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Florida Attorney General Reports
Decided November 25, 1998Published
1Opinion of the Court
The Honorable R.B. "Chips" Shore Clerk of the Circuit Court Post Office Box 1000 Manatee County Courthouse Bradenton, Florida 34206-1000
Dear Mr. Shore:
You ask substantially the following question:
Do the provisions of section 61.181(3)(a), Florida Statutes (1998 Supplement), regarding partial payments received by the clerk's office for child support authorize the clerk to collect a fee only if the payment is enough to cover the court-ordered support payment and fee as well as any delinquency showing in the child support system from previous missed payments?
In sum:
The provisions of section…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- In Re Order on Prosecution of Cr. App.Supreme Court of Florida · 1990
- Nica v. Div. of Administrative HearingsSupreme Court of Florida · 1997
- Dept. of Rev. v. KEMPER INVESTORS LIFEDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
- Department of Revenue, Child Support, Enforcement Division v. MooreDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996