{"id":2112,"date":"2021-07-08T07:00:51","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T12:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/?p=2112"},"modified":"2021-07-05T21:17:42","modified_gmt":"2021-07-06T02:17:42","slug":"texas-child-support-guidelines-and-child-support-modification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/texas-child-support-guidelines-and-child-support-modification\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Child Support Guidelines and Child Support Modification"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1878 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/iStock-483611874.jpg\" alt=\"iStock-483611874\" width=\"724\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/iStock-483611874.jpg 724w, https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/iStock-483611874-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/iStock-483611874-180x120.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/>The trial court has some discretion in determining the modified amount of child support when it has determined that a Texas child support order should be modified. Tex. Fam. Code \u00a7 154.125 provides a schedule of percentages that are presumptively applied when the parent\u2019s net monthly resources do not exceed a specified amount. The trial court, however,\u00a0 may consider the listed factors or \u201cany other reason\u201d to determine the application of those amounts is not in the best interest of the child.\u00a0 Tex. Fam. Code \u00a7 154.123. There must be evidence of the child\u2019s \u201cproven needs\u201d in the record for the court to deviate upwards from the guidelines. Tex. Fam. Code \u00a7 154.126.<\/p>\n<p>A father recently <a href=\"https:\/\/cases.justia.com\/texas\/third-court-of-appeals\/2021-03-20-00086-cv.pdf?ts=1624623737\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">challenged<\/a> a modification to his child support obligation, arguing the trial court improperly deviated from the presumptive amount. According to the appeals court\u2019s opinion, the parties\u2019 2017 divorce decree obligated the father to pay $1,710 in child support each month for one child (i.e., max child support at the time). In 2018, he petitioned to modify the amount of child support, claiming his income had decreased.<\/p>\n<h2>Father Seeks Reduction in Child Support<\/h2>\n<p>The father lived in California and worked as a vice president, selling software testing. His base salary was $80,000, but he also earned commissions and a significant bonus (up to 50% of his base salary). The mother had been a homemaker, but had just begun providing catering services at the time of the hearing.\u00a0 She had earned approximately $1,400 for the one event she had catered at the time of trial.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/texas-child-support-guidelines-and-child-support-modification\/#more-2112\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The trial court has some discretion in determining the modified amount of child support when it has determined that a Texas child support order should be modified. Tex. Fam. Code \u00a7 154.125 provides a schedule of percentages that are presumptively applied when the parent\u2019s net monthly resources do not exceed a specified amount. 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