What is Guideline Child Support?
Guidelines determine the amount of child support that will be paid in almost every case. Courts use the guidelines issued by the Texas Attorney General’s Office, Child Support Division. Variations from the guideline amount are rare. When the obligor (person who pays support) has 2 children, guideline support is 25% of the obligor’s net income. The obligor is the person who will be paying the support. The net income is determined by a chart issued by the Attorney General of Texas, Child Support Division, using the net monthly gross and subtracting the social security, Medicare and federal income tax for a single person with one exemption. The cost of supplying health insurance will be deducted from net resources prior to application of the percentage. The chart is available at the Attorney General’s web site. Please see the links page of this site for a link to the AG site.
