Texas child support looks like a formula and litigates like a fact fight. The guideline percentages are fixed; what goes into them — net monthly resources, self-employment income, bonuses, intentional underemployment — is where support cases are actually won and lost. Audu Law Firm establishes, modifies, and enforces support obligations on both sides of the ledger.
How the Number Is Set
Guideline support applies statutory percentages by number of children to the obligor's net monthly resources, with a cap on the resources subject to the percentages and room above guidelines where a child's proven needs justify more. Resources include far more than a paycheck — self-employment draws, commissions, rental income, and benefits all count, and a parent who structures income to look smaller invites the court to base support on earning capacity instead. Medical and dental support are ordered alongside the cash obligation.
Modification and Enforcement
Support can be modified when circumstances have materially and substantially changed or when three years have passed and the guideline amount would shift by the statutory margin. Enforcement carries real teeth: contempt with possible jail time, judgments for arrears with interest, license suspension, and wage withholding. Arrears do not expire quietly, and courts have little patience for self-help — a parent who reduces payments without an order builds a contempt record, and a parent who tolerates nonpayment for years can still collect.
The formula is fixed. The inputs are litigated.
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