Texas Family Code
§ 154.131 — RETROACTIVE CHILD SUPPORT
FA § 154.131Title 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
Statute text
View on source(a)The child support guidelines are intended to guide the court in determining the amount of retroactive child support, if any, to be ordered.
(b)In ordering retroactive child support, the court shall consider the net resources of the obligor during the relevant time period and whether:
(1)the mother of the child had made any previous attempts to notify the obligor of his paternity or probable paternity;
(2)the obligor had knowledge of his paternity or probable paternity;
(3)the order of retroactive child support will impose an undue financial hardship on the obligor or the obligor's family; and
(4)the obligor has provided actual support or other necessaries before the filing of the action.
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Legislative history
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 972 (S.B. 228), Sec. 11(a), eff. September 1, 2007.