Tex. Codes » Family Code · TITLE 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · SUBTITLE B. SUITS AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · CHAPTER 154. CHILD SUPPORT
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Tex. Fam. Code § 154.010 (2026)

No Discrimination Based On Marital Status Of Parents Or Sex

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Sec. 154.010. NO DISCRIMINATION BASED ON MARITAL STATUS OF PARENTS OR SEX. The amount of support ordered for the benefit of a child shall be determined without regard to:

(1) the sex of the obligor, obligee, or child; or

(2) the marital status of the parents of the child.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1998–2003 · leading case: Dennis v. Smith, 962 S.W.2d 67 (Tex. App. 1998).
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Dennis v. Smith, 962 S.W.2d 67 (Tex. App. 1998). · cites it 2× “003 (Vernon 1996) (in deciding conservatorship, possession, and access); TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 154.010 (Vernon 1996) (in determining child support); In re McLean, 725 S.”
in the Interest of Z.B.P. & J.N.P., 109 S.W.3d 772 (Tex. App. 2003). “Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 154.010(1). Appellee argues that if the circumstances were reversed, and he was the joint managing conservator who was voluntarily unemployed, a trial court would not allow him to get away with making no child support payments to Appellant.”
In Re Zbp, 109 S.W.3d 772 (Tex. App. 2003). “Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 154.010(1). Appellee argues that if the circumstances were reversed, and he was the joint managing conservator who was voluntarily unemployed, a trial court would not allow him to get away with making no child support payments to Appellant.”
— Tex. Fam. Code § 154.010(1) — 2 cases
in the Interest of Z.B.P. & J.N.P., 109 S.W.3d 772 (Tex. App. 2003). “Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 154.010(1). Appellee argues that if the circumstances were reversed, and he was the joint managing conservator who was voluntarily unemployed, a trial court would not allow him to get away with making no child support payments to Appellant.”
In Re Zbp, 109 S.W.3d 772 (Tex. App. 2003). “Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 154.010(1). Appellee argues that if the circumstances were reversed, and he was the joint managing conservator who was voluntarily unemployed, a trial court would not allow him to get away with making no child support payments to Appellant.”
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