What is child support, how much is child support, how to establish child support payments, withholding orders and more answers to questions about child support.
By: Texas Access to Justice Forms Work Group
Child Support Calculator
Use this fillable Adobe form to see an estimate for child support payments in Texas. This is only an estimate courts consider other factors to detemine child support payments.
By: Partnership for Legal Access
Child Support through the Texas Attorney General's Office
(Separate Website)
Link to OAG Child Support site.
Common Questions about Child Custody
What is custody in Texas? What does the court think about in making custody decisions? Will I get to see my kids after we get divorced?
By: Texas RioGrande Legal Aid - Austin
Default Judgment Kit
(Separate Website)
These forms explain what you need to do to get a final judgment when the other party will not respond to the lawsuit or appear in court. This kit includes instructions and explanations about what you must do, a checklist for the forms you need, and the actual forms you can use.
By: Travis County Law Library
General Affidavit (free form) A General Affidavit is a written statement, sworn to be true, giving specific reasons to support the things you are asking a judge to do. It is required when you ask the court for "extraordinary" or extra special relief like removing someone from a home or protecting children from an abusive parent These forms have instructions on how to complete the affidavit and a blank affidavit form.
By: Travis County Law Library
How Does Domestic Violence Affect Children?
Domestic Violence and Its Impact on Children
By: Texas RioGrande Legal Aid - Austin
Modification Kit
Here you will find all of the documents needed to modify your divorce decree.
By: Partnership for Legal Access
Nonparent Authorization Agreement
(Separate Website)
Click on this link for the form 2638 that authorizes a child's grandparent, aunt, uncle or adult sibling to care for a child when the child's parent agrees. This form authorizes the nonparent relative to consentt o medical treatment and make educational decisions for a child, often without the need for court approval, and meets the requirements of Texas Family Code, Chapter 34.
By: Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
Parenting Order Legal Clinics
Are you and your child's parent living apart and raising your child separately? Do you need to be better understand your legal rights and what you must do under the law? Come to a free legal information clinic and ask an attorney.
By: Texas Equal Access to Justice Foundation
Paternity Establishment FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
By: Legal Aid of Northwest Texas - Dallas
Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship (SACPR)
Documents Needed to make custody, visitation, and child support orders for children. Use these forms only if the parties are not divorcing and paternity has already been determined.
By: Partnership for Legal Access
Texas Attorney General Handbook for Non-Custodial Parents
(Separate Website)
By: Texas Attorney General
TXAccess.org
(Separate Website)
This links to a website of English and Spanish resources for parents who do not have primary custody of their children, sponsored by Legal Aid of Northwest Texas and the Texas Attorney General's Office. It contains legal information about custody, child support, visitation, grandparents' rights and paternity issues. It provides some forms that might be useful to a non-custodial parent.
By: Legal Aid of Northwest Texas
Visitation for Children under Age 3
Visitation needs of children under age 3 are generally deemed by the courts to be different than the visitation for older children.
By: Legal Aid of Northwest Texas - Dallas
Visitation: Is There a Standard Schedule?
A description of what Texas law sets out as a standard visitation schedule for children over 3 years old.
By: Texas RioGrande Legal Aid - Austin
Who Will Get Primary Custody?
What the court considers when deciding custody.
By: Texas RioGrande Legal Aid - Austin
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