If your co-parent is repeatedly late with their child support payments, only pays a fraction of what they owe or hasn’t paid in months, that reality can result in serious financial ramifications for you and your child. You’ve brought it up numerous times, but they...
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Child support: What if you can’t find your co-parent?
It is undeniably hard to raise and provide for a child as a single parent. Most families need two incomes to meet the expected and unexpected challenges of raising a child. Before the Texas child support division can enforce your co-parent’s obligations, it must know...
When can I modify a child support order in Texas?
One of the issues divorced or separated parents have to deal with is child support. This is a court-directed payment that is designed to take care of the child’s living needs. The failure to fulfill this obligation can result in serious legal consequences. However,...
How long do you have to pay child support in Texas?
It’s important that a child has the financial support they need to live comfortably after their parents divorce. Child support is designed to make sure that children have the financial support of both parents, much like they would in a two-parent household. Child...
How discussing the past can sidetrack child custody mediation
Many parents who can't seem to reach an agreement among themselves as to how to best share custody of their children try everything to reach a resolution without litigation. Mediation is often one of the many approaches co-parents try as part of this process....
Can your ex use child support to pay the mortgage?
When you send those child support payments to your ex, you expect that they’re going to be used to care for the child. You imagine that means things like buying new clothes for school or ensuring that they always have enough to eat. You know well that raising a child...
When do child support payments stop after a Texas divorce?
Balancing your budget after a divorce isn't easy. If you pay child support, your financial obligations can reduce your disposable income every month. If you receive child support, it can be hard to know if you are going to receive the full amount and if it will come...
What happens when you cannot pay child support in Texas?
Many things can occur that make it difficult to meet your child support obligations. Perhaps you have lost your job or suffered a long-term illness that kept you away from work. You may believe you can catch up on your obligations soon. However, falling behind is...
Managing child support after a job loss
Non-custodial parents in Texas pay child support that amounts to a percentage of their income. Therefore, due to the increased difficulty that suddenly laid-off parents will likely have with making payments, they could have grounds for a modification to the child...
Many people unable to register vehicles for unpaid child support
It is important for parents in Texas to provide for their children. This is true whether the parents are married, divorced, separated or were never together. When parents are no longer together, most of the time one parent is actually court ordered to provide for...