Florida Department of Revenue ex rel. Marquette v. Hennessey

BLUE, Chief Judge.

The Department of Revenue appeals the trial court’s order that adopted the hearing officer’s proposed order which failed to set an amount of child support that Ms. Hen-nessey must pay for the support of her first born child. Because the order on appeal fails to comply with the requirements of the child support guidelines statute, we reverse.

Ms. Hennessey gave birth to a son in 1998. That child is living with his father and allegedly receiving governmental assistance. The Department of Revenue filed this action to recover retroactive child support payments, administrative…