At the conclusion of a divorce or suit affecting the parent-child relationship, when parents are appointed joint managing conservators, they are given equal rights and duties with respect to the child or children. This means equal rights to make decisions for your children as well, whether they be education decisions…
The orders from your divorce or suit affecting the parent-child relationship have a special child support clause and it states, typically, the amount of child support you are responsible for as well as the dates that each support payment is due. A few months, or even years, later you realize…
You already have your orders in place from your divorce or suit affecting the parent-child relationship. Now, a petition to modify is filed by the parent who is responsible for paying child support, otherwise known as the obligor parent. You see in their pleadings that they are requesting that the…
Many clients come to Guest & Gray, P.C. in Forney, Texas concerned that if they are ordered to pay child support, does this mean that their social security or inheritance from an estate are subject to the child support order? The answer is plain and simple–appellate courts have held that…
The obligor parent hasn’t been paying the monthly child support as they were court ordered, and you want to go after them for it. So, you hire an attorney at Guest & Gray, P.C. in Forney and they file one of these handy motions on your behalf. In doing so,…
Upon final court orders in a divorce or custody suit, depending upon if you and the other parent have an agreement, the primary or sole conservator (obligee) can be ordered to maintain or secure health insurance for your child and the obligor, as additional child support, is then ordered to…
Picture this scenario. You are in court during a divorce or child custody determination, and you are appointed primary conservator for the child. This means that the other parent is going to be responsible for paying child support. There’s just one issue–the other parent is unemployed or makes a lot…
The Texas Family Code sets out specific guidelines for courts in calculating child support and what the percentage of the obligor’s net resources should be based upon the number of children involved in the suit. The cap on the obligor’s net resources is $7500.00 per month. Even though child support…
If you are a parent of a child or children who attend private school, upon divorce or splitting up with the other parent, you might be flying solo now on the high tuition. When determining child support, there are statutory guidelines within Texas Family Code Chapter 154 that govern and…
Few people truly understand the strength of the bond that grandparents and their grandchildren share. A grandparent’s love for their grandchild is unfailing and they always want to protect them, keep them in their lives, and cherish the time that they have together. You understand because you are a grandparent…