The Subpoena Power
There are two types of subpoenas that can command two types of actions. Trial subpoenas command appearance at a trial or hearing and discovery subpoenas command appearance to give testimony for the purpose of discovery of evidence. Either way, the subpoena can also ask for production of documents or tangible items for trial, a hearing […]
Child Support Guidelines in Texas
The following table represents the guidelines for child support in Texas. These guidelines are presumed to be reasonable and in the best interest of the child; however, there are other case-specific factors that may reduce or enlarge one’s child support obligation. An oversimplified example of calculating child support using this table is as follows: If […]
Back Child Support Laws in Texas
The legal term for back child support in Texas is “retroactive child support.” There are two situations in which retroactive child support is available: in situations where the obligor (the person who pays the support) has never been ordered to pay support and in situations where they have. This blog will address the former situation. […]
Net Resources and Child Support in Texas – The Executive Pay Catch 22
The highest paid executive earned more than $101 million in 2011 according to Forbes Magazine but his salary was only around $1 million. If this executive was ordered to pay child support in Texas, he would not be able to avoid child support on his entire income just because his salary is only $1 million. […]