Texas Child Support Calculator | Calculator Child Support Texas
A Texas child support calculator is not supplied by the courts service in Texas on their website which is unusual because most states provide free child support calculators.
However you can access a Texas child support calculator at the end of this post which is a pdf document which will help you calculate your child support obligations in Texas. This calculator is base on the Texas Family Code, section 154.129 and involves just filling in the form online and saving it or printing it out.
Calculator Child Support Texas
Essentially the Texas child support calculator involves filling out your income, deducting social security and income taxes together with union dues and health care and this will give you a figure for net income. It is on this net income figure that child support obligations are calculated and further significant factors include how many children you need to support with a % figure being applied depending on how many children.
For example if you only have one child to support you must pay 20% of your net income, two children and you must pay 25% and so on. For a closer look, check out the Texas child support calculator pdf document at the end of this post.
The basis of the child support calculation is based on the needs of the child/children, their age and the ability of the non custodial parent to pay, the earning capacity of the parent and the parent’s other support responsibilities. Ultimately the figure for child support will be determined by the net income of each parent and there is a presumption in law that the state guidelines are correct and lawful and if you feel that the calculation is incorrect or harsh you must prove your case and prove how the family law court has erred in law.
Child Support Enforcement In Texas
Child support enforcement in Texas is the responsibility of the Child Support Division of the Office of the Attorney General. This office is responsible for the enforcement of child support orders, establishing paternity, locating missing parents, enforcing medical adjustment orders, collecting and distributing child support payments.
It is important to recognize that the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act ensures the collection of child support across state borders and this allows you to register child support orders in different states for the purposes of having your child support order enforced.
Download a Texas child support calculator here.
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