{"id":288,"date":"2016-07-21T13:12:59","date_gmt":"2016-07-21T18:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texasdivorceattorneyblog.com\/?p=288"},"modified":"2016-07-21T13:12:59","modified_gmt":"2016-07-21T18:12:59","slug":"enforcing-child-support-order-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/enforcing-child-support-order-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"Enforcing a Child Support Order in Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In <a href=\"http:\/\/law.justia.com\/cases\/texas\/supreme-court\/2016\/14-0638.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Ochsner v. Ochsner<\/em><\/a>, the Texas Supreme Court ruled on a child support order that required the father to pay for his daughter&#8217;s school and to pay through a registry when she changed schools.<\/p>\n<p>The couple had divorced in 2001, and the divorce decree included a child support order. The father was to pay the mother $240 each\u00a0month in two installments and would also pay the daughter&#8217;s preschool directly. After the daughter stopped going to that preschool, the father was to pay the mother $400 in two installments and also pay a registry the school tuition payments. The order stated that his failure to comply could result in his not getting credit for making the payment.<\/p>\n<p>The daughter stopped going to the preschool, and the father kept making the $240 per month payments to the mother. Instead of paying the registry, the father paid the new school directly, making payments that were $20,000 more than what was required by the original order. The mother was contractually obligated to pay the tuition.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/enforcing-child-support-order-texas\/#more-288\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Ochsner v. 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