The Attorney General of Texas provides a monthly child support calculator for people to use when trying to determine an estimate for a single source of income. Texas Family Code § 154.125 establishes that child support is issued according to the following percentages of net resources. These apply when the paying parent’s monthly net resources are less than the maximum amount of net resources to which the statutory guidelines apply:
- 20 percent for 1 child
- 25 percent for 2 children
- 30 percent for 3 children
- 35 percent for 4 children
- 40 percent for 5 children
- Not less than 40 percent for 6 or more children
If an obligor's monthly net resources are under $1,000, the court will generally apply the following schedule in creating the child support order:
- 15 percent for 1 child
- 20 percent for 2 children
- 25 percent for 3 children
- 30 percent for 4 children
- 35 percent for 5 children
- Not less than 35 percent for 6 or more children
Additional Child Support Notes
Net resources will include several different kinds of income. A court will take the total amount of money a person receives from all sources and deduct various taxes and the cost of a child’s health insurance to determine net resources.
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