Texas Child Support-State Requirement (3rd Child/Different Mother)

[kbags]

I am due to have a child in January. I plan on putting the child's father on child support once she is born. This will be his 3rd child (his other 2 children are with his ex-wife). He and his ex-wife have a divorce decree that orders he pay $1,500 per month in child support for their 2 children regardless of his monthly income. This is paid out in semi-monthly installments of $750 that is taken directly from his paychecks. The amount that he pays monthly is greater than the standard state minimum requirements for monthly child support. That being said, how will the state calculate his monthly financial obligation for the child that I have due in January? Will the fact that he pays more than what is required for his first 2 children have any effect on what the state will order he pay for the child I am having?

Thank you in advance for accurate information anyone is able to provide!

 

[LdiJ]

I am due to have a child in January. I plan on putting the child's father on child support once she is born. This will be his 3rd child (his other 2 children are with his ex-wife). He and his ex-wife have a divorce decree that orders he pay $1,500 per month in child support for their 2 children regardless of his monthly income. This is paid out in semi-monthly installments of $750 that is taken directly from his paychecks. The amount that he pays monthly is greater than the standard state minimum requirements for monthly child support. That being said, how will the state calculate his monthly financial obligation for the child that I have due in January? Will the fact that he pays more than what is required for his first 2 children have any effect on what the state will order he pay for the child I am having?

Thank you in advance for accurate information anyone is able to provide!

What he pays in child support for his other children will be deducted from his income before the calculation is done to determine how much child support he will pay for your mutual child.