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Child Support Enforcement Process:
Establishing Orders for Child and Medical Support

The Department of Revenue Child Support Enforcement Program obtains court orders for child support and provision of health insurance. We try to get both parents to agree to the amount of child support based on the Florida Child Support Guidelines. If no agreement is reached, the court decides how much child support will be paid based on the state guidelines.



Medical Support Orders:

We also pursue medical support for the child. This may involve a parent providing health insurance coverage, if reasonably available through an employer, or paying a specific dollar amount toward health insurance for the child. The Child Support Guidelines may include these costs.


Court Orders for Child Support and Health Insurance:

When the court orders child support and health insurance, we use all available remedies to enforce the order. If the noncustodial parent is ordered to provide timely proof of insurance and does not comply with the order, we may contact the employer to enroll the child.