Legal Question in Family Law in Texas

I am currently raising a 14 year old girl. she has lived with me for 2 1/2 years with no support from her mother. she has no contact with her father. her mother gets child support for her but has never given me anything. what do i need to do to make sure she doesn not have to go back and live with her mother? do i file for custody or what can i do?


Asked on 8/09/11, 12:43 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Mark Dunn Mark D. Dunn

You'd have to ask for a modification that would change custody.

But in the meantime, go talk to the Attorney General about redirecting the child support payments. Do that NOW.

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Answered on 8/09/11, 1:26 pm


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