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Many of my consults revolve around child support. Sometimes people are coming to see me because they are unable to pay child support . Other times it is because things had been going well both parents had come to an agreement after child support had ...

It is not uncommon for a client to express concern to me regarding possible changes to their income during a divorce in relation to their obligations to pay child support . What I usually tell them is in general after a divorce property issues are ...

For many of you reading this blog you probably have no idea how to begin a child support case . It could be that as the noncustodial parent of your child you have limited access right now even to see your child. Starting a child support case may be ...

We discussed yesterday the sort of circumstances that could lead a court to determine that the Guideline levels of support as set forth in the Texas Family Code are not appropriate. Indeed, if you are a parent who is on the hook for support your ...

If you have not already done so, please feel free to read yesterday’s blog post from the Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC where we began our discussion of medical and child support in Texas . This subject is one that current and former clients of our ...

Of all the subjects surrounding a divorce , child support seems to garner the most extreme opinions from parents. The child support levels are either too high or not high enough, depending upon your perspective. Daycare, clothing, food, rent, etc. ...

Whether you are expected to pay or receive child support in a divorce or Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship ( SAPCR ), there is no one topic that I answer questions about more frequently than child support. It is a topic that just seems to ...

The amount of time that you are in possession of your child after a divorce determines whether or not you will be responsible for paying or receiving child support . Should you be named the primary conservator of your child this means that you have ...

Today’s third and final blog post in a series from the Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC on the subject of child support and medical support will cover attempts to modify child support orders as well as details regarding the length of time a child ...

The subject of child support is probably the most delicate one that the attorneys at the Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC deal with on a near daily basis. This is the case no matter if we are talking with the parent to whom the support is paid or we ...

In Texas, child support is most always owed by the parent who does not have primary custody of the child. How child support is owed is set by a statutorily based percentage to the owing party's net income (gross income minus social security taxes and ...

In the event that you do not have a child support order from a Texas Family Law Court that has ordered the payment of child support from another person to you, it may be a question bouncing around in your mind whether or not you can go back and ...

With great regularity, people walk into the Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC to speak to one of our attorneys about the subject of child support . This is a subject that is almost always an issue that is debated during divorce and child custody cases ...

If you are in a position where paying child support appears likely as a result of your Texas divorce or child custody case it could be that you would go to extreme lengths to “fudge” the numbers in an attempt to pay less child support . You could ...

When a parent is ordered, whether in a divorce or child custody case , to pay child support that parent’s natural inclination may be to want to pay the other parent the support directly. I recently had a client who was adamant about paying child ...

If you are a parent who is anticipating a divorce in your and your spouse’s futures, then you are almost undoubtedly aware that child support is going to come into play. Either you will be on the hook to pay child support if you are the parent with ...

Recently, a prior client who I had represented in her divorce came in to discuss some recent developments in her case. Her questions caused me to look into an area of child support law that I was aware of but have not had occasion to deal with. ...

Two of the applicable family statutes deal with child support over-payments are sections 154.014 and 154.014 of the Texas Family Law Code. The ability to recover overpaid child support depends on a number of different factors. If you still have a ...

Chapter 232 of the Texas Family Code has the answer to the question of whether a person can have their Driver’s License suspended for failure to pay child support . In short, yes, your driver’s license (along with any license issued by a Texas ...

Are you a parent who is about to embark on a divorce journey, yet have no real idea how to think about child support ? It could be that you are the parent who stands to receive child support from an ex-spouse. On the other hand, the shoe could be on ...

In yesterday’s blog post from the Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC , we introduced our topic of child support cases from the noncustodial parent’s perspective. You are the non-custodial parent if your child does not primarily reside with you and ...

Unfortunately, some spouses do not feel an obligation to support their children after a divorce . I have heard all kinds of excuses from “I shouldn’t have to pay because I have a car note” to “I already behind on my child support on another child.” ...

One of the major concerns families have when going through a Texas divorce is how support will be paid to the custodial parent from the non-custodial parent. Custodial, for clarification’s sake, is the language that our State utilizes to define the ...

Yesterday we spent a great deal of our blog post discussing the subject of how to modify a prior child support order in Texas. I can tell you from experience meeting with many clients of the Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC at their initial ...

What happens if you were to lose your job? Do you still have to pay child support? Generations before our own saw people starting work with an employer at a young age. The worker would often time remain with that employer for sometimes decades into ...

Quite frequently when I meet with potential clients who are interested in establishing child support after breaking up with their Ex they are also interested in establishing retroactive child support. They want to know if retroactive child support is ...

Recently I had a consult with a man who was in my office who was having problems with a child support . His story was not that different from many who have come to see me. He had missed so many payments that not only did he who owe current child ...

This article addresses whether strings can be attached by a parent on how the child support they pay is used in Harris and Montgomery County in Texas. I periodically get questions such as “can I pay the child support directly to my child instead of ...

Unless you and your spouse have resolved all issues in a divorce, your Texas divorce will more than likely be considered "contested". If your case is contested and goes to a court the Judge will be using the family code to calculate child support . ...

When parents go to court and have a child support order established, either through a divorce or child custody case , that order will take into account the number of children an obligor (the parent who owes child support) is responsible for paying ...

If you are wanting to begin a family law case involving child support matters it is recommended that you contact an attorney before doing so. I know- shock of the century- a family law attorney is recommending that you hire a family law attorney. ...

Child support is one of the most asked about topics both by current clients of the Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC as well as prospective clients of our office. This is understandable as all parents are concerned with the well being and support of ...

In Texas, parents are required to support their children financially until the child reaches the age of 18 or stops attending high school. If the child is disabled, this obligation will extend into adulthood. Texas law provides a variety of solutions ...

Receiving a court summons-What should you do? One minute you are minding your own business and the next you have been handed some paper from a person you’ve never met before that instructs you to head to a courthouse on a date in the near future to ...

In some cases, the parent who is ordered to make child support payments may be concerned that the other parent will not spend all of the money on the children. A trust or annuity may be a good option for those parents. The court may order that a ...