Please note that the following is not intended to be legal advice and should not take the place of representation by an attorney. You should contact an attorney to discuss the specifics of your situation.

Texas law requires all parents to support their child with food, clothing, and shelter while the child is with them. The parent that does not determine the primary residence of the child has an additional obligation to provide financial support of the child in the form of child support. There are guidelines in the Texas Family Code that determine the amount of child support a parent should pay if that parent does not have any other children to support and their net monthly resources are $6,000 per month or less:

20% from net monthly income for 1 child

25% from net monthly income for 2 children

30% from net monthly income for 3 children

35% from net monthly income for 4 children

40% from net monthly income for 5 children

No parent can be required to pay more than 50% of their net monthly earnings to support their children, and the percentages are reduced if the parent has children to support in another household.