Posted by Nydia Streets of Streets Law in Florida Child Custody

If a parent is ordered to undergo substance abuse monitoring as part of time-sharing with his or her children in a Florida child custody case, who is responsible for the cost of such monitoring? A commonly used tool to monitor a parent’s alcohol consumption is Soberlink, which measures blood alcohol content (BAC). A parent might be required to have his or her BAC measured as a condition of beginning his or her time-sharing. This service costs money and the court has to determine who should pay for it. This was an issue in the case Gorla v. Vig, 3D24-0706 (Fla. 3rd DCA July 23, 2025).