Under Texas law, if a couple is married, the husband is considered the father of a child born or conceived during the marriage, and is subject to liability for all responsibilities concerning the child, including support.  This is known as the:

Child support is calculated out of the obligor’s gross income.

If a minor signs an acknowledgment of paternity, it is not binding until he is 18 years old.

The Latin term for an order given by a court without the opportunity for both sides to be heard:

An acknowledgement of paternity is the equivalent of a judicial adjudication of paternity of a child.

In the Texas Family Code, the court may terminate the parent-child relationship if it finds, by clear and convincing evidence, that a parent knowingly placed or knowingly allowed the child to remain in conditions or surroundings which endanger the physical or emotional well being of the child.

A man who may have fathered a child and wishes to be notified of any legal proceedings regarding the child may register with the Paternity Registry before the birth of the child, or not later than the 31st day after the birth of the child.

Mary Jane Smith and Bob Goldman never married, but had a child, Jeremy Smith, in 2018.  The Attorney General brought suit in 2019 against Bob Goldman to determine paternity.  The blood tests were positive, and Bob Goldman was adjudicated the father and was named possessory conservator of Jeremy, allowed visitation according to the Standard Possession Order, and ordered to pay child support of $1000.00 a month to Mary Jane for the benefit of Jeremy.  Which of the parties is the obligor?

If the obligor has children that he or she is paying child support for in more than one household, the percentage of his or her income that  is ordered to be paid for each child may be reduced.

Voluntarily leaving your child alone or in the possession of another person without providing adequate support of the child and remaining away for a period of at least 6 months is one of the Involuntary Terminations grounds in the Texas Family Code.