Unpaid child support is the most common enforcement problem I deal with, and it’s also the one where people wait the longest before doing anything. They don’t want to be the bad guy. They keep hoping it’ll turn around. And two years later they’re owed twenty thousand dollars and they’ve convinced themselves it’s too late … Read more
Child support modification is one of the few places in Texas family law where the legislature gave you a genuinely simple path, and hardly anybody uses it. Most people assume they have to prove a material and substantial change, they can’t figure out how to prove one, and they never file. There’s a second door, … Read more
A divorce or custody case can take months to finalize, but life doesn’t pause while you wait. That’s what temporary orders are for — interim decisions about custody, possession, support, and use of property while the case is pending. Here’s how to request one and what to expect. I’m a pro se coach, not an … Read more
Texas child support is calculated using a percentage of the obligor’s net monthly income — but what counts as income, how deviations work, and what happens when someone hides money are what really matter.