When family law judges in Texas are called upon to make child custody and visitation decisions, they tend to prefer co-parenting arrangements. This approach is preferred because studies have shown that children fare better and succumb to depression less often after a...
Child Support
When can I ask that a child support order be modified?
When there is a child support order in Texas, the amount is based on several factors including the income of the parent who will be paying it and the child’s needs. The goal is to serve the child’s best interests. However, there are times when a parent needs to ask...
Navigating child support after a military divorce in Texas
When one or both spouses are active duty military personnel, in the National Guard or reservists, divorce often presents a unique set of challenges that normal civilians in Texas don't have to face. One of these challenges is the process of determining and calculating...
When do child support obligations end in Texas?
When a Texas couple decides to split, they often have to figure out arrangements for their children. One of the more important matters a couple needs to work out is child support. Once child support is determined for the noncustodial parent they may wonder when their...
Important points about child support modification in Texas
Texas family law cases can be difficult; disputes may happen while the case is in progress or after it has been completed. An example of the latter is with child support if the custodial parent who receives child support or the non-custodial parent who pays it wants...
Counties offer to recall arrest warrants for unpaid child support
There are many reasons why the two parents of a child here in Texas may not be in a relationship. What remains the same is that the child still needs care and love. Often, this means that one parent makes child support payments to the other custodial parent. However,...
Over 30 people arrested for failure to pay child support
When the parents of children are not in a relationship with one another, it is often for the best. However, that doesn't mean that the children don't need both parents in some capacity. For many families, it may mean that one parent will make child support payments to...
Man owes almost $150k in unpaid child support
When parents are not in a relationship with one another, it doesn't stop their shared children from having needs to be met. Many custodial parents rely on child support payments from their children's other parent in order to take care of the kids. When those payments...
Actor Charlie Sheen may owe $450K in child support
When two Texas parents are not in a relationship with one another, it doesn't mean that their children's needs go away. Typically, one parent pays the other child support, determined by several factors, including income and the standard of living to which the children...
Candidate for Sheriff accused of having unpaid child support
When parents have an agreement regarding payment of child support, most of them understand the importance of those payments. They know that their children need that money in order to have basic needs fulfilled and that missing even one payment can have a detrimental...