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Texas Family Code

§ 154.129 — ALTERNATIVE METHOD OF COMPUTING SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN IN MORE THAN ONE HOUSEHOLD

FA § 154.129Title 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Part B. SUITS AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Ch. 154. CHILD SUPPORT · Art. C. CHILD SUPPORT GUIDELINES

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(a)If the obligor's monthly net resources are not greater than the amount described by Section 154.125(a) and if the obligor's monthly net resources are equal to or greater than the amount described by Section 154.125(c), in lieu of performing the computation under the preceding section, the court may determine the child support amount for the children before the court by applying the percentages in the table below to the obligor's net resources: MULTIPLE FAMILY ADJUSTED GUIDELINES (% OF NET RESOURCES) Number of children before the court 1234567Number of020.0025.0030.0035.0040.0040.0040.00other117.5022.5027.3832.2037.3337.7138.00children for216.0020.6325.2030.3335.4336.0036.44whom the314.7519.0024.0029.0034.0034.6735.20obligor413.6018.3323.1428.0032.8933.6034.18has a513.3317.8622.5027.2232.0032.7333.33duty of613.1417.5022.0026.6031.2732.0032.62support713.0017.2221.6026.0930.6731.3832.00
(b)If the obligor's monthly net resources are less than the amount described by Section 154.125(c), in lieu of performing the computation under the preceding section, the court may determine the child support amount for the children before the court by applying the percentages in the table below to the obligor's net resources: LOW-INCOME MULTIPLE FAMILY ADJUSTED GUIDELINES (% OF NET RESOURCES) Number of children before the court 1234567Number of015.0020.0025.0030.0035.0035.0035.00other113.5018.3323.1327.9032.9633.2533.47children for212.5017.0021.5026.5031.5031.9432.28whom the311.6315.8020.6325.5030.4130.9231.33obligor410.8015.3320.0024.7529.5630.1030.55has a510.6315.0019.5324.1728.8829.4329.90duty of610.5014.7519.1723.7028.3228.8829.35support710.4114.5618.8823.3227.8528.4028.88 Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by:

Legislative history

Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 552 (S.B. 286), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2021.