Child Support Lawyers in San Antonio Texas

Are you considering divorce or been served divorce papers? Child support and child custody issues arise when a couple decide to part ways. Most people and many attorneys think a divorce is quick, easy & something that signing a couple documents will take care of. When you have children divorce process becomes much more complicated. Parents have to ask themselves a couple questions

1. What is the best living situation for my kids
2. What type of financial support will be needed
3. Who will pay, me or my spouse
4. Who will pay for college?
5. Can I Get Support Through College
6. Who will pay for medical insurance

Every parent wants to ensure that his or her children have the things they need in life: a safe home, a good school, and the ability to develop their unique talents and skills. Adequate financial support is essential to meeting these needs.

At the Law Office of Arthur G. Augustine, our child support attorneys help mothers and fathers get child support orders that are fair, reasonable, and appropriate to the needs of their children. In addition to the initial step of establishing the child support order, our child support lawyers also assist parents who need to:

• Modify an existing court order because of changing financial conditions or the changing needs of a child
• Get help with collections and enforcement of a child support order
• Resolve problems with back child support they owe
  

Many attorneys in San Antonio operate a general practice, this law firm is different. Not only is our managing partner board certified in Family Law, but our entire practice is dedicated child support & family law in San Antonio.

We offer free consultations

• 7 days a week &
• Office appointments from 7am to 8pm
• Even on Holidays!

To speak with child support attorney Arthur Augustine or one of his associate attorneys call (210)299-4777 or fill out the form at the top right of this page. Our consultations are free, private & your opportunity to have all of your child support questions answered.

Child Support Issues: & Links to Texas Child Support Laws

Child support impacts our innocent loved ones the most. For that reason I continue to add important information about child support and family law in Texas in an attempt to provide my web site visitors with as much information as possible. Below you will find a brief introduction to various topics that I think will answer allot of my readers questions.

Texas Child Support Guidelines

In Texas, as in other states, the amount of child support a parent will pay is largely defined by the Texas child support guidelines and the amount of time the child is in each parent's custody.

Judges do have some discretion to change the amount of the support order, however, especially when parents have considerable financial assets or when the child has significant needs. It is the role of your child support lawyer to document for the court why there should be a deviation in the child support order. Texas Child Support Guideline

How Child Support amount is determined

Child support is usually a monthly payment from the non-custodial parent to the custodial parent for the benefit of the child. Payments shouldn't be made directly from one parent to another, but through the Texas Attorney General's Office, and may also be made by employer wage deduction. The amount of Support is calculated pursuant to Texas Law, which is basically a formula that figures child support based on the incomes of the parties and other factors.  Learn More

Modification of Child Support

It is not uncommon for parents to find that they need to request a modification of an existing child support order at some point. Family circumstances change, income increases (or decreases)—these are valid reasons to ask a family court judge to review and modify your child support order. Child Support Modification Attorney

Parents sometimes negotiate child support agreements privately. While I always look for ways to help parents arrive at agreements on their own, I urge clients not to bypass the court in child support matters.

Order to Withhold Child Support

Sec. 154.007.  ORDER TO WITHHOLD CHILD SUPPORT FROM INCOME.  (a)  In a proceeding in which periodic payments of child support are ordered, modified, or enforced, the court or Title IV-D agency shall order that income be withheld from the disposable earnings of the obligor as provided by Chapter 158. Child Support Wage Garnishment

Termination of child support

Unless the circumstances of the child manifestly dictate otherwise and the court specifically so provides, the obligation of a parent to make child support payments shall terminate when the child:

Sec. 154.006.  TERMINATION OF DUTY OF SUPPORT.  (a)  Unless otherwise agreed in writing or expressly provided in the order or as provided by Subsection (b), the child support order terminates on:

1. the marriage of the child;
2. the removal of the child’s disabilities for general purposes

Child Support After Graduation

Sec. 154.002.  CHILD SUPPORT THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION.  (a)  The court may render an original support order, or modify an existing order, providing child support past the 18th birthday of the child to be paid only if the child is:

(1)  enrolled:

(A)  under Chapter 25, Education Code, in an accredited secondary school in a program leading toward a high school diploma;

(B)  under Section 130.008, Education Code, in courses for joint high school and junior college credit;  or Learn More

The stakes are simply too high. Allow me, a San Antonio child support attorney to bring your case forward. This will protect you should the other parent later claim that you did not pay.

To speak with me, a San Antonio child support attorney regarding child support enforcement or obtaining an initial child support order call now at (210) 299-4777

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