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Tex. Fam. Code § 154.129 (2026)

Alternative Method Of Computing Support For Children In More Than One Household

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Sec. 154.129. ALTERNATIVE METHOD OF COMPUTING SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN IN MORE THAN ONE HOUSEHOLD. (a) If the obligor's monthly net resources are not greater than the amount described by Section 154.125(a) and if the obligor's monthly net resources are equal to or greater than the amount described by Section 154.125(c), in lieu of performing the computation under the preceding section, the court may determine the child support amount for the children before the court by applying the percentages in the table below to the obligor's net resources:

MULTIPLE FAMILY ADJUSTED GUIDELINES

(% OF NET RESOURCES)

Number of children before the court


		1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Number of	0	20.00	25.00	30.00	35.00	40.00	40.00	40.00
other	1	17.50	22.50	27.38	32.20	37.33	37.71	38.00
children for	2	16.00	20.63	25.20	30.33	35.43	36.00	36.44
whom the	3	14.75	19.00	24.00	29.00	34.00	34.67	35.20
obligor	4	13.60	18.33	23.14	28.00	32.89	33.60	34.18
has a	5	13.33	17.86	22.50	27.22	32.00	32.73	33.33
duty of	6	13.14	17.50	22.00	26.60	31.27	32.00	32.62
support	7	13.00	17.22	21.60	26.09	30.67	31.38	32.00

(b) If the obligor's monthly net resources are less than the amount described by Section 154.125(c), in lieu of performing the computation under the preceding section, the court may determine the child support amount for the children before the court by applying the percentages in the table below to the obligor's net resources:

LOW-INCOME MULTIPLE FAMILY ADJUSTED GUIDELINES

(% OF NET RESOURCES)

Number of children before the court


		1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Number of	0	15.00	20.00	25.00	30.00	35.00	35.00	35.00
other	1	13.50	18.33	23.13	27.90	32.96	33.25	33.47
children for	2	12.50	17.00	21.50	26.50	31.50	31.94	32.28
whom the	3	11.63	15.80	20.63	25.50	30.41	30.92	31.33
obligor	4	10.80	15.33	20.00	24.75	29.56	30.10	30.55
has a	5	10.63	15.00	19.53	24.17	28.88	29.43	29.90
duty of	6	10.50	14.75	19.17	23.70	28.32	28.88	29.35
support	7	10.41	14.56	18.88	23.32	27.85	28.40	28.88

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

Amended by:

Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 552 (S.B. 286), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2021.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 26 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1998–2026 · leading case: in the Interest of K.L.R., a Child, 162 S.W.3d 291 (Tex. App. 2005).

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in the Interest of K.L.R., a Child, 162 S.W.3d 291 (Tex. App. 2005). “See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 154.129 (Vernon 2002).”

in the Interest of H. S. N., a Child, 69 S.W.3d 829 (Tex. App. 2002). “2002); Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 154.129 (Vernon 1996) (since there was one child before the court, H.”

In the Interest of J.G.L., 295 S.W.3d 424 (Tex. App. 2009). “” See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 154.129 (Vernon 2008).”

In the Interest of A.B.A.T.W., 266 S.W.3d 580 (Tex. App. 2008). “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 154.129 (Vernon 2002).”

in the Interest of B. L. W., a Child (Tex. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “Texas Family Code section 154.129 entitled “Alternative Method of Computing Support for Children in More than One Household,” provides that if one child is before the court and the obligor has two other children for whom he has a duty of support, the obligor should pay child…”

In the Interest of K.D., P.D., V.D., & E.D., Child. v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “Diana argues, in short, that the trial court failed to consider his travel deductions and obligations toward other dependent children. In this regard, Diana testified that he should have been awarded “a credit for $100 for travel and expense[s] because it was ordered” in the…”

In Re Abatw, 266 S.W.3d 580 (Tex. App. 2008). “See TEX. FAM.CODE ANN. § 154.129 (Vernon 2002).”

In Re Jgl, 295 S.W.3d 424 (Tex. App. 2009). “" See TEX. FAM.CODE ANN. § 154.129 (Vernon 2008).”

In Re Klr, 162 S.W.3d 291 (Tex. App. 2005). “See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 154.129 (Vernon 2002).”

In Re Hsn, 69 S.W.3d 829 (Tex. App. 2002). “2002); Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 154.129 (Vernon 1996) (since there was one child before the court, H.”

Susana I. Villalpando v. Armando Villalpando (Tex. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “27 TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 154.122(a) (Vernon 2011).”

in the Interest of L.L.L., a Child (Tex. App. 2019). “That section sets forth a chart for determining the percentage of a parent’s net resources to be awarded as child support when the parent has other children not before court “for whom the [parent] has a duty of support.”

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— Tex. Fam. Code § 154.129(a) — 2 cases

In the Interest of I. J. K. & E. A. K., Child. v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2023).

In the Interest of K.W., a Child v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2025).

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