Sec. 154.132. APPLICATION OF GUIDELINES TO CHILDREN OF CERTAIN DISABLED OBLIGORS. (a) In applying the child support guidelines for an obligor who has a disability and who is required to pay support for a child who receives periodic benefits as a result of the obligor's disability, the court shall apply the guidelines by determining the amount of child support that would be ordered under the child support guidelines and subtracting from that total the amount of benefits or the value of the benefits paid to or for the child as a result of the obligor's disability.
(b) If a child for whom the obligor owes child support receives a lump-sum payment as a result of the obligor's disability and that payment is made to the obligee as the representative payee of the child, the credit for the lump-sum payment must be applied as provided by Section 157.009.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 891, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 151 (S.B. 869), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2023.
Notes of Decisions
In the Interest of M.I.M., A.J.M., Child. v. . (Tex. App. 2023).
· cites it 5× “Specifically, she contends only lump-sum payments, not monthly or periodic payments, may be credited against arrearages under Texas Family Code section 154.132. Ruiz contends Rich supports the trial court’s decision to credit his monthly disability payments against his child…”
In Re Gls, 185 S.W.3d 56 (Tex. App. 2005).
· cites it 2× “TEX. FAM.CODE ANN. § 154.132 (Vernon 2002).”
in the Interest of D.S.H. (Tex. App. 2018).
· cites it 2× “) (requiring the trial court, on remand, to recalculate Father’s support obligation under the final judgment to account for the disability benefits David was receiving because of his father’s disability); see also Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 154.132 (West 2014) (requiring that trial…”
in the Interest of D.S.H. (Tex. App. 2018).
· cites it 2× “2 disability benefits David was receiving because of his father’s disability); see also Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 154.132 (West 2014) (requiring that trial courts reduce a parent’s child-support obligation by the disability payments the child is receiving because of a parent’s…”
In Re Knc, 276 S.W.3d 624 (Tex. App. 2009).
“TEX. FAM.CODE ANN. § 154.132 (Vernon 2002).”
— Tex. Fam. Code § 154.132(a) — 2 cases
In the Interest of M.I.M., A.J.M., Child. v. . (Tex. App. 2023).
“Specifically, she contends only lump-sum payments, not monthly or periodic payments, may be credited against arrearages under Texas Family Code section 154.132. Ruiz contends Rich supports the trial court’s decision to credit his monthly disability payments against his child…”
— Tex. Fam. Code § 154.132(b) — 1 case
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