Legal Opinion

Dep't of Revenue ex rel. Shorter v. Amico

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 22, 2019No. Case No. 5D17-3794Published

1Opinion of the CourtWallis, J.

The Department of Revenue (DOR), on behalf of Michael Shorter (Father), appeals the order vacating the final order of modification and reinstating Father's original support obligation. DOR argues that the lower court erred in finding that items listed as "non-taxable company items" totaling $ 20,161 should be included as income in calculating Father's child support obligation and in finding that a corresponding deduction for purposes of determining Father's income should not be made. We agree and reverse.

Father and Kellie Amico (Mother) share one minor child. They agreed that Father would pay…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Cozier v. CozierDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002
  2. McDaniel v. McDanielDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
  3. Russell v. McQueenDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2013
  4. Fuesy v. FuesyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011
  5. J.N.S. v. A.M.A.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2016

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