When a parent fails to pay required child support, their child can suffer as a result. There are several different ways that child support obligations are enforced and it is helpful for Texas parents to be familiar with what those child support enforcement methods...
Child Support
Texas AG puts focus on child support obligations
It takes two people to make a child. However, in many Texas families, the children live with one parent most (or all) of the time. However, this doesn't absolve the other parent of responsibility. In nearly all cases, Texas law requires noncustodial parents to make...
Man who won giant lottery jackpot owed $29,000 in child support
We have written recently about fathers who owed large amounts of child support despite having large amounts of money being found out because of their activities on social media websites. There are other ways that family law attorneys might be able to determine that a...
Facebook posts lead to criminal charges over child support
People use Facebook for all sorts of reasons. Oftentimes a primary use is to keep track of family and friends through updates and photos. As technology has made it easier to record videos and take photos, people are sometimes less than judicious about the sorts of...
One county finds novel way to get back child support paid
Parents in Texas who are owed back child support often wish there was a quick and painless -- at least for them -- way to collect what they are owed. Unfortunately for many single-parent caregivers, those parents who are chronically late with child support payments...
‘Mummy’ star wants child support, alimony payments reduced
When a couple in Texas divorces, it's standard procedure to determine whether one spouse will make support payments to the other. If the couple has children, the parent who obtains child custody will usually receive monthly child support payments from the other. The...
Bethenny Frankel seeks child support in divorce
As we've discussed in past blog posts, divorce can wreak havoc on anyone's finances. Couples who go their separate ways must find a way to survive on their own, and for the lower-earning spouse, that can take some adjustment. This is especially true for parents who...
Arrests made of Dallas parents behind on child support payments
A total of 51 parents were recently arrested in Dallas County. The main charge was failure to pay child support in violation of a court order. The arrests were made pursuant to arrest warrants and were staged by teams of officers starting as early as 6 a.m. Those...
Sperm donors sometimes required to pay child support
Over the past several years the composition of Texas families has been changing, in part due to new options for couples who seek to have children in unconventional ways. We're hearing more about same-sex couples who elect to have children with the help of a sperm...
Football player accused of owing substantial back child support
Issues with child support between divorced or separated parents can easily become complicated, but that's especially true when the parents live in separate states.A professional football player has been taken to court by a Houston, Texas, woman who claims that he has...