The Texas Court will still order a minimum amount of child support to be paid each month.
FAQ Answers
What if the person who should pay child support is not working?
April 26th, 2010How much will Child Support be?
April 14th, 2010The Texas Family Code has guideline percentages which apply to the first $6000.00 of the non-custodial parent’s income. If the child has proven special needs, then additonal support may be warranted.
If your case is scheduled to go to court on a certain date, are you guaranteed that it will happen?
March 17th, 2010No, because 10 to 15 cases may be on the judge’s docket for the same day as your case. Another case may be heard before you and your case may be reset for another day.
Can one attorney represent both parties in a divorce?
March 17th, 2010No. An attorney can draft the documents in a divorce for both parties to sign, but that attorney can not legally advise more than one of the parties how to proceed in the divorce.
How often is alimony awarded in Texas?
March 17th, 2010Although the Texas Legislature passed an alimony statute in 1995, very few people qualify. Unless you have no significant assets or means of support or you and your spouse agree to it, there will not be significant long-term alimony once the divorce is final.
What’s the first thing I need to do to build a winning divorce case?
March 17th, 2010Beside hiring an accomplished matrimonial law attorney, the most important thing you can do is to secure three to five years of financial records and anything else that might become relevant evidence in your case.
Is mediation required in most Texas divorces?
March 17th, 2010In most cases, yes. Texas has the most intensive and progressivee use of mediation in the country. In 1987, four of the seven family district court judges in Dallas County began to order mandatory mediation in all divorce cases. Since then, most Texas courts have begun to require mediation before a family law case can be scheduled for trial.
What is the first step in the divorce process?
March 17th, 2010Once you’ve decided that divorce is the best thing for you, your attorney will file the divorce petition. The petition contains certain factual information about the parties, as well as grounds for the divorce. Due Texas being a no-fault state, the reason for the divorce usually is incompatibility. This means the parties have different interests and have grown apart and this condition is irreconcilable.
If my spouse wants a divorce and I don’t, how can I stop it?
March 17th, 2010Once a divorce is filed in Texas and one party wants to go through with it, you can not stop it from happening in the court system. The only way is to convince your spouse to consider reconciliation.
Will I have to pay child support?
March 17th, 2010The parent who does not have primary custody of the children will, in most cases, pay child support to the primary custodial parent after a divorce based on guidelines in the Texas Family Code, according to income.
Does joint custody mean each parent having equal time with the children?
March 17th, 2010It doesn’t always. Joint custody means the sharing of parental rights and duties and not necessarily equal time.
What are my chances of gaining custody of my children?
March 17th, 2010It depends on the facts of your case. Joint custody is preferred in this state. If both parents were involved with the children during the marriage, joint parenting will be the presumption going into the case. There are many misconceptions about joint custody and it is very important to understand them before making a decision.
Are divorce actions matters for a judge, or can you have a jury hear the case?
March 17th, 2010Either party in a Texas divorce can ask for and receive a jury trial, a feature unique to Texas law. As a practical matter, judges hear most divorce-related matters and jury decisions that are binding on the court are limited. Juries are more common in child custody cases.
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