Is child support automatically reduced in Texas when the payor has more children?

Question

I'm in Texas and ex just informed me that my child support payments will be reduced automatically once his new wife's baby arrives. I find this hard to believe.

Can anyone shed some light on what process he will take to amend the existing support order and what I can do to stop the change.

Thanks very much.

Answer 1

Only if they divorce and he pays CS on that child also. Not lowered for remarriage and new family. Contact a lawyer.

Answer 2

If his payments are automatically taken from paycheck then he is in for a hugh surprise. If they are not then get yourself an attorney now.

Answer 3

No, because regardless of how many more babies she pops out, it will still cost the same amount of money to feed the existing kids. If he can't pay for it, he should have kept it in his pants.

If he tries to pay you less, get yourself a lawyer.