Garcia-Lawson v. Lawson

The former wife appeals from the circuit court’s final judgment denying her request seeking retroactive child support for the first time over three years after the child’s 18th birthday. The court found that the former wife lacked standing to bring the claim.

We affirm. The former wife lacked standing to seek retroactive child support for the first time over three years after the child’s 18th birthday with no showing that the child was otherwise legally dependent under section 743.07(2), Florida Statutes (2015), or that such support was otherwise agreed to by the parties. See §…