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Texas · 89th Legislature Regular Session
HB2643Relating to the application of child support guidelines to net resources in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.
Direction
Custody & supportchild supportAI label
↓Restricts rights of the paying or noncustodial parentmodel confidence 90%
Raises the cap on monthly net resources to which child support guidelines apply from a variable published amount to a fixed $15,000, so higher-income obligors will have more of their income counted toward guideline support calculations.
The guidelines for the support of a child in this section are specifically designed to apply to situations in which the obligor's monthly net resources are not greater than $15,000 [deleted: the maximum amount of net resources to which the statutory guidelines are applicable, as most recently published by the Title IV-D agency in the Texas Register].
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill amends the child support guidelines statute to replace a variable, periodically updated cap on net resources (previously published by the Title IV-D agency) with a fixed $15,000 threshold and repeals the subsection authorizing the variable cap. This change subjects more of higher earners' income to the guideline formulas, increasing potential support obligations for obligors with net resources above the prior cap.
Related bills
HB947Relating to a suit for dissolution of a marriage and associated suit affecting the parent-child relationship when a party is pregnant.↑Expands rights of the paying or noncustodial parent↓Restricts rights of the paying or noncustodial parent Filed
HB175Relating to a court order for retroactive child support, including for retroactive child support beginning on the date of the child's concep↓Restricts rights of the paying or noncustodial parent↓Restricts rights of the paying or noncustodial parent Died (session ended)
HB88Relating to a court order for retroactive child support, including for retroactive child support beginning on the date of the child's concep↓Restricts rights of the paying or noncustodial parent↓Restricts rights of the paying or noncustodial parent Died (session ended)
SB1404Relating to requirements for certain orders and judgments rendered in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.=No change to rights of the paying or noncustodial parent Law
Hearings and calendar
2025-04-28 14:00 · Hearing · House S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships Committee Hearing E2.016