Case Name: Kathy G. REED, Appellant, v. Billy James REED, Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1989-04-11
Citations: 541 So. 2d 755
Docket Number: No. 88-2047
Parties: Kathy G. REED, Appellant, v. Billy James REED, Appellees.
Judges: SMITH, Chief Judge, concurs.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 541
Pages: 755–756

Head Matter:
Kathy G. REED, Appellant, v. Billy James REED, Appellees.
No. 88-2047.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
April 11, 1989.
J. Jeffery Slingerland, of Lindsay, Andrews & Leonard, P.A., Milton, for appellant.
Jennifer Byrom Sparr, Milton, for appel-lees.

Opinion:
SHIVERS, Judge.
The wife appeals the child support provision in the final order of dissolution of marriage. We first note that the. child support guidelines found in section 61.30, Fla.Stat. (1987), effective July 1, 1987, do not necessarily apply to this case as the parties to this appeal assumed because the petition for dissolution was filed before the effective date. Chapter 87-95, section 25, Laws of Florida.
Despite the husband's history of making $75.00 per week child support payments, his agreement to continue that rate of payment, and his apparent ability to do so, the trial court nevertheless required only a $50.00 per week payment from him. We cannot say that as a matter of law such an award constitutes an abuse of discretion. The record indicates that the trial court considered relevant factors in determining the child support requirement, e.g., Peak v. Peak, 411 So.2d 325 (Fla. 5th DCA 1982) (factors such as income of the noncustodial parent, needs of the children, their age, station in life, and the ability of the custodial parent to provide for the needs of the children), and simply ordered a child support payment by the husband in accordance with those factors. In addition, we cannot find from the record evidence establishing that a greater amount was required to meet the children's needs. McGregor v. McGregor, 371 So.2d 567 (Fla. 4th DCA 1979).
AFFIRMED.
SMITH, Chief Judge, concurs.
WENTWORTH, J., dissents, with an opinion.