Sylvester v. Ryan

While I agree that this matter should be reversed, I believe we should give more guidance to the trial judge on remand than the per curiam opinion does. I do not believe that the discretion of the trial court, even in light of section 61.30(l)(b)2, Florida Statutes, is as broad as many suggest.

In this case, the father’s net annual income for the purpose of determining support is $139,200 ($11,600 per month). The mother is unemployed. The father has been voluntarily contributing $350 per week as support of the child since its birth (approximately $1,500 per month) — the same amount he pays as…