Texas Child Support Guidelines: What Families Need to Know.
On September 1, 2025, the Texas legislature significantly modified the guidelines for calculating child support. If you are currently paying or receiving child support, it is important to understand the potential financial impact these changes may have on your family. How Child Support Is Calculated…
What Is Typically Meant By “Father’s Rights” in Court?
These days, there is much discussion surrounding men’s rights and women’s rights, respectively. Men and women face unique situations in life that call for distinct remedies. This is also true in family courtrooms. Nevertheless, many men are unaware of their specific rights in family law.…
What Questions Will Be Asked in a Child Custody Case?
Family and children are two of the most important things in life, but unfortunately, sometimes things don’t work out. Whether or not you’re also going through a divorce, a child custody case can be one of the most harrowing and challenging experiences of your life.…
7 Ways a Father’s Rights Attorney Can Prepare You for Court
Being involved in a child custody case can be one of the most stressful times in your life. You know you have the right to see and take care of your children, but sometimes you must fight in court for the judge to award you…
6 Ways an Experienced Father’s Rights Attorney Can Strengthen Your Case
If you’re going through a divorce that includes a custody battle, you may be wondering how to make sure you get the best deal possible for both you and your children. An attorney knowledgeable in father’s rights can help you strengthen your case both before…
Modifying your child support after these events
If you pay child support, you should prepare to continue making payments until the order expires. That said, things can change over time. This is why Texas courts allow modification of child support orders. However, you should be ready to prove the basis for a…
Does overtime pay affect child support calculations?
Paying child support is an important responsibility. That said, many parents see it as an unfair punishment. Because of this, child support matters can become contentious. Misinformation is one common reason for disputes. People do not always understand that the courts use a specific formula…
Do I have to provide an accounting for child support?
Parents can struggle with disputes long after they divorce and go their separate ways. One common conflict that parents can face under these circumstances involves the spending of child support. For instance, if you receive child support, the other parent could accuse you of misusing…
Monthly Child Support Policies in Texas for Children Above 18
Yes. In Texas, if you are paying child support for more than one child, the amount of child support will normally reduce when the oldest child turns 18 years old or graduates from high school – whichever occurs later. The Texas Family Code refers to…
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