Legal Question in Family Law in Texas

Seek support after child is emancipated and 18

Child has been in 9th grade for three years, not a credible school as stated in d-papers. Payed support for faithfully since requested in 1995 until August 1998 when 17 year old moved in with us. (support was refused before 1995) Child left in January 1999 to go back to mom. Not in school. Roughly a week before 18th birthday, Mother demands almost 15 thousand or father goes to jail. Father has 2 other child support orders and a 5 year old at home. We can prove child support until child lived with us, since 1995. Can we fight her and win?


Asked on 7/16/99, 10:10 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Donald Teller Law Office of Donald E. Teller, Jr., P.C.

Re: Seek support after child is emancipated and 18

First I fail to see how you have $15K in support

owed as a result of August 98 to Jan 99. Obviously,

there was a large amount owed before 8/98. Because

no facts are provided for this, I don't know if

you can fight, much less win. The other children

probably won't help much because the husband

should have had the child support amount reduced

but he didn't. It is not the ex-wife or court's

function to adjust the child support as kid's

increase; the husband needs to request the amount

be adjusted....until he does it stays the same.

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Answered on 7/22/99, 12:04 am
Weston Cotten Weston Cotten Attorney at Law

Re: Seek support after child is emancipated and 18

Probably. Contact an attorney and have the current child support obligation stopped. You can use proof of "in kind" support supplied during periods of possession outside of normal visitation to substitute for regular support.

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Answered on 7/29/99, 9:57 am


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