under FL state child support laws do i have to continue paying child support to my wife if the children now live with me

You will have to file a modification action to have the children placed in your custody. The court thinks the kids are with her. As part of the modification action, the court will redetermine child support. Since the court only goes back 2 years on support, you should file it quickly because you have already lost out on some by waiting more than 2 years to file.

If your children are living with you, you should obtain a revision of the final order so that she pays you child support. Florida law is very clear on the method for calculating support obligations, and who pays whom what. Because you are in HIllsborough County, you should ask the Hillsborough County Bar association to refer you to a family law specialist who can help you through this.

Good luck

Thanks for your question. Since I am an attorney, I cannot ethically give you specific legal advice on your situation, since you are not my client, but I can only provide you with general information that you may find helpful.

Yes, and you would be wise to move quickly to do so. You can work with an attorney to file a Motion for redetermination, and the Court will re-evaluate the circumstances and re-set the support obligations for both parents.

Perhaps it would be best for you to contact an attorney directly and provide him with more information to help assess the situation. This information is not intended to substitute for professional legal advice and does not create an attorney-client relationship. You should accept legal advice only from a licensed legal professional with whom you have an attorney-client relationship.

Best of luck to you,

Shawn C. Newman, Esq.
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My goodness man...how is your ex wife using your child support monies if not for the 12 year old? in nail paint and salon visits? It is highly unfair that you have your daughter with you and you are sending her money to your ex wife for her needs instead of your daughter. Your 20 year old might not fall under child support any longer, since in Florida is until age 18. You must, you need, to file with the Court a Petition for Modification of Child Support reverting the child support order so your ex wife PAYS YOU the child support owed to your 12 year old. This petition must be processed in Court to its finality, obtaining a court order stopping the child support you pay to your ex wife and ordering your ex wife to pay you child support. In addition, you may have to modify what used to be called the "custody" of the children (legally) to you. Now it is called a "parenting time sharing".

Otherwise, until you do that, which I highly recommend, you MUST keep paying the child support ordered to your ex wife, since the current child support order has not been changed by a judge.

Hope the answer helped.

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