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Child Support

Laws current as of
July 28, 2023

How will the judge calculate child support?

The amount of the child support payments will depend on many factors, such as the number of children, the parents’ income and resources, etc.1 The judge will use specific Texas child support guidelines as a guide to figure out the amount. However, it is possible that the judge could stray from the guidelines if using them would be unfair or inappropriate in a particular case.2

The Texas Attorney General’s Office has provided a child support calculator that estimates the amount of child support that may be ordered.

1Tex. Fam. Code §§ 154.061; 154.062(b)
2Tex. Fam. Code § 154.122(b)

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