Legal Opinion

Chaney v. Fife

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided September 10, 2009No. 1D09-0162PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Per curiam

Appellant, Lucinda Lynn Chaney, appeals portions of an order determining paternity, awarding custody, and calculating child support. Due to lack of record support and lack of factual findings, we re*45verse the trial court’s determination of child support, the transfer of the federal dependency tax credit, the distribution of the child’s non-covered medical expenses, and the award of attorney’s fees. We affirm all other issues raised on appeal without further discussion.

A trial court’s determination of a party’s net income must be supported by competent, substantial evidence. McCants v. McCants,…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Hamlin v. HamlinDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998
  2. Saporito v. SaporitoDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002
  3. Schwartz v. SchwartzDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2007

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Vanzant v. VanzantDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011
  2. Mayfield v. MayfieldDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012
  3. George v. GeorgeDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012
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  5. Luke v. LukeDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011

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