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   Modification Kit
Here you will find all of the documents needed to modify your child support and custody orders.
By: Partnership for Legal Access

    Read this in: Spanish / Español
  
   
   Answers to questions about Child Support in Texas
    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: Partnership for Legal Access
  
   
   Handbook on Child Support Enforcement (Separate Website)
This resource provides helpful information about how to apply for child support enforcement services, how to find a noncustodial parent, how to establish paternity and child support orders, and how to enforce those orders across state lines.
By: Office of Child Support Enforcement
  
   
   Affidavit of Inability to Pay Costs This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page. (Separate Website)
    Free form: The Affidavit of Inability to Pay Costs is a sworn statement, telling the court that you cannot pay the court's filing fees. (revised 3/11/2011)

By: Travis County Law Library

    Read this in: Spanish / Español
  
   
   Child Support Calculator This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
    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
  
   
   Paternity Establishment FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
By: Legal Aid of Northwest Texas - Dallas
 
  
   
   Child Support through the Texas Attorney General's Office (Separate Website)
Link to OAG Child Support site.
  
   
   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
  
   
   Do-It-Yourself Court Forms Free
Click here for one of the following FREE forms below.
  • Divorce In Texas WITH Children
  • Divorce In Texas WITHOUT Children
  • Annulment
  • The uncontested process in Travis County, Texas.
  • Termination of Withholding for Child Support
  • Paternity
  • Mistaken Paternity
  • SAPCR
  • Nunc Pro Tunc
  • DWOP (retain or reinstate your case
  • Modification Kit
  • Affidavit of Inability to Pay Court Cost
  • Default Judgment Kit
  • General Affidavit
  • Original Answer Information Sheet
  • Name Change for an Adult and Child
  • Expunction
  • Occupational Driver's License
  • Legal Notice
  • Service by Posting Kit
  • Service by Publication Kit
  • Serving the Document and the Certificate of Service
  • Substitute Service Kit

By: Partnership for Legal Access

    Read this in: Spanish / Español
  
   
   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
  
   
   Texas Attorney General Handbook for Non-Custodial Parents This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page. (Separate Website)

By: Texas Attorney General
  
   
   Wage Garnishment Law (Separate Website)
When can your wages be garnished (taken) to pay for a debt that you owe?
By: U.S. Department of Labor
  
   
   Serving the Document and the Certificate of Service This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
If the other party in your case has filed an answer or appeared in court, and you need to file more documents in your case, you will need to give the other party a copy of the documents, or serve the documents. Read this to learn how to serve the document.
By: Partnership for Legal Access
  
   
   2011 Referral Directory Legal Services and Other Resources This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
Legal services and other resources for low-income Texans.
  
   
   Child Support Case Inquiry Form (Separate Website)

By: Attorney General of Texas
  
   
   Child Support Complaint Form

By: Attorney General of Texas

    Read this in: Spanish / Español
  
   
   Commonly Used Fill In Forms Online

By: Texas Legal Services Center
  
   
   Court Structure of Texas (Separate Website)

By: Office of Court Administration
  
   
   Establish Paternity
Free forms to help you establish paternity of a child.
By: Travis County Law Library
  
   
   Fox26Law: Your Legal Questions Answered (Separate Website)
Every Tuesday and Thursday in its 7 a.m. newscast on FOX 26 Morning News, legal analyst Chris Tritico offers up some free legal insight. On this page you can ask your questions, watch previous segments, and read Chris' online-only responses to various questions.
By: Fox26 KRIV
  
   
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