Freetly v. Mascolo

The appellee father brought this action in the trial court to award him primary *1287residential custody of his child. The'mother responded with a counterclaim asking the trial court to determine paternity and grant her custody and child support. The trial court awarded custody to the father, and the mother appeals.

We find no abuse of discretion in the award of primary residential custody to the father.

The mother also argues that the trial court could not have required her to pay child support because the father did not seek it in his pleadings. We disagree. Section 742.031(1), Florida Statutes…