Is child support mandatory in Texas divorce?
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Is child support mandatory in Texas divorce?
Under the Texas Family Code no divorce with children is absolutely required to include child support. In an uncontested divorce with children the spouses may agree not to include child support in the divorce for various reasons.
What if one parent makes more money than the non custodial parent?
It is possible, however (though not likely), that if the custodial parent earns more than enough to support the children on his/her own the court could order that the noncustodial has little to no child support obligation. It gets more interesting if the parents are awarded joint physical custody.
Can the IRS take my taxes for my husband’s child support?
If your state child support enforcement office has reported your overdue child support to the Treasury Department, the IRS will take your tax refund to cover the arrears (often called a tax refund seizure). The IRS will then give the money to the appropriate child support agency.
How does cheating affect child custody?
Though cheating on a spouse carries a stigma, the court does not consider an unfaithful partner as a bad parent. As long as the spouse does not carry on the extramarital affair in front of the children or introduce them to inappropriate people, the court will likely not consider custody based on the affair.
