District Court of Appeal of Florida· 6/12/1990
Mason v. Reiter
Citations
- 564 So. 2d 142
- 1990 WL 78551
How courts have described this case
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- determining paternity, reserving jurisdiction and, at later date, determining child support owed
- Criteria for child support award, including retroactive support are the child's needs and the ability of each parent to pay. \[T]he child's needs begin at birth.\
- in paternity action the trial court did not abuse its discretion in ordering child support retroactive to the date of birth
- trial court abused its discretion in denying mother's claim for retroactive support
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Judges: Barkdull, Jorgenson and Goderich
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