Waters v. Bland

CASANUEVA, Judge.

In this appeal involving primary residential responsibility for a minor child, the parties have raised a number of issues, only one of which has merit. In her cross-appeal in case number 03-3523, Ms. Bland contends that the trial court erred by failing to consider child care expenses when it fashioned the child support award. We agree.

Section 61.30(7), Florida Statutes (2002), mandates that child care costs incurred due to a parent’s employment or job search be adjusted and included in the child support calculation. Ms. Bland had been employed in Arizona but was required to…