{"id":2159,"date":"2021-09-06T17:49:28","date_gmt":"2021-09-06T22:49:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/?p=2159"},"modified":"2021-09-30T13:38:05","modified_gmt":"2021-09-30T18:38:05","slug":"employer-paid-insurance-premiums-are-not-net-resources-for-texas-child-support-calculation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/employer-paid-insurance-premiums-are-not-net-resources-for-texas-child-support-calculation\/","title":{"rendered":"Employer-Paid Insurance Premiums Are Not Net Resources for Texas Child-Support Calculation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1863 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/iStock-531351317.jpg\" alt=\"iStock-531351317\" width=\"724\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/iStock-531351317.jpg 724w, https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/iStock-531351317-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/iStock-531351317-180x120.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/>When a court determines the amount of Texas child support a parent is obligated to pay, it must consider that parent\u2019s net resources.\u00a0 The statute sets forth certain items to be included in the parent\u2019s net resources and other items that are not to be included.\u00a0 Tex. Fam. Code \u00a7 154.062.\u00a0 An appeals court <a href=\"https:\/\/cases.justia.com\/texas\/fourteenth-court-of-appeals\/2021-14-20-00101-cv.pdf?ts=1629375669\">recently<\/a> had to determine if a trial court could consider an item that is not specifically included in the statute.<\/p>\n<p>The divorce decree required the father to pay child support, provide health insurance, and reimburse the mother for 50% of non-covered health-care expenses.<\/p>\n<h3>Mother Moves for Modification<\/h3>\n<p>The mother subsequently moved to modify the decree to change the father\u2019s possession and access and to increase his child-support obligation.\u00a0 She also moved to enforce the decree, claiming the father failed to reimburse her for health-care expenses.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/employer-paid-insurance-premiums-are-not-net-resources-for-texas-child-support-calculation\/#more-2159\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When a court determines the amount of Texas child support a parent is obligated to pay, it must consider that parent\u2019s net resources.\u00a0 The statute sets forth certain items to be included in the parent\u2019s net resources and other items that are not to be included.\u00a0 Tex. 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