JOHNNY RICARDO, APPELLANT,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By

• Penton v. Penton, 564 So. 2d 1114 (Fla. 1st DCA 1990)
  …court of competent jurisdiction from requiring support for a dependent person beyond the age of 18 years when such dependency is because of a mental or physical incapacity which began prior to such person reaching majority....” Spurlock v. Spurlock, 552 So. 2d 326 (Fla. 1st DCA 1989), indicates that the effect to be accorded the terms of this amendment remained an open question. According to the testimony of the wife in the present case, the parties’ son suffered psychological infirmities because of stress su…
• Reeves v. Reeves, 554 So. 2d 560 (Fla. 1st DCA 1989)
  …la. 4th DCA 1982); Krogen v. Krogen, 320 So. 2d 483 (Fla. 3d DCA 1975). A parent’s legal obligation is to continue support of his or her child, absent a finding of dependency, only to majority upon reaching the age of 18 years. Spurlock v. Spurlock, 552 So. 2d 326 (Fla. 1st DCA 1989); Gelman v. Gelman, 512 So. 2d 236 (Fla. 1st DCA 1987); Broche v. Broche, 489 So. 2d 841 (Fla. 1st DCA 1986); Peeples v. Peeples, 516 So. 2d 1103 (Fla. 2d DCA 1987); Goldsmith v. Goldsmith, 487 So. 2d 332 (Fla. 1st DCA 1986); Wilk…
• Costas Siderias v. Kilpatrick, 648 So. 2d 786 (Fla. 5th DCA 1994)
  …over the age of eighteen is dependent, a continuation of child support payments is improper. The eviden-tiary findings should be specifically set out in the order. Gelman v. Gelman, 512 So. 2d 236 (Fla. 1st DCA 1987). See also Spurlock v. Spurlock, 552 So. 2d 326 (Fla. 1st DCA 1989); Soles v. Soles, 536 So. 2d 367 (Fla. 1st DCA 1988); Dwyer v. Dwyer, 327 So. 2d 74 (Fla. 1st DCA 1976). Accordingly, the order is reversed and the cause remanded for the trial court to make specific findings of fact which will su…

Authorities Cited

• Kimmons v. State, 322 So. 2d 36 (Fla. 1st DCA 1975)