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Texas: 5 Factors Not Used to Calculate Child Support

Texas: 5 Factors Not Used to Calculate Child Support

To calculate child support amounts, courts look at the net resources of the party ordered to pay. Net resources is determined by adding all of the obligor’s (the person ordered to pay) sources of income and deducting certain items like taxes, union dues, and health insurance for the child or children.

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Understanding Texas Summer Standard Possession Order

In divorces involving children, a visitation schedule for each parent’s time with their children is included in the final decree of divorce. The following is a breakdown of the summer possession schedule for couples that reside less than 100 miles apart.

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Breaking Down The Texas Standard Possession Order

In divorces involving children, a visitation schedule for each parent’s time with their children is included in the final decree of divorce. Texas has what is called a Standard Possession Order (SPO) that serves as a guide in dividing parenting time.

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