As many Texas residents may be aware, positive paternity test results are often the first step toward obtaining child support for a child whose biological father was unknown previously. At the same time, a negative result means that a man is not required to pay child...
Child Support
National child-support collections aided by 1990s legislation
Like everywhere else in the country, divorces in Texas frequently take a toll on children. Children often feel anxious and insecure, and they wonder who they will live with and who will financially support them. For this reason and to satisfy the goal of meeting...
Texas Military parents, child custody and child support
Many Texas residents serve in the military. In most cases, military law does not follow a separate set of rules regarding family law for its military men and women. There might, however, be certain exceptions and special measures that the military men and women can...
Services by Texas Attorney General’s child support division
Divorce affects children the most. As parents squabble in court battles, children can feel insecure. What many spouses do not realize is that even though they might have fallen out of love, their children still want them to be together. It is precisely for this reason...
Child support enforcement in Texas by UIFSA
Typically, courts across the United States, including in Texas, order the non-custodial parent to pay child support. However, collecting a child support order is often difficult. The U.S. now recognizes the problem and all states must formally adopt the Uniform...
Child support services from the Texas Attorney General’s office
Those parents and children in Texas who receive child support would likely agree that the money they receive makes an important contribution to meeting the various financial needs in such a situation. Thus, in the event that the money doesn't arrive as expected, such...
Attorney General’s role in the Texas child support program
According to its mission statement, the Texas Attorney General's Child Support Division assists custodial parents in obtaining financial assistance to address the needs of a child. The Texas Attorney General has the authority to establish paternity of children and...
Child support department responsible for locating parents
Finalizing a divorce has many hurdles to make before it's done. Parents fight over various issues pertaining to financial matters, such as spousal support and property division while children may be left somewhat confused about the structure that their lives will take...
What rules in Rhode Island cover child support modification?
What rules in Rhode Island cover child support modification? Chapter 15-5 covers divorce and separation in the state of Rhode Island and section 15-5-16.7 lays out the law regarding the review of child support order. First, this section relies on an order being...
How can a jailed parent modify a child support order in Texas?
Child support is one of the most contentious issues during divorce proceedings in Texas. Cases relating to child support can become more complicated in cases where the child is born to unmarried parents. Many times the non-custodial parent who is liable to pay child...