The most important thing to know is that you can and most likely will be sent to jail if you don’t pay regularly and on time. Debtors’ prisons are still open in Texas for people who fail to follow a court order for payment of child support. You can be held in jail...
We understand you are going to have many questions about child support, which we can answer. For instance, child support payments are not taxable to the recipient. If you are receiving child support, you do not need to report those payments as income on your federal...
The Texas Legislature enacted statutes governing the calculation of child support. The law requires that both parents contribute to the support of their child, to the extent of the actual proven needs of the child, based on their respective abilities to pay, and...
