Garren v. Oliver

John Garren, the father, seeks review of a final judgment of paternity. He raises several issues, only one of which has merit. The father argues, and we agree, that the trial court erred in failing to reduce the father’s child-support obligation under section 61.30(ll)(b), Florida Statutes (2011),* based on the time-sharing schedule the court ordered. As did the court in Buhler v. Buhler, 913 So.2d 767, 768 (Fla. 5th DCA 2005), we note that this reduction is mandatory when the time-sharing schedule provides for the child to be with the nonresidential parent for a substantial amount of time,…