Eiler v. Eiler

Although we affirm the trial court’s order on the merits, we remand, nevertheless, because section 61.30(13), Florida Statutes (1996), provides: “If the recurring income is not sufficient to meet the needs of the child, the court may order child support to be paid from nonrecurring income or assets.” The trial court did not make any findings as to whether or not the child’s needs were being met by the child support amount which was based solely on the parties’ recurring income. The trial court is directed to do so on remand because it is not apparent from the record that the child’s needs are…