by Daniel Forrest, 10/06/21
“…Like so many other questions in Florida family law, the answer is that it depends on the circumstances. Usually, tangible gifts of items like toys or bikes cannot substitute for monetary child support payments, but food and clothing may. For older children, items found not to entitle the paying parent to child support credit have included a vehicle, automobile repairs and insurance, and airfare. But, in certain circumstances, Florida judges will allow gifts – usually when the paying parent has paid money for a specific purchase or expense for the child that was in the nature of support – to reduce the amount of late child support payments due….”
Read the entire article: https://blogs.lawyers.com/attorney/divorce/can-parental-gifts-to-a-child-count-towards-child-support-in-florida-70010
