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The custodial parent has little to no say in how much support they will receive from the non-custodial parent concerning child support payments. Child support is court-ordered and legally binding but does not say precisely what it has to be used for. Outside of a child’s basic needs being met, the non-custodial parent can use the payment…

Under Texas law, every parent has a legal responsibility to provide financial support to meet their child’s basic needs. If the parents do not live together, then the non-custodial parent (the parent whom the child does not live with physically) is ordered to pay the custodial parent (the parent the child does live with) child support to…

Child support payments, whether ordered in a divorce decree or through a SAPCR for unmarried parents, are intended to cover a child’s needs until she turns 18 or graduates from high school. Even when child support payments are paid on time and parents generally agree about how to raise a child, there are often still questions about what, exactly,…

The Dallas courts take child support seriously, as it is payment used to help fund the child’s needs and other expenses, including but not limited to clothing, food, shelter, entertainment, schooling, and extracurricular activities. When court-ordered payments are not being made, it can be frustrating to the custodial parent, if not more than a little…

In determining child support, one of the main factors that the judge looks at is each party’s income. Their income is then combined for the purpose of comparing it to the child support guidelines. However, in most states, if the parents’ total combined income exceeds $150,000, there are no guidelines for the judge to follow. It…

There are many misconceptions surrounding prenuptial agreements, the two biggest of which are: 1) that prenups are utilized solely by people with large bankrolls and even larger trust issues, and 2) that a prenup can include any provisions that the parties want, and that the prenup will be legally valid so long as both parties…

‘Should you have to prove what your child support payments are going toward?’ This is a major topic of debate these days, especially as more and more individuals find themselves on the paying end of child support orders. It can be difficult for a hard working individual to learn that his or her money – money…