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Child Support in Texas

Obligor’s with Net Resource Income of Not Greater Than $7,500 Per Month

Under the new Texas child support guidelines as enacted by the 80th Texas Legislature in 2007, the following guidelines apply to parental obligors with net resource income not greater than $7,500.00:

Sec. 154.125.  APPLICATION OF GUIDELINES TO NET RESOURCES.  (a)  The guidelines for the support of a child in this section are specifically designed to apply to situations in which the obligor's monthly net resources are not greater than $7,500 or the adjusted amount determined under Subsection (a-1), whichever is greater.
(a-1)  The dollar amount prescribed by Subsection (a) is adjusted every six years as necessary to reflect inflation.  The Title IV-D agency shall compute the adjusted amount, to take effect beginning September 1 of the year of the adjustment, based on the percentage change during the preceding six-year period in the consumer price index, as rounded to the nearest $50 increment.  The Title IV-D agency shall publish the adjusted amount in the Texas Register before September 1 of the year in which the adjustment takes effect. For purposes of this subsection, "consumer price index" has the meaning assigned by Section 341.201, Finance Code.
(a-2)  The initial adjustment required by Subsection (a-1)  shall take effect September 1, 2013.  This subsection expires September 1, 2014.
(b)  If the obligor's monthly net resources are not greater than the amount provided by Subsection (a), the court shall presumptively apply the following schedule in rendering the child support order:

What if the Obligor has Net Resource Income Greater than $7,500.00 Per Month?

When the Obligor’s net resource income exceeds that of $7,500.00 courts are allowed to increase child support obligations under the Texas Family Code as follows:

Sec. 154.126.  APPLICATION OF GUIDELINES TO ADDITIONAL NET RESOURCES.  (a) If the obligor's net resources exceed the amount provided by Section 154.125(a), the court shall presumptively apply the percentage guidelines to the portion of the obligor's net resources that does not exceed that amount.  Without further reference to the percentage recommended by these guidelines, the court may order additional amounts of child support as appropriate, depending on the income of the parties and the proven needs of the child.
(b)  The proper calculation of a child support order that exceeds the presumptive amount established for the portion of the obligor's net resources provided by Section 154.125(a) requires that the entire amount of the presumptive award be subtracted from the proven total needs of the child.  After the presumptive award is subtracted, the court shall allocate between the parties the responsibility to meet the additional needs of the child according to the circumstances of the parties.  However, in no event may the obligor be required to pay more child support than the greater of the presumptive amount or the amount equal to 100 percent of the proven needs of the child.

What if the Obligor Has More Than One Child Support Obligation in Multiple Household?

When a child support Obligor has more than one child support obligation in different households, the Texas Family Code allows for courts to modify the standard child support guideline and calculate alternative percentages as follows:

Sec. 154.129.  ALTERNATIVE METHOD OF COMPUTING SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN IN MORE THAN ONE HOUSEHOLD.  In lieu of performing the computation under the preceding section, the court may determine the child support amount for the children before the court by applying the percentages in the table below to the obligor's net resources:

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