Pursuant to the amendments to Section 61.30, Florida Statutes (2009) which will take effect on January 1, 2011 the following changes will occur:

1. There will no longer be a reduction to a parent's total costs for child care. Instead, the total amount spent on child care will now be credited to the paying parent and used to calculate child support; and

2. The paying parent's child support obligation will be reduced if he or she spends 20% or more of the overnights (i.e., 73 overnights) a year with a child.

Prior to the amendments affecting the calculation of child support, Section 61.30, Florida Statutes (2009) provided as follows:

1. A parent's total costs for child care were reduced by 25% (which in effect lowered the credit the party paying child care received); and

2. A paying parent's obligation was only reduced if he or she spent 40% or more of the overnights (i.e., 146 overnights) a year with the child.

As a result of the foregoing changes, a payor may be entitled to a reduction of his or her child support obligation a.) if he or she is paying child care costs or b.) if he or she is spending 20% or more of the overnights a year with a child.