In short, while there are instances where a remarriage will have an impact on the level of child support, unless your ex's new spouse legally adopts a child, they are not responsible for child support. Furthermore, their income won't have an impact on what is currently agreed upon.
If your divorce established joint physical custody, then child support will be based on his gross monthly income and yours. Whoever makes more pays the difference to the other. So long as he makes more than you do, he will be paying you child support.
In Texas, even in cases of 50/50 custody, the income of the noncustodial parent determines child support. Typically, people consider the parent with whom the child spends less time to be the noncustodial parent for child support.
Texas child support law does not take into consideration the payee spouse's (obligee) income or the income of the obligor's spouse.
Texas child support laws provide the following Guideline calculations: one child= 20% of Net Monthly Income (discussed further below); two children = 25% of Net Monthly Income; three children = 30% of Net Monthly Income; four children = 35% of Net Monthly Income; five children = 40% of Net Monthly Income; and six ...
Misconduct: Certain behaviors can also lead to the disqualification of alimony. For instance, if a spouse is found to have engaged in financial misconduct, such as hiding assets or failing to disclose financial information during the divorce proceedings, this can result in disqualification.
By identifying the various sources of the non-custodial parent's net monthly income. By then subtracting some monthly dues from that parent's income. A percentage amount of this final total will then be designated as the amount of child support, depending on the number of children in question.
After a divorce, it's common for one spouse to make payments to the other as part of the divorce agreement. These payments can be alimony, child support or a mix of both.
To calculate alimony, the court will divide the paying spouse's annual gross income by 12 to determine their monthly gross income. Then, it will multiply that number by 0.2. If that amount is less than $5,000, that is the monthly amount of alimony you will receive.