Did you know that there are new child support maximum guidelines that went into effect September 1, 2025?
Beginning September 1, 2025, there were changes enacted by the Texas legislature that affect child support guidelines. The new guidelines could impact your child support payments or current litigation.
The new monthly guideline child support numbers are:
The court typically looks at the first $11,700 of the obligor’s net resources in establishing the child support obligations. The prior net resources cap was $9,200.
You might be wondering what is a “net resource?” Good question! The statute defines net resources in Texas. The court can look at a number of things, but net resources are defined as sources of income including the following:
- Employment income (like wages, salary, tips, commissions, and bonuses);
- Income from investments, such as interest or royalties;
- Self-employment income (includes rental income);
- Retirement benefits;
- Severance pay;
- Trust income,
- Capital gains;
- Most Social Security benefits (for example, SSDI but not SSI);
- Service-connected VA disability benefits;
- Unemployment benefits;
- Interest income from notes regardless of the source;
- Gifts and prizes;
- Spousal maintenance; and
- Disability and workers’ compensation benefits.
Call our office today at 214-528-3344 to schedule a consultation and learn about how the new law might impact your prior order or pending litigation.