Typically, the division of the parties' marital estate is treated as being separate and distinct from the determination of child support. Courts rarely approve an agreement whereby one party receives less marital property in exchange for an agreement to pay less child support.

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Assuming you have a court order for support of your child from the state you left, you can contact the local Office of the Attorney General and provide them with a copy of that court order and ask for their assistance in registering and enforcing your existing support order here in the State of... View More

The Family Code provision for waiving the 60-day waiting period does not specify a time frame for the domestic violence conviction. It only requires that the offense was committed against you or a member of your household. While the court has the authority to grant such a waiver, it is... View More

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answered on Dec 21, 2023

In Texas, as in other states, bigamy – being married to more than one person at the same time – is illegal. If a person marries in Texas while already legally married in another country, that second marriage could be considered invalid under Texas law. Furthermore, falsifying documents to enter... View More

Yes, you can garnish wages up to the maximum allowed by law, and seize any tax refunds. You can also reduce the unpaid back child support to a judgment and impress a child support lien on any non-exempt assets.

In most circumstances, a parent can be required to pay child support until a child reaches eighteen years of age and thereafter until the child graduates from high school as long as the child remains enrolled in secondary school.

At age 17, if a child is financially independent, the child... View More

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answered on Sep 18, 2023

After the deadline has passed confirm with the clerk that no answer has been filed and then ask to set it for a hearing.

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answered on Sep 15, 2023

What can be done depends on what the order states. An enforcement or a modification could be filed with the court of the last order.

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answered on Sep 5, 2023

In a child custody case, the counterparty can request various things as part of the legal proceedings, including financial matters related to legal representation. They may raise concerns or objections about the source of your legal funds, such as money from your parents. However, whether their... View More

Typically yes you will need to continue to pay child support until graduation as long as the child remains enrolled in school. It is highly highly unlikely a court will not require it.

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answered on Sep 1, 2023

In Texas, the division of assets during a divorce is generally guided by community property laws. Community property laws dictate that most property acquired during the marriage is considered community property and is subject to equitable distribution between the spouses upon divorce.... View More

It depends on the language of the divorce decree and possibly on other facts like could the same treatment have been received through a provider under a group health insurance plan available to one of the parents.

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answered on Aug 22, 2023

In Texas, a child who has turned 18 might have the possibility to collect remaining child support arrears, depending on the specific circumstances and court orders in place. If the child is legally entitled to these arrears, there are potential steps that can be taken to facilitate their... View More

Howdy. Try https://texaslawhelp.org/directory/texaslawhelporg. Most law schools in Texas have pro bono clinics - try contacting the Houston law schools for assistance. https://www.law.uh.edu/probono/ Good luck to you.

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answered on Aug 23, 2023

That may depend on what County the case is filed in. Most counties in Texas have standing orders that apply to all family law cases and those standing orders may prevent you leaving the county with the child the subject of the suit.

If Father is court ordered to pay child support, he continues to pay child support until your son reaches age 18 or graduates (or is no longer attending) high school, whichever occurs later.

With your son being 17 years old, there is not a real need to get in family court to get counseling.... View More

Most support orders already specifically state that child support ends on the date of the earliest occurrence of one of several things, including the child turning 18 years of age and graduating from high school. When one of those things occurs, there is usually nothing more you have to do.... View More

There may be an information gap here. If there was a pending CPS case, it is possible that a judgment was entered by default. Check with the District Clerk's office where the case was pending, and see if you can obtain a copy of the final order. If your sister was named a conservator of the... View More

It may. You certainly can subpoena them either from the other parent or from the companies that hire him as an independent contactors.

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answered on Aug 3, 2023

In Texas, a parent's failure to file taxes may impact their ability to pay child support. When determining child support amounts, the court may consider the income of both parents. If the other party has not filed taxes for two years, it could affect the court's calculation of their income.