Changes made to Income Deduction Orders

The statutory changes recently enacted by the Florida Legislature require certain additional findings to be set forth in Income Deduction Orders (IDOs). IDOs are the Orders that require employers to withhold income from an employee's pay when that employee owes a child support and/or alimony obligation. Back in 1998 IDOs were statutorily required in all cases involving child support. The new changes in the law require that the end date for child support be set forth specifically in the IDO. The changes also require that in cases where there is more than 1 child the IDO set forth the specific date when child support shall be reduced due to an older child being an adult; the new reduced amount of support must be listed also. Today the Florida Supreme Court issued a proposed form to help us all comply with the new statute.