Calculating Child Support in Texas (2025): What You Need to Know Before You Pay or Receive a Dime Money is one of the biggest fights in any divorce or custody case, and child support is no exception. If you’re the one paying, you want to make sure you’re not overpaying or getting stuck with unfair …
Petition To Modify Child Support Texas How To Modify Child Support In Texas Changing circumstances and other factors can force parents to petition family courts to change the terms of their child support and child custody orders. You can modify child support orders by showing the court that you experienced material or significant change. These …
Childsupport Houston TX Houston Child Support Attorney A judge may order a parent to pay child support but that doesn’t mean that that parent will obey that order. Every parent wants to secure their child’s future in marriage and after a divorce. But if the parent with child support obligations fails to pay or if …
Child Support Attorney in Houston, TX Navigating child support laws in Texas can be complex, especially when trying to ensure that your child’s financial needs are met. At Longworth Law Firm, our experienced Houston Child Support Lawyers are here to help you understand your rights and obligations, whether you are seeking to establish child support …
There are instances where you as the child custody paying parent may send a child support payment that exceeds the court ordered amount. What If You Overpay Child Support? In such a scenario, the law expects the child support agency or local child support registry to refund the parent that has overpaid if the parent …
In Texas, a non-custodial parent is expected to pay child support until the child reaches 18 years of age. Failure to pay current or back child support can lead to property liens, driver’s license suspension, lawsuit filings, incarceration and more. Back Child Support Statute of Limitations If a parent does not pay child support, the …
If you have ever wondered whether child support should still be paid if the parents share custody, you are not alone. In some states, neither of the parents who have joint custody has to pay child support. Joint Custody and Child Support in Texas In Texas, child support is paid in most situations where parents …
Article No. 2 in the Tx Child Support Series, Longworth Law Firm, P.C. Child Support and College in Texas When does child support end in Texas? In Texas, just like everywhere else in the United States, parents are obligated to support their children whether the parents are married or not. Most divorced parents are often …
The Longworth Law Firm, P.C. – Houston Divorce Lawyer, Texas Child Support Series – Retroactive Child Support in Texas. Suing for Back Child Support in Texas Sometimes after a child support order has been issued by the court, one of the parents may seek to establish a retroactive child support case. Retroactive child support means …