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Sometimes, a parent may face significant changes in his or her financial circumstances that affect the ability to pay a Texas child support obligation.\u00a0 If the change in the parent\u2019s financial circumstances is both substantial and material, the court may modify the obligation.<\/p>\n

In a recently-decided case<\/a>, a father sought to modify his child support obligation after he was determined to be disabled.\u00a0 The original support order was entered in 2006.\u00a0 The court entered an agreed order in 2012, ordering the father to make payments on the support he owed and increasing his monthly obligation based on his net resources.<\/p>\n

Soon after the 2012 order was entered, the father had a stroke.\u00a0 The Social Security Administration (SSA) found him to be disabled and awarded him Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits.\u00a0 He moved to modify the support order on the grounds his circumstances had materially and substantially changed.<\/p>\n

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Sometimes, a parent may face significant changes in his or her financial circumstances that affect the ability to pay a Texas child support obligation.\u00a0 If the change in the parent\u2019s financial circumstances is both substantial and material, the court may modify the obligation. 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