texas child support

[michael_s_cott]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
texas

I had a question about texas child support ... I have heard a few things, a few different things about this. I have heard 20% for 1 child and then also 1/5 of income.

I guess what my question is, would be :

if the father makes say $4500 a month. And his monthly bills come out to be about $3800 (car, house, medical, daycare). 20% of that would be $900, which would mean the father would have to make another $200 a month to make child support but that would leave the father with nothing left over for day to day stuff, like food, gas etc etc.

Anyone no how this works ?

 

[LdiJ]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
texas

I had a question about texas child support ... I have heard a few things, a few different things about this. I have heard 20% for 1 child and then also 1/5 of income.

I guess what my question is, would be :

if the father makes say $4500 a month. And his monthly bills come out to be about $3800 (car, house, medical, daycare). 20% of that would be $900, which would mean the father would have to make another $200 a month to make child support but that would leave the father with nothing left over for day to day stuff, like food, gas etc etc.

Anyone no how this works ?

20% and 1/5th are the same thing.

The courts don't care what the bills are. Therefore dad would have no choice but to downsize in that scenario.

 

[TheGeekess]

https://www.oag.state.tx.us/cs/index.shtml

 

[michael_s_cott]

thanks

ok thank you

 

[mistoffolees]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
texas

I had a question about texas child support ... I have heard a few things, a few different things about this. I have heard 20% for 1 child and then also 1/5 of income.

I guess what my question is, would be :

if the father makes say $4500 a month. And his monthly bills come out to be about $3800 (car, house, medical, daycare). 20% of that would be $900, which would mean the father would have to make another $200 a month to make child support but that would leave the father with nothing left over for day to day stuff, like food, gas etc etc.

Anyone no how this works ?

Dad needs to reduce his monthly bills. Buy a cheaper house, refinance, buy a cheaper car, whatever. Or get a second job.

 

[nextwife]

Dad needs to reduce his monthly bills. Buy a cheaper house, refinance, buy a cheaper car, whatever. Or get a second job.

Or a roommate.

 

[mistoffolees]

Or a roommate.

That works.

 

[CJane]

And please bear in mind that whether Mom has a full time job or not in Texas is irrelevant. Her income in not considered at all in their calculations if she is the one with custody.

One way to trim expenses would be to only pay for daycare when needed, rather than full time when Mom is home more often than not, or have it written into the order that you're each responsible for paying for child care during your parenting time.