R.D.S. v. State

KELLY, Judge.

R.D.S. appeals the order requiring him to pay $1635.29 in restitution. We find no merit in his argument on appeal that the trial court erred in imposing restitution without determining his ability to pay. An unemployed or incarcerated delinquent child may be ordered to pay resti*721tution without a showing of present ability to pay. J.A.M. v. State, 601 So.2d 278 (Fla. 1st DCA 1992). The court must only determine what the child may reasonably be expected to earn upon finding suitable employment and base the amount of restitution on those earnings. § 985.231(l)(a), Fla. Stat. (2001);…