Wilkinson v. Coggin’s Empirical Analysis

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8 state decisions

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1. “409.2567 Services to individuals not otherwise eligible. — All support and paternity determination services provided by the department shall be made available on behalf of all dependent children. Services shall be provided upon acceptance of public assistance or upon proper application filed with the department. The state shall pay an application fee of 1 cent for each applicant who is not a public assistance recipient. The department shall adopt rules to provide for the recovery of administrative costs, including the application fee, from the obligor. The obligor is responsible for all administrative costs. The court shall order payment of administrative costs without requiring the department to have a member of the bar testify or submit an affidavit as to the reasonableness of the costs.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Thaysen v. Thaysen · DEPT. OF HEALTH & REHAB. SERVS. v. Blue

2. “The general obligation of support encompasses the obligation to modify the amount of support upon a showing of change in need and ability to pay. This broader interpretation is entirely consistent with the intent of Florida's child support enforcement law, i.e., that children shall be maintained from the resources of their parents. Our reading of the statute [section 409.2567] assumes its application will conform to the congressional mandate requiring states to make available to non-AFDC recipients all the same services afforded to welfare recipients.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Thaysen v. Thaysen