Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2016-05-20 12:03:13.283738+00
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA
                              FIFTH DISTRICT

                                                 NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO
                                                 FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND
                                                 DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED

GIA SONGUR,

             Appellant,

 v.                                                     Case No. 5D15-2960

ERSAN SONGUR,

             Appellee.

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Opinion filed May 13, 2016

Appeal from the Circuit Court
for Orange County,
Mike Murphy, Judge.

Christie L. Mitchell, of The CLM Law
Firm, P.A., Orlando, for Appellant.

No Appearance for Appellee.

PER CURIAM.

      Gia Songur timely appeals a Supplemental Final Judgment Modifying Parental

Responsibility, Visitation or Parenting Plan / Time-Sharing Schedule and Other Relief and

Rulings on all pending Motions for Contempt. We reverse as to two issues. First,

Appellant is correct that the trial court erroneously granted ultimate decision-making

authority over the eldest minor child’s educational decisions to her former husband,

Appellee, absent a finding that shared parental responsibility would be detrimental to the
child or that ultimate responsibility over the child’s educational decisions is in the child’s

best interest. See § 61.13(2)(c)2.a., Fla. Stat. (2015); see also Henderson v. Henderson,

162 So. 3d 203, 207 (Fla. 5th DCA 2015) (applying section 61.13(2)(c)2. and reversing

trial court order giving full parental responsibility to one parent without a finding that

shared parental responsibility would be detrimental to the child). On remand, the trial

court is directed to reconsider this portion of its order. Second, the trial court erred in

imputing income to both parents (for purposes of determining child support), without any

evidentiary basis for amounts imputed and without any explanation of the basis for these

findings. On remand, the trial court should allow the parties to present additional evidence

regarding their respective incomes and determine the appropriate child support amount

and starting date based on the statutory guidelines found in section 61.30, Florida

Statutes (2015).

       In all other respects, we affirm.

       AFFIRMED IN PART; REVERSED IN PART; REMANDED FOR FURTHER

PROCEEDINGS.

LAWSON, C.J., EVANDER and LAMBERT, JJ., concur.

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