A person who pays child support (an “obligor”) may be overcharged or overpay their child support due to numerous issues with the processes by which support is assessed and by which payments are collected and applied. Have you overpaid child support by accident, been...
Many men and women experience feelings of nervousness and stress when preparing for child support hearings. However, this is not necessarily due to an unwillingness to provide financial support, but often because of the uncertainty surrounding child support...
There are only a few things that are more emotional than the sight of a parent leaving a child. In movies, they become the scenes that stir up a few teardrops. In law, child custody runs beyond emotions and looks into the framework for child custody, parental...
When a noncustodial parent misses a child support payment or isn’t paying child support entirely, they deprive their child of essential financial support. Without the assistance, the child’s quality of life and care can be significantly impaired. If your co-parent is...
There are times in life where you need to know what your rights are, and deciding to give you your rights as a parent may be one of those times. Regardless of why you may want to terminate your parental rights in Texas, there are some important legal aspects you need...
I just found out I’m not the father of the child I’ve been raising. What changes from this point forward? In Texas, a man is the presumed father of a child if he was married to the child’s mother when the child was born; he was married to the child’s mother any time...
