The Florida Fifth District Court of Appeals recently upheld a Florida trial court’s decision to award temporary child support in a Paternity Action. The father in this case appealed the trial court’s order which directed the father to pay $517.16 as the father’s proportionate share of day care and health insurance costs for the child, as well as 50% of any agreed-upon extracurricular activities.

The father based his argument on the fact that the child already received $405 per month from Social Security based upon his disability, the fact that the parties still resided in the same household, and that the Paternity Action was not final. The Appeals Court held that there was no abuse of discretion and agreed with the trial court’s ruling, noting that the Court found the father’s appeal to be frivolous.