In any of the legal divorce process child support and child custody is the principle part of the whole proceedings. As in Dallas courts and society impose mandatory responsibility on both the fathers and mothers to support their children financially.

Dallas County under Texas law has a statutory calculation to decide the amount of child support payment per month. In general it is set as 20% of the net income for the first child, 25% for the second child and to be continued. The percentage differs based on a person’s net monthly income, i.e., (Gross income – Statutory deductions).

The above child support percentage is valid up to the net income of $7500 of a person. If the child support need is more than the amount mentioned here, the child actual need has to be proved legally. Although if any special circumstances come in or unprecedented requirement is there, no hard and fast rules are there to calculate the child support.

What happens in Real Life cases?

Usually in the real life, Child support cases are often painstaking. You would see non-earning spouses with child support application done are screaming to get justice.  In spite of having every documentation and harassment restraining order in hand, the other party may not live up to his commitment. More over his lawyer would continue arguing against you so rudely and blatantly that you feel financially, emotionally and sexually harassed. Now you are in a fix to repay your daily expenses like rent, medical bills, phone bills, transportation costs everything.

The story may not end here. You might get life threats from your ex-husband and forced to buy him a car or motorcycle on demand. Your life savings are spent on paying initial legal fees.

Where is the remedy?

For such a typical family law issues, hiring an expensive lawyer won’t be a waste at all. While the Government intervention on the collection process is on and you work with your county support enforcement officer to move the process ahead, your Dallas Child Support Attorney would ensure your legal representation are held in an emergency and high priority basis. Be comfortable with him while planning the justice system and need to follow the rules accordingly.