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
Texas Codes

Tex. Fam. Code § 154.125 (2026)

Application Of Guidelines To Net Resources

✓ laws through the 89th Legislature (2025)
Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section TX-LEGstatutes.capitol.texas.gov Justiaon Justia CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar

Sec. 154.125. APPLICATION OF GUIDELINES TO NET RESOURCES. (a) The guidelines for the support of a child in this section are specifically designed to apply to situations in which the obligor's monthly net resources are not greater than the maximum amount of net resources to which the statutory guidelines are applicable, as most recently published by the Title IV-D agency in the Texas Register.

(a-1) The amount prescribed by Subsection (a) is adjusted every six years as necessary to reflect inflation. The Title IV-D agency shall compute the adjusted amount, to take effect beginning September 1 of the year of the adjustment, based on the percentage change in the consumer price index during the 72-month period preceding March 1 of the year of the adjustment, as rounded to the nearest $50 increment. The Title IV-D agency shall publish the adjusted amount in the Texas Register before September 1 of the year in which the adjustment takes effect. For purposes of this subsection, "consumer price index" has the meaning assigned by Section 341.201, Finance Code.

(b) If the obligor's monthly net resources are not greater than the amount described by Subsection (a) and the obligor's monthly net resources are equal to or greater than the amount described by Subsection (c), the court shall presumptively apply the following schedule in rendering the child support order:

CHILD SUPPORT GUIDELINES


BASED ON THE MONTHLY NET RESOURCES OF THE OBLIGOR


1 child 20% of Obligor's Net Resources

2 children 25% of Obligor's Net Resources

3 children 30% of Obligor's Net Resources

4 children 35% of Obligor's Net Resources

5 children 40% of Obligor's Net Resources

6+ children Not less than the amount for 5 children

(c) If the obligor's monthly net resources are less than $1,000, the court shall presumptively apply the following schedule in rendering the child support order:

LOW-INCOME CHILD SUPPORT GUIDELINES


BASED ON THE MONTHLY NET RESOURCES OF THE OBLIGOR


1 child 15% of Obligor's Net Resources

2 children 20% of Obligor's Net Resources

3 children 25% of Obligor's Net Resources

4 children 30% of Obligor's Net Resources

5 children 35% of Obligor's Net Resources

6+ children Not less than the amount for 5 children

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

Amended by:

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 620 (H.B. 448), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 767 (S.B. 865), Sec. 5, eff. June 19, 2009.

Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 552 (S.B. 286), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 191 cases (41 in the last 5 years), 1996–2026 · leading case: in the Interest of A.M.P., 368 S.W.3d 842 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2012).
Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment
in the Interest of A.M.P., 368 S.W.3d 842 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2012). · cites it 5× “Though the trial court is not required to follow the guide *847 lines, it must make certain fact findings if the amount of child support it orders varies from the amount computed by applying the percentage guidelines under Texas Family Code sections 154.125 or 154.”
Kirk Brand Coburn v. Janet Moreland, 433 S.W.3d 809 (Tex. App.—Austin 2014). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Fam.Code § 154.125 (guidelines for determining presumptive child-support obligation).”
Dennis v. Smith, 962 S.W.2d 67 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1998). · cites it 4× “See TEX. FAM.CODE ANN. § 154.125(b) (Vernon 1996).”
Iliff v. Iliff, 339 S.W.3d 74 (Tex. 2011). “Tex. Fam. Code § 154.125. 8 . See, e.g., In re B.”
Yarbrough v. Yarbrough, 151 S.W.3d 687 (Tex. App.—Waco 2004). · cites it 2× “See TEX. FAM.CODE ANN. § 154.125 (Vernon 2002).”
Niskar v. Niskar, 136 S.W.3d 749 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2004). “Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 154.125. See also Lide v.”
In the Interest of Knott, 118 S.W.3d 899 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2003). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 154.125 (Vernon 2002) (calculate support for one child at twenty percent of obligor’s net resources).”
London v. London, 192 S.W.3d 6 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2006). “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 154.125(b) (Vernon 2002).”
Stringfellow v. Stringfellow, 538 S.W.3d 116 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2017). · cites it 2× “2 TEX.FAM.CODE ANN. §§ 154.125(a), 154.122.”
in the Interest of E.R.C., a Minor Child, 496 S.W.3d 270 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2016). “See 1 Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 154.125 (West Supp,2015).”
In the Interest of M.M., 980 S.W.2d 699 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1998). · cites it 2× “; see TEX. FAM.CODE ANN. § 154.125 (Vernon 1996) (establishing guidelines *701 according to number of children, where obligor's net resources are less than $6,000 per month); TEX.”
Tenery v. Tenery, 932 S.W.2d 29 (Tex. 1996). “See Tex.Fam.Code § 154.125. Under the Family Code, resources include wage and salary income, interest income, self-employment income, net rental income, and all other income actually being received.”
Show all 191 citing cases →
Tex. Fam. Code § 154.125(a): 18 cases
Stringfellow v. Stringfellow, 538 S.W.3d 116 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2017). “2 TEX.FAM.CODE ANN. §§ 154.125(a), 154.122.”
In the Interest of M.A.M., 346 S.W.3d 10 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2011).
In the Interest of J.G.L., 295 S.W.3d 424 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2009).
In the Interest of A.B.A.T.W., 266 S.W.3d 580 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2008).
In re Abatw, 266 S.W.3d 580 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2008).
Tex. Fam. Code § 154.125(b): 47 cases
Dennis v. Smith, 962 S.W.2d 67 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1998). “See TEX. FAM.CODE ANN. § 154.125(b) (Vernon 1996).”
Kirk Brand Coburn v. Janet Moreland, 433 S.W.3d 809 (Tex. App.—Austin 2014). “See Tex. Fam.Code § 154.125 (guidelines for determining presumptive child-support obligation).”
London v. London, 192 S.W.3d 6 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2006). “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 154.125(b) (Vernon 2002).”
Stringfellow v. Stringfellow, 538 S.W.3d 116 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2017). “2 TEX.FAM.CODE ANN. §§ 154.125(a), 154.122.”
In the Interest of Valadez, 980 S.W.2d 910 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 1998).
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.