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Texas Child Support Laws





Texas child support law holds both parents equally responsible for child care.

Texas Child Support
Child support in the state of Texas will ensure that the non-custodial parent contributes to their responsibilities by enforcing child support payments.


The law will enforce payments by reporting the non-custodial parent to the credit bureau, having their license suspended, thrown in jail, etc. If a non-custodial parent refuses to pay child support, then the custodial parent can file suite and have the law enforce those actions.

Child Support Wage Garnishments
Unlike most states in America, Texas law requires all child support payments to be garnished from the non-custodial parent’s paycheck. Garnishment of the non-custodial parent’s earnings will guarantee that all payments are being made.

Texas Child Support Medical Insurance
Most states in America allow either or both parents to provide the child with medical coverage. Texas child support law requires that the non-custodial parent provides the medical coverage for the child. The non-custodial parent would have to purchase a medical plan through their employment. If coverage is unavailable through the non-custodial parent’s employment, then the custodial parent would provide the coverage.

The non-custodial parent would still be responsible for paying the coverage even if it is covered by the custodial parent’s employment. If neither parent’s employment carries no medical plan, then the court would order the non-custodial parent to pay an additional amount to cover the medical expenses. Medical coverage is not calculated within the child support plan, it is an addition that must be provided by the non-custodial parent.

How Child Support is Determined
Child support is determined by the obligor’s net income and the number of children they have. For example, if the obligor has one child, 20% of his or her net income would be deducted. Twenty five percent is deducted if the obligor has two children. If the obligor has three children, then 30% of the net income is deducted. Four or five children, and the deductions would be 35% and 40% of the net income. Six children or more, and the obligor would pay over 40%.

Texas Child Support Visitations
Non-custodial parents are allowed to visit their children at any time under the agreement with the custodial parent. If both parents disagree on visitations, and unable to come to an agreement, then the court will issue the standard schedule. The custodial parent would have to allow the non-custodial parent four to six weeks in the summer, ever other weekends, and alternating holidays.


Texas Child Support Enforcements

Like most state, Texas enforces child support whenever a non-custodial parent refuses to pay. Below are several enforcement acts that will take action if child support is not paid.



Lottery Winnings
Any lottery winnings collected by a non-custodial parent will be confiscated if they fail to pay child support.

Federal Income Tax Refund Checks
When tax season arrives and the non-custodial parent has not paid their child support, Texas state will intercept all tax refund checks.

Licenses
Any drivers, professional, hunting or fishing licenses can be suspended if the non-custodial parent refuses to pay child support.

Contempt
All non-custodial parents who avoid paying child support will be in contempt of court. Child support laws states that all non-custodial parents who are in contempt of court will face up to six months in prison. It is very important for non-custodial parents to pay child support in order to prevent from having theses actions taken against them.

End of Child Support
Child support obligations end when the child reaches the age of 18 or when they graduate from high school, whichever occurs later. If the child is emancipated or they marry, then that will also end the child support obligations.

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I just read all of these stories and I don't believe one of them addressed the real issue......supporting the children...... My son has custody of his ...

CA Custodial Parents Pay 'Her' Child Support  starstarstarstar
The story you are about to read is true. It is in your best interest to stay as far away from California as you can if you have had a divorce with shared ...

AG is a Joke!!  starstarstarstar
All the attorney general cares about is collecting money. They do not care if you get to see your child or not..only if you pay. That is why if you don'...

Unconstitional Arrests  starstarstarstar
Fighting Contempt For Non-payment of Child Support
You can not be held in contempt for child support if you can not afford to pay. The burden of proof ...

Dead Beat Millionaires Parent and Grandparents  starstarstarstar
My ex son in law walked out on my daughter and her three little girls four years ago. He was a very successful custom home builder in Houston, his family,...

Texas Chooses not to Enforce Child Support Orders  starstarstarstar
My wife's ex-husband chooses not to pay child support regularly on time. He owns his business, and has set his payroll at a low amount to minimize his ...

One of those "Deadbeat" Dads  starstarstar
Never thought I would be so angry over Child support. I love my children and have put up with this Mess for more than 18 years.
First I would like ...

What does the Texas AG office do?  Not rated yet
Texas AG is one of the most disorganized and ineffective branches of local government and waste of tax payor dollars I have ever witnessed.

Local and ...

Child support  Not rated yet
Here is a twist to the subject. My husband and I are raising my step son and we live in another state with him. We are even unsure of paternity and the ...

THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL EMPLOYEE'S  Not rated yet
It is really too bad when you know more than the employee’s working in the Office of the Attorney General Child support division. Most of them have no ...

THE TEXAS OAG does not put the best interest of the child first  Not rated yet
Office of The Attorney General

Dear Attorney General:

Subject: The Attorney general did not do his job

Several days ago I sent you a letter ...

THE TEXAS OAG does not put the best interest of the child first  Not rated yet
April 2, 2009

Office of The Attorney General

Dear Attorney General:

Subject: The Attorney general did not do his job

Several days ago I ...

I don't intend to spend child support money on stuff my child wants  Not rated yet
My ex was ordered to pay $220 a month plus $33 a month for insurance. In almost 4 years I may have received 6 months worth of payments.

Last month ...

Texas is pro-rich daddy with a vendetta that involved keeping his 17 year old son hostage  Not rated yet
I’m writing to this forum as a mother who is frustrated, discouraged, and even disgusted with the Texas (maybe more specifically with Lubbock County) child ...

TEXAS AG IS SORRY  Not rated yet
MY DAUGHTER IS NOW 21 IN COLLEGE. THE FATHER IS $17K PLUS IN REARS, I LEARNED IN OCTOBER 2009 FROM THE FATHER THAT ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS A LIEN ON HIS CHECK ...

I had my daughter for almost a year   Not rated yet
There has to be changes made to the Child Support laws in TX. I had my daughter for almost a yr. (her and the mother were fighting that led to physical ...

Military dad and child support  Not rated yet
I am the custodial parent (mother) of my almost 7 year old daughter. I was 16 whenever I became pregnant with her, and I have raised her ever since. In ...

I want to see my kids but she won't let me....HELP!!!!!  Not rated yet
My ex husband and I have joint custody of our 3 boys and legally we are under the standard vistitation.I am supposet to get them every other weekend starting ...

Texas discriminates against out of state parties  Not rated yet
I raised my son for twelve years in California with little help from his Father, he didnt even know his Father until he was 6. At the age of 12, my son ...

Mother paying child support to father and I have the kids  Not rated yet
I live in Texas and my exhusband lived in Georgia with our two children. My oldest came to live with me at the age of 16. I went to the child suppport ...

IT HAPPENS TO NON CUSTODIAL MOMS, TOO.   Not rated yet
NC dads, you are not alone! My ex and I have joint custody and he has primary. Mind you, this was awarded to someone who ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. This was and ...

They System is Setup for Deadbeats to Get Ahead  Not rated yet
I live in GA and the NCP lives in TX. The Texas AG handled my UIFSA case and hasn’t sent me any paperwork to date. The NCP informed me of the hearing,...

Mildred A Erby / Grandmother  Not rated yet
I am the grandmother of my daughters two sets of twins. My daughter is not reciving child support from her childrens father Benny Jack Reagler Jr. My daughter ...

Non custodial parent  Not rated yet
I spoke to the officer and it looks like the mediation is solely for the purpose of representing my ex-husband. This review is for documentation of my ...

I am not a dead beat dad  Not rated yet
I have read the majority of these posts and I agree and disagree on some of them. As for the Texas LAw for CS I have one question...... We have a Black ...

Custodial Parent getting screw over BAD!!! This will amaze you!  Not rated yet
I have a 12 year old from a previous marriage. His support was set in 1998 at 40 hours a week minimum wage. $46.76 a week. He is over 12K behind. Needless ...

Frustated mom  Not rated yet
My story is problably pretty common, but I feel like something should definately be done about my kind of situation. I was married to my ex for about 3 ...

More Thoughts And Questions....  Not rated yet
I have read quite a few of these comments. Some of them talking about why nothing has been done to get their child support...Why does the non-custodial ...

Texas State Attorney General  Not rated yet
I was married to a dead beat dad whom after divorce only paid child support for two months, he quit his job to avoid paying child support. He worked as ...

I am miserable  Not rated yet
I was a divorced single dad who was the non-custodial parent. For nearly three years my three boys lived with their mother in her parent's two bedroom ...

TAG can't garnish all checks  Not rated yet
hi my name is lynn teston i have 4 kids and yes they have different dads except for my youngest 2 but my oldest son is 13 and his dad pays his like clockwork ...

Custodial Parent  Not rated yet
When asked to have my ex spouse income reviewed due to him obtaining a new job immediately after the divorce (which he loudly boasted, "if I get this job ...

Texas Mom  Not rated yet
I found you website and I appreciate the information. I wish I had found it 5 years ago. I understand that non custodial moms are the exception rather ...

People and Issue's  Not rated yet
When your 15 you can get into Puppy Love, as I did, and be nieve at the others wrong doings.Anyhow I ended up pregnante at 16. The dad was in and out of ...

Greg Abbott You got to do better!  Not rated yet
Its funny how we always See the Attorney General on tv smiling and waving yet we are not getting the money we deserve. Like many of you custodial parents ...

Texas Child Support AG is a joke  Not rated yet
When my divorce was finalized I was making much more than I am currently making, it's not hard to see with the economy the way it is everything has changed....

Know the Laws: Self Advocacye  Not rated yet
At the end of the day, regardless, of the laws written, the administrative judge over these child support cases will make the ultimate decision how the ...

Struggling Dad  Not rated yet
My divorce took place in 2002. I was awarded custody of our two daughters. My ex was supposed to pay $200 per month. That number being so low because she ...

dead beat mommy isn't really a mommy ?????  Not rated yet
Why is it when two people who love each other get married have children then cheat on the other an forget they have children. she is hurting my 6 year ...

GREAT MOTHER WHO HATES THE SYSTEM  Not rated yet
After reading a few post I decided to tell my story with the AG and the n/custodial father. I wanna commend ALL the parents custodial AND non-custodial ...

They won't take me off probation for child support  Not rated yet
I should have been placed on probation for not paying child support (was unemployed for months). When I got a job, I started paying and kept paying, including ...

Wife of Non-Cust..Who is going to support my kids...  Not rated yet
Here's my story so far...My husband was arrested 2 nights ago for child support, but he is not the deadbeat dad most will automatically assume he is. He ...

Divorce, Thanks Texas AG Harris County  Not rated yet
I just filed for divorce from my hubby of 11 years today due to the Harris County OAG and his ex gold digging wanna be. She has married 5 times, bar hopped ...

Support One Sided  Not rated yet
I moved from Hawaii Where I was working construction And making 32.00 an hour Been divorced and paying child support x wife left the State With my daughter ...

WHAT?  Not rated yet
I understand that Im going to be paying child support for my daughter and do not have a problem with it.. What I do have a problem with is paying for him....

Please read everyone!!!!!!!!!!  Not rated yet
I have been reading so many stories and its making me go on an emotional roller coaster. Men are bashing the unfit moms and vice versa. I keep hearing ...

Up and gone  Not rated yet
My horror started when I received a return phone call from my Ex-wife that she had moved to Texas. I have been waiting for a couple of day for this phone ...

SOONERCAT  Not rated yet
It has never worked in my favor and has been extremely unfair. I am stunned to think that even though my ex wife makes more than i do, i am still required ...

Motion to modify/transfer  Not rated yet
2002, my daughter ran away from an abusive ex and step dad. During that time frame the Ex moved and gave a false address just in case the child returned....

UNWILLING PROVIDER  Not rated yet
I AM A SINGLE MOTHER. I ATTEND SCHOOL FULL TIME. I HAVE AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE AND AM WORKING ON MY BACHELORS DEGREE. MY TWO CHILDREN AND I HAVE LIVED IN ...

Grandma in Texas  Not rated yet
This really sucks. I have the most beautiful granddaughter. She is three now and her bio-dad (oxygen stealer) walked out on her mom when she was 3 weeks ...

Good Dads Dont get Help !  Not rated yet
I have been divorced for 3 years now. I have 2 kids with my ex. I pay 600 a month for my Kids child support I get them every weekend. It is 45 miles one ...

Don't know where to turn!!!!! HELP!  Not rated yet
My husband and I have had to deal with this child support thing for years. I do think a father needs to help raise his children, be apart of their life'...

Probation not enforced for non payment of child support  Not rated yet
My ex owes 16,000 in back child support; he pays only 154.00 a month for two children. A year ago he was ordered 30 days in jail when he was found in contempt ...

Tired of all the worthless mothers who get away with everything  Not rated yet
My husbands ex- wife is having his child support recalculated. He has been out of work for 5 months , not because he didnt want to work but because he ...

brian bielli  Not rated yet
First of all my ex- wife has never given me the time to spend with my children I am supposed to have. Now she is trying to raise my child support after ...

Divorced over 29 years.  Not rated yet
I was a divorced mother of one working two jobs to make ends meet and the court system never did anything to help me obtain the $50.00 a week that my ex ...

No support for my kids  Not rated yet
I don't think very highly of Texas Child Support laws and/or its services AT ALL!!! The state has done NOTHING to penalize my children's father, who currently ...

Child Support is FUll of...   Not rated yet
The child support system is not working for me the non-custodial parent. I have 6 children with them being covered on four separate cases. I have repeatedly ...

Case by Case  Not rated yet
I know that there are dads out there that don't want to support or spend time with their children, but not all are like this. Frankly, I am tired of the ...






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