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Child support in Texas: What is child support for and what do you need to know?www.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2019/december/child-support-in-texas-what-is-child-support-for.aspx
Generally speaking, the payment of child support is intended to ensure that the child has the financial wherewithal to grow up to be successful members of society. Whether that child support comes about from a divorce , child custody or paternity ...
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Deviating from the Guideline amounts for child support and Modifying a Child Support Orderwww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2018/april/deviating-from-the-guideline-amounts-for-child-s.aspx
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 ...
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Can I Still get Child Support After the Paying Spouse Dies in Texas?www.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2017/august/can-i-still-get-child-support-after-the-paying-s.aspx
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. ...
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Important Information Explained Regarding Child Support and Medical Support in Texas, Part Twowww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2017/december/important-information-explained-regarding-child-2.aspx
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 ...
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Texas Child Support Basics, Part Twowww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2017/october/texas-child-support-basics-part-two.aspx
In our prior blog post I discussed how child support is calculated in Texas (based on net monthly income) and what counts as income . In this blog we will continue our discussion by outlining how serving time in prison can be construed to have been ...
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Can I Sue My Ex for Retroactive or Back Child Support in Texas?www.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2016/december/can-i-sue-my-ex-for-retroactive-or-back-child-su.aspx
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 ...
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Why Ignoring Child Support Obligations is a Bad Idea in Texaswww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2016/october/why-ignoring-child-support-obligations-is-a-bad-.aspx
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 ...
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How to handle child support as the non custodial parent, Part Twowww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2018/august/how-to-handle-child-support-as-the-non-custodial.aspx
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 ...
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Child Support and the Uniform Interstate Family Support Actwww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2019/december/child-support-and-the-uniform-interstate-family-.aspx
Once the father of your child signs an Acknowledgment of Paternity he will become the legal father of your child as soon as you also sign an Acknowledgment of Paternity stating he is the father, as well. From that point forward, he will be ...
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Child Support Information for confused Texas parentswww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2019/august/child-support-information-for-confused-texas-par.aspx
Do you have questions about child support ? Do you not know if you have been ordered to pay child support? Are you outwork and unable to afford the child support payments that you know that you need to make? Have you been to court? Was the court ...
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Handling a Child Support case as a non custodial parent: Questions, questions, questionswww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2018/august/handling-a-child-support-case-as-a-non-custodial2.aspx
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 ...
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Child Support Modification in Texas (Part 1)www.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2016/june/child-support-modification-in-texas-part-1-.aspx
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 ...
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How Parental Incarceration Affects a Texas Child Support Case?www.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2017/february/how-parental-incarceration-affects-a-texas-child.aspx
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 ...
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Can I put limitations on how the child support I pay is used in Texas? www.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2016/march/can-i-put-limitations-on-how-the-child-support-i.aspx
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 ...
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Family Law Cases in Texas: Initiating a child support casewww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2018/july/family-law-cases-in-texas-initiating-a-child-sup.aspx
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. ...
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How to get above guideline child support.www.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2016/august/how-to-get-above-guideline-child-support-.aspx
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 ...
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Texas Child Support: A word (or two) on Net Resourceswww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2018/february/texas-child-support-a-word-or-two-on-net-resourc.aspx
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 ...
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Texas Child Support Order Modification (Part 2)www.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2017/may/texas-child-support-order-modification-part-2-.aspx
When a potential client walks through the door at the Law Office of Bryan Fagan wanting to change the terms of a Texas child support order their reasons are typically very straightforward. Typically, their income level has changed pretty dramatically ...
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Will you need child support for your special needs child after age 18?www.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2018/april/will-you-need-child-support-for-your-special-nee.aspx
Today’s blog post from the attorneys with the Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC will discuss matters related to child support considerations to take when your child has special needs. Specifically whether or not you will need to plan for and negotiate ...
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Clearing up rumors about child support in Texaswww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2017/october/clearing-up-rumors-about-child-support-in-texas.aspx
Clearing up rumors about child support in Texas One of the areas of family law that attorneys with the Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC get questions asked the most about is child support . Whether you are the parent who pays the child support or you ...
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How to properly calculate child support in Texaswww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2017/december/how-to-properly-calculate-child-support-in-texas.aspx
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 ...
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Can my Texas Driver's License Be Suspended for Not paying Child Support?www.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2017/may/can-my-texas-drivers-license-be-suspended-for-no.aspx
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 ...
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Child Support Overview for Texas familieswww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2018/april/child-support-overview-for-texas-families.aspx
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 ...
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Texas Child Support Basicswww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2017/october/texas-child-support-basics.aspx
In order to determine your potential responsibility for child support it’s necessary to first figure out how child support is actually calculated . The state of Texas calculates current child support by: Determining the amount of your income that is ...
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How to handle child support in Texas when you are incarceratedwww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2019/july/how-to-handle-child-support-in-texas-when-you-ar.aspx
If you are responsible for paying child support and are also facing the possibility of going to jail or prison for having committed a crime, you likely have a lot on your mind right now. At the forefront of your mind are hopefully questions about how ...
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The Dirty Trick of Quitting Your Job to Avoid Child Support During a Texas Divorcewww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2017/march/the-dirty-trick-of-quitting-your-job-to-avoid-ch.aspx
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.” ...
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What is taken into account for Child Support Calculations in Texaswww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2017/may/what-is-taken-into-account-for-child-support-cal.aspx
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 ...
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Defining a material and substantial change in a child support modification casewww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2018/april/defining-a-material-and-substantial-change-in-a-.aspx
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 ...
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Child Support in Focus: Retroactive Paymentswww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2018/april/child-support-in-focus-retroactive-payments.aspx
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 ...
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Reasons why Child Support in Texas may not follow the Statutory Guidelineswww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2018/february/reasons-why-child-support-in-texas-may-not-follo.aspx
One size fits all is an approach that not only doesn’t work for blue jeans but also in the world of child support . The Texas Family Code has laid out its proscribed levels of child support that for the most part courts adhere to when divvying out ...
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What exactly does child support cover in Texas?www.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2017/october/what-exactly-does-child-support-cover-in-texas-.aspx
If any of you reading this are a parent like I am then you know that raising kids is challenging, shall we say. It’s rewarding, gratifying and at times requires selfless attention but no matter how old your child is it is challenging. Some of the ...
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How to handle child support as the non custodial parent, Part Threewww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2018/august/how-to-handle-child-support-as-the-non-custodial2.aspx
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 ...
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Important Information Explained Regarding Child Support and Medical Support in Texaswww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2017/december/important-information-explained-regarding-child-.aspx
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 ...
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What you need to know about: Child Support in Texaswww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2017/august/what-you-need-to-know-about-child-support-in-tex.aspx
Many potential clients of the Law Office of Bryan Fagan, PLLC come into our office for a consultation and have a concern about one subject in particular prior to engaging in a divorce or child custody case : child support . These potential clients ...
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Know How to Calculate Child Support When Preparing for Your Texas Divorcewww.bryanfagan.com/family-law-blog/2017/february/know-how-to-calculate-child-support-when-prepari.aspx
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 . ...