State, Department of Revenue v. Beal

James E. Beal (Beal) was ordered in March 1992 to pay child support of $176 monthly for his two children. The children’s mother petitioned for modification. The trial judge, after a May 31, 1995 modification hearing, increased Beal’s child support obligation to $300 monthly. The Florida Department of Revenue1 appeals.

Section 61.30, Florida Statutes (1995), in relevant part provides:

Child support guidelines.—(l)(a) The child support guideline amount as determined by this section presumptively establishes the amount the trier of fact shall order as child support in an initial proceeding for…