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...

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...

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...

There are many parents in Texas who are divorced or separated from the other parent. Most of these parents have a child support order in place, which orders the non-custodial parent to pay child support to the custodial parent. The law wants to make sure that each...

Raising a child in Texas is not always an easy task. This is true both on the behavioral aspects of parenting and the financial side. It can be quite expensive to ensure that a child's needs are met. Parents generally work together in meeting the financial needs of...

Some of the most difficult cases that go through the judicial process are cases that involve child support issues. Most parents want what is best for their children, but the acrimony that can exist between two parents can make these types of cases toxic. For those who...

The residents of Round Rock and the greater Austin metro area might think that most child support cases these days can be resolved without the help of an attorney. After all, some might see the calculation of child support to simply be a matter of doing the math to...

Parents in Round Rock and the greater Austin metro area who do not live together know that child support is going to be part of their lives, as it is well-established both in Texas and the other states that parents have a duty to support their children. What some...

It is its unpredictability that keeps life interesting and exciting. But sometimes, an unforeseeable event can cause a measure of turmoil. And certainly, unexpectedly losing a job can blindside you and leave you scrambling to deal with a new set of circumstances.This...

Child support is payments from one spouse (the non-custodial spouse) the custodial spouse. These payments are designed as a replacement for the usual love and care that a child would receive if the other parent were more involved in the child?s life. Child support...