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Although this can be waived, it rarely is. Child support is usually ordered to be paid through the county agency charged with recording child support payments, which agency then keeps a record of all payments received and forwards the payment to the child support recipient.

If the payment is similar, both parents can equally afford all the child's expenses and split those costs. If both parents have 100% faith that the other parent will do their necessary part to support the child, a judge may consider no support being ordered.

Typically, to stop child support payments, a petition to terminate child support withholding must be filed in the same court that established your original child support payments.

If you haven't gotten financial assistance from the noncustodial parent, you can sue for back child support. You will simply need the help of a lawyer who is familiar with family court, as he or she can assist you with collecting the evidence you'll need to present the court in Texas.

By Christine Funk, J.D. In Texas, a child support obligation ends when the divorce decree says it ends. Sometimes, this is when the child turns 18. More often, this obligation extends past the child's 18th birthday, until they either graduate from high school or are otherwise no longer enrolled in high school.

The law does not have a minimum amount of child support that must be paid, but families receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) or certain other federal benefits like Medicaid should automatically receive child support services from Texas's Attorney General's Office.

Turn in your completed Petition to Terminate Withholding for Child Support form at the district clerk's office in the county where your current order was made. Get a copy for both you and the other party. The clerk will file-stamp your forms with the date and time and return the copies to you.