{"id":798,"date":"2022-04-18T11:47:35","date_gmt":"2022-04-18T11:47:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdsourcelawyers.com\/texas-statutes\/?page_id=798"},"modified":"2022-05-11T09:05:08","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T09:05:08","slug":"texas-family-code-156-401-grounds-for-modification-of-child-support","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/crowdsourcelawyers.com\/texas-statutes\/texas-family-code-156-401-grounds-for-modification-of-child-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Family Code 156.401 Grounds for Modification of Child Support"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l24njvi7-8a83c97d969c86ca654dfdcc060972fd\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-l24njvi7-8a83c97d969c86ca654dfdcc060972fd{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-l24njvi7-8a83c97d969c86ca654dfdcc060972fd .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-l24njvi7-8a83c97d969c86ca654dfdcc060972fd .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-l24njvi7-8a83c97d969c86ca654dfdcc060972fd av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first '><div class='av-subheading av-subheading_above'><p>Texas<\/p>\n<\/div><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Texas Family Code &#8211; Family \u00a7 156.401<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-rkoq6-4746249c93211c856a99c7e6a731583e\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-rkoq6-4746249c93211c856a99c7e6a731583e{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-rkoq6-4746249c93211c856a99c7e6a731583e hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-n2kb2-3159ed9b69c6329157c03e4aa13de502 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><a href=\"https:\/\/crowdsourcelawyers.com\/\">CrowdSourceLawyers.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-cmtau-9fa61e38604fc832728a22fd43681fca\">\n#top .avia_search_element.av-cmtau-9fa61e38604fc832728a22fd43681fca .av_searchform_wrapper{\nborder-color:#edae44;\nbackground-color:#edae44;\n}\n#top .avia_search_element.av-cmtau-9fa61e38604fc832728a22fd43681fca #s.av-input-field{\nfont-size:20px;\n}\n#top .avia_search_element.av-cmtau-9fa61e38604fc832728a22fd43681fca .av-input-field-icon.av-search-icon{\nfont-size:20px;\n}\n#top .avia_search_element.av-cmtau-9fa61e38604fc832728a22fd43681fca .av-input-field-icon.av-search-icon.avia-svg-icon svg:first-child{\nheight:20px;\nwidth:20px;\n}\n#top .avia_search_element.av-cmtau-9fa61e38604fc832728a22fd43681fca #searchsubmit{\nbackground-color:#edae44;\n}\n#top .avia_search_element.av-cmtau-9fa61e38604fc832728a22fd43681fca .av_searchsubmit_wrapper{\nbackground-color:#edae44;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia_search_element av-cmtau-9fa61e38604fc832728a22fd43681fca  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_hr '><search><form action='https:\/\/crowdsourcelawyers.com\/texas-statutes\/' id='searchform_element' method='get' class='' data-element_id='av-cmtau-9fa61e38604fc832728a22fd43681fca' ><div class='av_searchform_wrapper'><input type='search' value='' id='s' name='s' placeholder='Search Texas Statutes' aria-label='Search Texas Statutes' class='av-input-field ' required \/><div class='av_searchsubmit_wrapper '><input type='submit' value='Find' id='searchsubmit' class='button ' title='View results on search page' aria-label='View results on search page' \/><\/div><input type='hidden' name='numberposts' value='10' \/><input type='hidden' name='results_hide_fields' value='meta,image' \/><\/div><\/form><\/search><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-9nkym-3b475994fd5f144f82bf1db824e5726c\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-9nkym-3b475994fd5f144f82bf1db824e5726c{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-9nkym-3b475994fd5f144f82bf1db824e5726c hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_avia_sc_search  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-l24nkog9-b33089701f0635640f18a3a3b4200614 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Texas Family Code &#8211; FAM \u00a7 156.401. Grounds for Modification of Child Support<\/h2>\n<p>(a)\u2002Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), (a-2), or (b), the court may modify an order that provides for the support of a child, including an order for health care coverage under Section 154.182 or an order for dental care coverage under Section 154.1825 , if:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">(1)\u2002the circumstances of the child or a person affected by the order have materially and substantially changed since the earlier of:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px\">(A)\u2002the date of the order&#8217;s rendition; \u2009or<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px\">(B)\u2002the date of the signing of a mediated or collaborative law settlement agreement on which the order is based; \u2009or<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">(2)\u2002it has been three years since the order was rendered or last modified and the monthly amount of the child support award under the order differs by either 20 percent or $100 from the amount that would be awarded in accordance with the child support guidelines.<\/p>\n<p>(a-1)\u2002If the parties agree to an order under which the amount of child support differs from the amount that would be awarded in accordance with the child support guidelines, the court may modify the order only if the circumstances of the child or a person affected by the order have materially and substantially changed since the date of the order&#8217;s rendition.<\/p>\n<p>(a-2)\u2002A court or administrative order for child support in a Title IV-D case may be modified at any time, and without a showing of material and substantial change in the circumstances of the child or a person affected by the order, to provide for medical support or dental support of the child if the order does not provide health care coverage as required under Section 154.182 or dental care coverage as required under Section 154.1825 .<\/p>\n<p>(b)\u2002A support order may be modified with regard to the amount of support ordered only as to obligations accruing after the earlier of:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">(1)\u2002the date of service of citation; \u2009or<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">(2)\u2002an appearance in the suit to modify.<\/p>\n<p>(c)\u2002An order of joint conservatorship, in and of itself, does not constitute grounds for modifying a support order.<\/p>\n<p>(d)\u2002Release of a child support obligor from incarceration is a material and substantial change in circumstances for purposes of this section if the obligor&#8217;s child support obligation was abated, reduced, or suspended during the period of the obligor&#8217;s incarceration.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/crowdsourcelawyers.com\/\">CrowdSourceLawyers.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-798","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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