State, Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services v. Norman

This is an appeal from a child support modification order. We conclude that the trial judge erred in departing from the child support guidelines without making a written finding or a specific finding on the record explaining why payment of such guideline amount plus or minus 5 percent would be unjust or inappropriate. § 61.30(l)(a), Fla. Stat. (Supp.1994); Pitts v. Pitts, 626 So.2d 278 (Fla. 1st DCA 1993); Florida Dep’t of Health and Reh. Serv. v. Bush, 614 So.2d 32 (Fla. 1st DCA 1993); Walsh v. Walsh, 600 So.2d 1222 (Fla. 1st DCA 1992); Touchstone v. Touchstone, 579 So.2d 826 (Fla. 1st DCA…