p) The demonstrated capacity and disposition of each parent to participate and be involved in the child’s school
and extracurricular activities.
(q) The demonstrated capacity and disposition of each parent to maintain an environment for the child which is free
from substance abuse.
(r) The capacity and disposition of each parent to protect the child from the ongoing litigation as demonstrated by
not discussing the litigation with the child, not sharing documents or electronic media related to the litigation with the
child, and refraining from disparaging comments about the other parent to the child.
(s) The developmental stages and needs of the child and the demonstrated capacity and disposition of each parent
to meet the child’s developmental needs.
(t) Any other factor that is relevant to the determination of a specific parenting plan, including the time-sharing
schedule.
(4)(a) When a parent who is ordered to pay child support or alimony fails to pay child support or alimony, the parent
who should have received the child support or alimony may not refuse to honor the time-sharing schedule presently
in effect between the parents.
(b) When a parent refuses to honor the other parent’s rights under the time-sharing schedule, the parent whose
time-sharing rights were violated shall continue to pay any ordered child support or alimony.
(c) When a parent refuses to honor the time-sharing schedule in the parenting plan without proper cause, the court:
1. Shall, after calculating the amount of time-sharing improperly denied, award the parent denied time a sufficient
amount of extra time-sharing to compensate for the time-sharing missed, and such time-sharing shall be ordered as
expeditiously as possible in a manner consistent with the best interests of the child and scheduled in a manner that
is convenient for the parent deprived of time-sharing. In ordering any makeup time-sharing, the court shall schedule
such time-sharing in a manner that is consistent with the best interests of the child or children and that is convenient
for the nonoffending parent and at the expense of the noncompliant parent.
2. May order the parent who did not provide time-sharing or did not properly exercise time-sharing under the time-
sharing schedule to pay reasonable court costs and attorney’s fees incurred by the nonoffending parent to enforce
the time-sharing schedule.
3. May order the parent who did not provide time-sharing or did not properly exercise time-sharing under the time-
sharing schedule to attend a parenting course approved by the judicial circuit.
4. May order the parent who did not provide time-sharing or did not properly exercise time-sharing under the time-
sharing schedule to do community service if the order will not interfere with the welfare of the child.
5. May order the parent who did not provide time-sharing or did not properly exercise time-sharing under the time-
sharing schedule to have the financial burden of promoting frequent and continuing contact when that parent and
child reside further than 60 miles from the other parent.
6. May, upon the request of the parent who did not violate the time-sharing schedule, modify the parenting plan if
modification is in the best interests of the child.
7. May impose any other reasonable sanction as a result of noncompliance.
(d) A person who violates this subsection may be punished by contempt of court or other remedies as the court
deems appropriate.
(5) The court may make specific orders regarding the parenting plan and time-sharing schedule as such orders
relate to the circumstances of the parties and the nature of the case and are equitable and provide for child support in
accordance with the guidelines schedule in s. 61.30. An order for equal time-sharing for a minor child does not
preclude the court from entering an order for child support of the child.
(6) In any proceeding under this section, the court may not deny shared parental responsibility and time-sharing
rights to a parent solely because that parent is or is believed to be infected with human immunodeficiency virus, but
the court may, in an order approving the parenting plan, require that parent to observe measures approved by the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States Public Health Service or by the Department of Health
for preventing the spread of human immunodeficiency virus to the child.
(7)(a) Each party to any paternity or support proceeding is required to file with the tribunal as defined in s. 88.1011
(22) and State Case Registry upon entry of an order, and to update as appropriate, information on location and
identity of the party, including social security number, residential and mailing addresses, telephone number, driver’s
license number, and name, address, and telephone number of employer. Each party to any paternity or child support
proceeding in a non-Title IV-D case shall meet the above requirements for updating the tribunal and State Case
Registry.
(b) Pursuant to the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, each party is
required to provide his or her social security number in accordance with this section. Disclosure of social security
numbers obtained through this requirement shall be limited to the purpose of administration of the Title IV-D
program for child support enforcement.
(c) In any subsequent Title IV-D child support enforcement action between the parties, upon sufficient showing that
diligent effort has been made to ascertain the location of such a party, the court of competent jurisdiction shall deem
state due process requirements for notice and service of process to be met with respect to the party, upon delivery of
written notice to the most recent residential or employer address filed with the tribunal and State Case Registry
pursuant to paragraph (a). In any subsequent non-Title IV-D child support enforcement action between the parties,
the same requirements for service shall apply.
(8) At the time an order for child support is entered, each party is required to provide his or her social security
number and date of birth to the court, as well as the name, date of birth, and social security number of each minor
child that is the subject of such child support order. Pursuant to the federal Personal Responsibility and Work
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, each party is required to provide his or her social security number in
accordance with this section. All social security numbers required by this section shall be provided by the parties and
maintained by the depository as a separate attachment in the file. Disclosure of social security numbers obtained
through this requirement shall be limited to the purpose of administration of the Title IV-D program for child support
enforcement.
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Please review the following Florida Statutes for some more information on Parenting Plans, Time-Sharing,
Dissolutions of Marriage, Alimony and Child Support in Florida:
Florida Statute 61.001 - Purpose of chapter.
Florida Statute 61.011 - Dissolution in chancery.
Florida Statute 61.021 - Residence requirements.
Florida Statute 61.031 - Dissolution of marriage to be a vinculo.
Florida Statute 61.043 - Commencement of a proceeding for dissolution of marriage or for alimony and child
support; dissolution questionnaire.
Florida Statute 61.044 - Certain existing defenses abolished.
Florida Statute 61.046 - Definitions.
Florida Statute 61.052 - Dissolution of marriage.
Florida Statute 61.061 Proceedings against nonresidents.
Florida Statute 61.071 - Alimony pendente lite; suit money.
Florida Statute 61.075 - Equitable distribution of marital assets and liabilities.
Florida Statute 61.076 - Distribution of retirement plans upon dissolution of marriage.
Florida Statute 61.077 - Determination of entitlement to setoffs or credits upon sale of marital home.
Florida Statute 61.079 - Premarital agreements.
Florida Statute 61.08 - Alimony.
Florida Statute 61.09 - Alimony and child support unconnected with dissolution.
Florida Statute 61.10 - Adjudication of obligation to support spouse or minor child unconnected with dissolution;
parenting plan.
Florida Statute 61.11 - Writs.
Florida Statute 61.12 - Attachment or garnishment of amounts due for alimony or child support.
Florida Statute 61.122 - Parenting plan recommendation; presumption of psychologist’s good faith; prerequisite to
parent’s filing suit; award of fees, costs, reimbursement.
Florida Statute 61.125 - Parenting coordination.
Florida Statute 61.13 - Support of children; parenting and time-sharing; powers of court.
Florida Statute 61.13001 - Parental relocation with a child.
Florida Statute 61.13002 - Temporary time-sharing modification and child support modification due to military
service.
Florida Statute 61.13003 - Court-ordered electronic communication between a parent and a child.
Florida Statute 61.13015 - Petition for suspension or denial of professional licenses and certificates.
Florida Statute 61.13016 - Suspension of driver’s licenses and motor vehicle registrations.
Florida Statute 61.1301 - Income deduction orders.
Florida Statute 61.1354 - Sharing of information between consumer reporting agencies and the IV-D agency.
Florida Statute 61.14 - Enforcement and modification of support, maintenance, or alimony agreements or orders.
Florida Statute 61.16 - Attorney’s fees, suit money, and costs.
Florida Statute 61.17 - Alimony and child support; additional method for enforcing orders and judgments; costs,
expenses.
Florida Statute 61.18 - Alimony and child support; default in undertaking of bond posted to ensure payment.
Florida Statute 61.181 - Depository for alimony transactions, support, maintenance, and support payments; fees.
Florida Statute 61.1811 - Clerk of the Court Child Support Enforcement Collection System Trust Fund.
Florida Statute - 61.1812 Child Support Incentive Trust Fund.
Florida Statute 61.1814 - Child Support Enforcement Application and Program Revenue Trust Fund.
Florida Statute 61.1816 - Child Support Clearing Trust Fund.
Florida Statute 61.1824 - State Disbursement Unit.
Florida Statute 61.1825 - State Case Registry.
Florida Statute 61.1826 - Procurement of services for State Disbursement Unit and the non-Title IV-D component of
the State Case Registry; contracts and cooperative agreements; penalties; withholding payment.
Florida Statute 61.1827 - Identifying information concerning applicants for and recipients of child support services.
Florida Statute 61.183 - Mediation of certain contested issues.
Florida Statute 61.19 - Entry of judgment of dissolution of marriage, delay period.
Florida Statute 61.191 - Application.
Florida Statute 61.20 - Social investigation and recommendations regarding a parenting plan.
Florida Statute 61.21 - Parenting course authorized; fees; required attendance authorized; contempt.
Florida Statute 61.29 - Child support guidelines; principles.
Florida Statute 61.30 - Child support guidelines; retroactive child support.
Florida Statute 61.401 - Appointment of guardian ad litem.
Florida Statue 61.402 - Qualifications of guardians ad litem.
Florida Statute 61.403 - Guardians ad litem; powers and authority.
Florida Statute 61.404 - Guardians ad litem; confidentiality.
Florida Statute 61.405 - Guardians ad litem; immunity.
Florida Statue 61.45 - Court-ordered parenting plan; risk of violation; bond.
Additional Family Law Statutes
NOTE: Florida Statutes are modified and updated from time to time by the Florida Legislature and Governor and
the latest version of the Florida Statute may not be posted on this website. In addition, you should consult with an
experienced Florida Divorce and Family Law Attorney to understand how the Florida Statutes apply and interact with
Florida case law, Florida Family law Rules of Procedure and other applicable laws and Florida Statutes.
For more information, Call the Wilson Law Firm Today at (407) 648-5255 to speak with an experienced Orlando
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