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724 So. 2d 692

Studds v. Studds

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided January 22, 1999

District Court of Appeal of Florida · decided 1999-01-22

Relies on 616 So. 2d 436 - Miller v. Schou · Bedell v. Bedell

Decided 1999-01-22

HARRIS, J.

¶1We find no merit to the father’s appeal and affirm.

¶2On the cross-appeal, we recognize the supreme court in Miller v. Schou, 616 So.2d 436 (Fla.1993), held that an increase in the ability to pay, without proof of an increased need, would be sufficient to increase child support payments. However, the Millercourt referred to its previous decision in Bedell v. Bedell, 583 So.2d 1005 (Fla.1991), in which the court held that an increase in ability to pay “may justify but does not require” an increased award. In this case, the trial judge decided that even though the father’s income had increased, an increase in child support was not justified by the record. It appears that Bedellgives the court that discretion.

¶3AFFIRMED.

COBB and PETERSON, JJ., concur.
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