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\"iStock-1331374129-300x200\"When a parent is intentionally unemployed, a court may order Texas child support based on that parent\u2019s earning potential.\u00a0 Tex. Fam. Code 154.066(a). A mother recently challenged<\/a> a court\u2019s finding she was intentionally unemployed, arguing instead that her mental health concerns prevented her from being employed.<\/p>\n

When the parents divorced in 2010, the court ordered the mother to pay $150 in child support.<\/p>\n

She sought to modify the custody order in 2018, and the other party responded by asking for more child support.\u00a0 The mother asked the court to eliminate her child-support obligation altogether.<\/p>\n

Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When a parent is intentionally unemployed, a court may order Texas child support based on that parent\u2019s earning potential.\u00a0 Tex. Fam. Code 154.066(a). A mother recently challenged a court\u2019s finding she was intentionally unemployed, arguing instead that her mental health concerns prevented her from being employed. 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